The documentary short film series follows emerging cultural icons on their journeys to becoming masters of their artistic disciplines.

Firelight Media and PBS’ American Masters have been named Finalists in three categories in the 6th Annual Anthem Awards!

In the Making Season 4 is nominated for Show or Video in Education, Art & Culture. The documentary shorts series follows emerging cultural icons on their journeys to becoming masters of their artistic disciplines, tracking how their work explores and influences American culture today.

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Hannah Mayree: Songs of Reclamation, directed by Ebony Marie Bailey, is nominated for Documentary or Film in Education, Art & Culture. The film follows musician Hannah Mayree as they organize workshops and performances celebrating the banjo’s Black history.

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Warren King: King of Cardboard, directed by Curtis Chin, is nominated for Documentary or Film in Education, Art & Culture. The film follows Warren King as he transforms cardboard into intricate sculptural reflections of his Chinese-American family’s immigration and his path from engineer to artist. Preparing for a Wisconsin homecoming show, King explores belonging through art.

Alongside the Finalist Announcement comes the launch of Anthem Community Voice in Partnership with NationBuilder, an annual voting campaign and celebration to uplift the work of Anthem Finalists.

Supporters can celebrate Firelight Media’s work online from October 13 to October 29 at celebrate.anthemawards.com.

All Finalists are also in the running to win a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Anthem Award selected by Anthem judges. All Winners for the 6th Annual Anthem Awards will be announced on November 5, 2026.

Anthem Winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Judges for the 6th Annual Anthem Awards include an esteemed panel of leaders from leading organizations and companies dedicated to social impact, including Nancy Brown, CEO, American Heart Association; Heather Malenshek, CMO, Land O’Lakes, Inc.; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Award-Winning Actor & LGBTQ+ Advocate; Patrice Duckworth, Chief Inclusion Officer, Johnson & Johnson; Fatima Graves, President & CEO, National Women’s Law Center; Justina Nixon-Saintil, Vice President & Global Chief Impact Officer, IBM, and many others.

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In the Making Season 4 is available to stream on the PBS YouTube Channel, the PBS App, and the American Masters website, where you can also find filmmaker statements and commissioned essays about the films in the series.