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WILL Channel 12<\/strong> and Illinois Public Media<\/strong> will briefly resume their self-branded documentary show REEL MIDWEST<\/strong><\/span><\/a> later tonight, Thursday, January 30<\/strong>, at 7 p.m.<\/strong> with a presentation of STATEVILLE CALLING<\/strong>. Director Ben Kolak<\/strong> and producer Yana Kunichoff<\/strong> of Scrappers Film Group<\/strong> spoke to with The 21st<\/span><\/strong> on WILL-AM 580<\/strong> earlier toda<\/span>y<\/a> about the project, which looks at incarceration in Illinois<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and how octogenarian activist Bill Ryan<\/strong> is urging reform of an overtaxed criminal justice system and a progressive stance on senior-age prisoners who would do no harm in society if granted clemency or parole. Individuals profiled in the story live in facilities such as the all-men Stateville Correctional Center<\/strong> in Joliet<\/strong> and the all-women Logan Correctional Center<\/strong> in Lincoln<\/strong>. This is considered the second episode from the second season of REEL MIDWEST<\/strong>, which began in earnest back in November with a one-off airing of ALL THE QUEEN\u2019S HORSES<\/strong>, and no future episodes are listed on the WILL programming schedule. However, more independently-produced content will appear as part of other syndicated showcases during the next few days. WILL is set to broadcast the next episode of the long-running INDEPENDENT LENS<\/strong> on Monday, February 3, 9 p.m.<\/strong>, in which LEFTOVER WOMEN<\/span><\/strong> follows the lives of three successful young women in China<\/strong><\/span><\/a> who are stigmatized for not being married; it is directed by Shosh Shlam<\/strong> and Hilla Medalia<\/strong>. The Urbana<\/strong>-based PBS<\/strong> affiliate will also play the most recent episode of the South Florida PBS<\/strong> show FILM-MAKER<\/strong><\/a><\/span> on Sunday, February 2, 11:30 p.m.<\/strong>, in which segment director Christopher Ahrendt<\/strong> depicts in AGAINST THE GRAIN<\/strong> how a retrospective movie house in Coral Gables, Florida<\/strong>, keeps the art and technique of film projection alive; the staff is gearing up to present a freshly-struck 70mm print of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY<\/strong> for its community at the time of taping. Always watch those listings, dearest viewers!<\/p>\n ~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n