South Carolina ETV hosts screening of “Try Harder!” as part of SC College and Career Decision Day

Indie Lens Pop-Up events bring communities together, providing them with a space to watch and discuss timely topics explored in the slate of films seen on Independent Lens, the award-winning PBS documentary anthology series presented by ITVS.

Try Harder! is the work of filmmaker Debbie Lum and profiles five gifted students of the prestigious Lowell High School in San Francisco as they face the often brutal and rigorous process of college applications.

The screening will be held following the SC College and Career Decision Day Rally, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. with a parade down Main Street to the State House. Mirrored after National Signing Day, SCETV has been working with the Commission on Higher Education (CHE) and other partners to organize the event to recognize and applaud students deciding to attend any college, university, community college, vocational or training program, joining the military, or entering the workforce.

Rally attendees will make their way to Town Theater in Columbia, SC for the screening of Try Harder!, which will be followed by a panel discussion from CHE College Process Ambassadors– high school seniors from across the state who work with their fellow students to help them through the college preparation and application process.

The Try Harder! screening is the last of four screenings scheduled during the 2022 Indie Lens Pop-Up lineup. Earlier in 2022, SCETV hosted virtual and in-person screenings of Missing in Brooks County, Apart and Writing with Fire. Visit the SCETV website for more information on the Indie Lens Pop-Up events.

Try Harder! is scheduled to air on Monday, May 2nd at 10 p.m. on SCETV.