Filmmaker David Sutherland insists that he's a portraitist, not a journalist, but in its intimate focus his work tends to reveal profound realities about poverty in rural regions of the United States. His 1998 "Frontline" documentary "The Farmer's Wife" examined the looming extinction of the family farm by way of the tough times and troubled marriage of a young couple trying to maintain their own small holding in Nebraska, attracting an audience of millions with its gripping domestic dramas. 2006's "Country Boys" followed a pair of teenage boys coming of age in eastern Kentucky, illuminating the many challenges facing the two subjects as they vowed to seek better futures for themselves than the hardship-filled actualities from which they came. Sutherland's latest film is "Kind Hearted Woman," which is airing on two parts on PBS, presented by "Frontline" in partnership with "Independent Lens." The first half was broadcast last night, April 1st,...
- 4/2/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Sure, Sunday tends to be overcrowded with high-end TV, including "Game of Thrones," "Shameless," "Vikings" and the back-this-week "Mad Men," but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy highlights from the other six days of the week. "Kind-Hearted Woman" Monday, Apr. 1 at 9pm on PBS Filmmaker David Sutherland has documented life in corners of the U.S. often left off screen in long-form "Frontline" docs "The Farmer's Wife" (1998) and "Country Boys" (2006). His new film "Kind Hearted Woman," coproduced by "Frontline" in partnership with "Independent Lens," is a portrait of Robin Charboneau, an Oglala Sioux woman living in North Dakota struggling to overcome a past of abuse and make a life for herself and her two children. Over five hours that chronicle several years in Charboneau's life, Sutherland examines many of the issues that affect Native communities, including higher instances of alcoholism and unemployment.
- 4/1/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
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