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Two Towns of Jasper was broadcast on the Public Broadcasting Service documentary series POV in 2003. The film and the directors were featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Nightline and the film was the catalyst for a live town hall meeting, "America in Black and White," anchored by Ted Koppel. In 2014, Dow launched Whiteness Project with POV. Whiteness Project is an online "interactive investigation" into the experiences of white Americans.
The interactive project received national attention and coverage from accredited news sources like National Public Radio, New York Magazine and Columbia Broadcasting System. The first installment, "Inside the White/Caucasian Box," is a collection of 21 interviews filmed in Buffalo, New York, that includes data enforcing or refuting the interviewees" statements.
Dow had directed more than 200 shorts and commercials by 1998, when he co-founded Two Tone Productions, a company that creates films addressing issues of race. In addition to directing films such as Two Towns of Jasper, I Sit Where I Want, Unfinished Country and When the Drum is Beating, he has also produced numerous films including Freedom Summer, Banished (film) and Toots (film).
Dow"s work has also been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Smithsonian Institution.
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Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards) program, named for American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by American radio and television stations, networks, online media, producing organizations, and individuals.The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards) program, named for American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by American radio and television stations, networks, online media, producing organizations, and individuals.