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Joel DeMott, Whose Documentary Was Rejected by PBS, Dies at 78

Her “Seventeen,” a study of teenagers later recognized as a major work of cinéma vérité, was pulled from a public TV series in 1982 under pressure from its sponsor.

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Censorship, Cinema verite, Deaths (Obituaries), Demon Lover Diary (Movie), DeMott, Joel (1947-2025), Documentary Films and Programs, Jeff Kreines, Public Broadcasting Service, Seventeen (Movie), Teenagers and Adolescence
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