MPT recognizes the importance of local and independent filmmakers and their unique ability to capture truths about the world with artistic integrity, intelligence, and balance. MPT supports these artists and gives viewers access to their voices and viewpoints. These producers' programs provide viewers with a better understanding of the world, an open door to the arts, and actionable information to improve their daily lives.

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DelMar

Saturday, March 22nd @ 7:30 PM (MPT-HD premiere)

Brenda spent the majority of her life in El Zonte, El Salvador, a rural beach town famous for its surf. She began competing at the age of 15 and quickly rose through the ranks locally, making her dreams of traveling and surfing around the world seemingly more attainable. In 2017, however, Brenda moved to Maryland, a state not known for its beaches nor its perfect waves, to reunite with her mother whom she had never met. Brenda now has to figure out how to navigate the two worlds to which she belongs.

Deconstructing the Beatles

Thursday, March 13th @ 9:30 PM (MPT-HD premiere)

Even more than 50 years since the band broke up, The Beatles' influence endures, thanks to songs and records that continue to captivate audiences of all ages. As with all classic works of art, these masterpieces keep revealing new and surprising elements the closer we look. Producer/composer/entrepreneur/educator Scott Freiman dives deeply into the history of the band's rise in America as well as the creative process behind the album, Rubber Soul, and the song, Strawberry Fields Forever.

Local 1196: A Steelworkers Strike

Thursday, March 13th @ 9:00 PM (MPT2/Create premiere)

Even more than 50 years since the band broke up, The Beatles' influence endures, thanks to songs and records that continue to captivate audiences of all ages. As with all classic works of art, these masterpieces keep revealing new and surprising elements the closer we look. Producer/composer/entrepreneur/educator Scott Freiman dives deeply into the history of the band's rise in America as well as the creative process behind the album, Rubber Soul, and the song, Strawberry Fields Forever.

Living Soil

Tuesday, March 18th @ 9:00 PM (MPT2/Create)

The story of farmers, scientists, and policymakers working to incorporate agricultural practices to benefit soil health for years to come. Join us on a journey from lush landscapes in Oregon, the sun-baked fields of California, the vast green acres of the Midwest, to the waterfront farming and fishing communities in and around the Chesapeake Bay. Each farmer shares a story as unique as the soil they manage with a shared theme that resonates throughout the film: Our soil is a special resource we should all cherish and strive to protect.

Salted Earth

Wednesday, March 26th @ 12:15 AM (MPT2/Create)

Following an intrepid team of scientists on their journey through the brackish waters of climate change, "Salted Earth" plunges us into the heart of an invisible and creeping crisis that's transforming the Mid-Atlantic: the inexorable rise of sea levels. This hard-hitting, yet tenderly woven, 20-minute documentary paints a vivid picture of an escalating environmental catastrophe, where the threat is not just the swelling sea, but the encroaching salt that kills forests and decimates arable land.  It could also signal a return to the natural order of the Atlantic Coast.

The SixTripleEight

Tuesday, March 25th @ 10:00 PM (MPT2/Create)

In February 1945, the U.S. Army sent 855 black women from the Women's Army Corps (WACs) to England and France to clear the backlog of over 17 million pieces of mail in the European Theater of Operations.  The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the"SixTripleEight,” was the only all-black female battalion to serve in Europe during WWII. Confronted with racism and sexism from their own leadership and troops, they served with honor and distinction completing their mission in six months.