Breaking The Curse With Daryn Kagan Airs in HDTV on PBS
Former CNN anchor Daryn Kagan's well received documentary film by Executive Producer Brian Kosisky for Kos Films begins its HDTV/DTV run in 80% of PBS markets. Kosisky, the former CNN senior news producer, is an up and coming filmmaker who is one of the select few who successfully utilizes high definition digital filmmaking to create compelling content with a focus on telling each story with maximum emotional impact. This film marks Daryn Kagan's return to presenting news on television since she left CNN in late 2006 after 12 years to create the award winning www. DarynKagan. com, an online inspirational community that features a daily Web cast of news stories that, "Show the World What's Possible." DarynKagan. com has become a daily destination for thousands of Internet users who seek hopeful news stories that inspire.
Washington, D. C. (PRWEB) September 17, 2007
"Breaking the Curse with Daryn Kagan", a news documentary by executive producer Brian Kosisky for Kos Films (http://www. kosfilms. com) is now available in both High-Definition and Digital formats exclusively to PBS viewers across the U. S. Daryn Kagan, former CNN anchor and reporter, and creator and host of the award winning DarynKagan. com (http://www. DarynKagan. com) serves as co-producer and narrator of the film.
PBS Stations to present the film tonight during Prime Time include WNET in New York; WYIN in Chicago; WYBE in Philadelphia; KQED in San Francisco; WGBH in Boston; and WETA in Washington, D. C.; WTVS in Detroit; KAET in Phoenix; KCTS in Seattle; KABW in Minneapolis; WVIZ in Cleveland; KRMA in Denver; KETC in St. Louis; WQED in Pittsburgh; KOPB in Portland; and WFYI in Indianapolis.
The film's website, Breaking the Curse (http://www. breakingthecurse. tv) provides a complete schedule of all run dates and stations where the documentary will air, as well as excerpts from the film.
Filmed on location in India, among other countries, Breaking the Curse with Daryn Kagan explores the story of American wife and mother Becky Douglas, as she ventures from the suburbs of Atlanta to the streets of India in her fight for the health, education, and lives of people living with leprosy after the sudden death of her daughter. Along the way, Douglas collaborates with the grown daughter of a former Indian president, and her goal of giving temporary care to people in leprosy colonies unfolds into an ambitious plan to build schools, offer complete health care and education, and eventually eliminate the need of these colonies in India.
"Becky Douglas' story is one of hope, and I'm thrilled PBS viewers will have the opportunity to watch "Breaking the Curse" in HDTV this month," said Kosisky.
KOS FILMS, LLC is a private production company formed by filmmaker Brian Kosisky who utilizes high definition digital filmmaking to create compelling content with a focus on telling each story with maximum emotional impact. Kosisky's national Emmy, DuPont and Peabody Award-winning team of journalists produce programming for national television networks, focusing on hour-long documentaries. His most recent film, Breaking the Curse with Daryn Kagan, is currently airing on PBS stations across the country. Before creating KOS FILMS, Kosisky served as a senior producer and news editor for CNN, where he produced and edited feature stories and numerous special projects for the network. Seen by millions of television viewers in more than 212 countries and territories around the world, Kosisky's work has captured some of the most important and compelling news events of the last decade. Before joining CNN, Kosisky's work spanned from producing news documentaries, to commercials for national advertisers, to editing and supervising post-production for national cable and broadcast television programs on networks, including HGTV and the Travel Channel.
To interview Brian Kosisky, please contact Paul Schur at 202-549-5882 or visit PaulSchur. com (http://www. PaulSchur. com)
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