WQED Community Screeners
FAQs
Note:
– Some exceptions may apply.
– Please allow up to two weeks for us to get your requested screener.
– Your requested screener may not be available due to copyright.
– All Community Screenings are subject to the terms and conditions found HERE
What is a community screener?
A Community Screening is a public, non-commercial showing of a WQED documentary in a school, library, or community space to engage audience members. These screenings are typically used for educational purposes, promoting social awareness, or fostering dialogue. Our goal is to create a shared viewing experience that inspires discussion and action in your community.
What happens during a typical event?
Up to you! You can host a screener of your choosing, invite local experts or speakers on the topic, have a post-discussion group, start a book club, provide us feedback!
Requirements
- Event must be free and open to the public
- WQED Multimedia must be credited as a collaborative partner
- Some documentaries may require additional reporting and feedback to producers
How do I get a community screener?
Choose a WQED documentary you’re interested in and complete the Community Screening Request Form. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance of your intended screening date. While WQED does not distribute the film directly, we may provide guidance on where to access an authorized copy if available.
What’s available?
- WQED documentaries readily available
- Other WQED productions
- PBS documentaries (rights and licensing permitting)
Discussion Guides
The Ocean Five Years – Discussion Guide
A Beacon for Change: The Pittsburgh Courier Story – Discussion Guide
A History of Pittsburgh in 17 Objects – Discussion Guide
America’s Arsenal: How Pittsburgh Powered World War II – Discussion Guide
Civil Rights: Witnesses to History- Discussion Guide
Come by Here: A History of Five Churches- Discussion Guide
Cresson: Remembering Life at the San – Discussion Guide
Downstream – Discussion Guide
Downtown Pittsburgh – Discussion Guide
Finding Elizabeth’s Soldiers – Discussion Guide
Flyboys: Western Pennsylvania’s Tuskegee Airmen – Discussion Guide
From Pittsburgh to Haiti: Mission of Mercy – Discussion Guide
From Pittsburgh to Poland: Lessons of the Holocaust – Discussion Guide
Gettysburg’s New Battle: Saving the Stone Soldiers – Discussion Guide
Homecoming: Sgt. Hamilton’s Long Journey – Discussion Guide
Houses Around Here – Discussion Guide
In Country: A Vietnam Story – Discussion Guide
Invented, Engineered and Pioneered in Pittsburgh – Discussion Guide
It’s the Neighborhoods – Discussion Guide
Jim Crow Pennsylvania – Discussion Guide
Kennywood Memories – Discussion Guide
Leo Beachy: A Legacy Nearly Lost – Discussion Guide
Memories of the March: Pittsburgh Stories – Discussion Guide
North Side Story – Discussion Guide
One Year in Brownsville – Discussion Guide
Portraits for the Home Front: The Story of Elizabeth Black – Discussion Guide
Return to the Roots of Civil Rights – Discussion Guide
Right Beside the River – Discussion Guide
Stories of the Holocaust – Discussion Guide
The Best of WQED – Discussion Guide
The Darr Mine Disaster – Discussion Guide
The Good Fight – Discussion Guide
The Great Ride – Discussion Guide
The House: A Black Horizons Special – Discussion Guide
The Mon, the Al, and the O – Discussion Guide
The Race to Save Pennsylvania’s Bats – Discussion Guide
Torchbearers: The Story of Pittsburgh’s Freedom Fighters – Discussion Guide
Underground Pittsburgh – Discussion Guide
Vietnam: Another View – Discussion Guide
WQED mini docs: Our Water, Land & Air – Discussion Guide
WQED mini docs: Musical Mentors – Discussion Guide
WQED mini docs: Pittsburgh Women in World War II – Discussion Guide
Wylie Avenue Days – Discussion Guide
About
Host free community screening events using documentaries, shows, and short form content from PBS and WQED.
Credits: WQED
Standards
See discussion guides.
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