May 1, 2025 — American Masters and Firelight Media today announced the digital premiere of the third season of the documentary short series In the Making. The new season focuses on eight artists across a variety of disciplines whose work explores and influences American culture today. The series will premiere on Tuesday, May 6, on the PBS YouTube channel, pbs.org/americanmasters, and the PBS app, with subsequent films in the series streaming biweekly on Tuesdays.
The first film in the new season, Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps,follows the 5-time Tony-nominated director and choreographer of Broadway’s Gypsy and Hell’s Kitchen as she elevates the possible with bold explorations of everyday movement, and African Diasporic dance. The film, co-directed by Shellée Haynesworth and Michelle Parkerson, foregrounds Brown’s visionary talent — affirming urban youth, Black female identity, and community power — from her Jamaica Queens, New York neighborhood to the Broadway stage, television and movie screens, and schools around the world.
