The Interfaith Broadcasting Commission (IBC) is a cooperative venture of America’s faith communities — a broad coalition including Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox Christians, Jewish, Muslim and Baha’i organizations — in partnership with ABC and NBC and their affiliated stations nationwide. Through media, the IBC provides a forum for the discussion of faiths' practices while foregrounding faiths' work in national and international social justice issues. Through such efforts, the IBC aims to bring about measurable social impact.
2024 - 2025 Season
The IBC is pleased to have a wonderful slate of faith-based documentaries and liturgical programs that will be airing on broadcast networks between October, 2024 and July 2025. Here’s a rundown:
SKYDIVING OVER SIXTY follows a group of elite senior athletes as they hurtle through the sky at 120 miles per hour attempting to break a skydiving world record. A retired school teacher, professional photographer, missionary, and many others literally join hands mid-air to create a massive skydiving formation that will earn their place in the record books. Through their courage, teamwork and shared passion, this team of ‘golden flyers’ shatter expectations of aging.
UNSEEN: How We’re Failing Parent Caregivers & Why It Matters exposes the challenges and barriers faced by many parents caring for disabled or medically complex children and adults, with the goal of increasing support and resources for caregiving families. Through the power of unfiltered, compelling stories, the Unseen documentary cultivates compassion and serves as a catalyst for change for the caregivers in our communities.
Viewers will be taken on an intriguing journey to seek answers to questions, such as: What happens when we die?, What does faith have to do with death? …