American Masters, In the Making
PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Friday, March 24, at 9 PM
Saturday, March 25, at 2 AM
Tony Award–winning actress and singer Audra McDonaldhosts the broadcast premiere of AMERICAN MASTERS, IN THE MAKING, which features two films focused on two barrier–breaking musicians: opera singer J’Nai Bridgesand country artist Rissi Palmer.
In J’Nai Bridges Unamplified, directed by Christine Turner, the critically acclaimed and Grammy–winning opera singer J’Nai Bridges takes the stage in A Knee on the Neck, a choral tribute to George Floyd.
In Rissi Palmer: Still Here, directed by Dilsey Davis, Grammy–nominated country artist and radio host Rissi Palmer redefines success as she works on her latest album while uplifting other artists of color in the Americana genres.
In addition to the television broadcast of AMERICAN MASTERS, IN THE MAKING, seven unique short films round out the full season roster and will premiere weekly beginning Tuesday, March 14 on pbs.org/americanmasters, and the PBS App.
The digital–first episodes of IN THE MAKING include: Lily Gladstone: Far Out There (filmmaker: Brooke Pepion Swaney); Sydney G. James: How They See Us (filmmaker: Juanita Anderson); Senghor Reid: Making Way for Tomorrow (filmmakers: Desmond Love, Eden Sabolboro); Alejandro Jimenez: The Ground I Stand On (filmmakers: Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana, Alan Domínguez); Walshy Fire: Pull Up (filmmaker: Alicia G. Edwards); Ethan Lim: Cambodian Futures (filmmaker: Dustin Nakao-Haider); and Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology (filmmaker: Sergio Rapu).
