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[email protected] For downloadable images, visit pbs.org/pressroom JARED LETO’S A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AMERICA TO MAKE PUBLIC TELEVISION DEBUT ON PBS’S INDEPENDENT LENS IN JANUARY 2021 Documentary Captures an Expansive Portrait of the United States Over a Single 24-Hour Time Period (San Francisco, CA) December 9, 2020—Shot over the course of a single day—July 4—across all 50 states in America, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, A Day in the Life of America is a powerful new documentary that captures an unflinching portrait of a nation in a time of tumult. Directed by Oscar-winning actor and accomplished musician Jared Leto, the film conveys the wide-ranging beliefs, experiences, and struggles of Americans from all walks of life, showing alternately beautiful and provocative glimpses into the diversity and division of the United States. Hailed as an “impressive film” and “visually...richly composed” by The Hollywood Reporter, A Day in the Life of America will make its broadcast television debut as part of the current season of PBS’s Independent Lens on January 11, 2021 (check local listings) and will also be available to stream on the PBS Video App. The film was inspired by the Day in the Life photography books, a series of works by photographers who documented subjects over the course of a 24-hour period. To capture footage for the documentary, Leto sent 92 crews to all 50 states and Washington D.C.