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80s style illustrated film poster depicting different iterations of Bored Apes in a grid on a retro computer monitor.
January, 6, 2025

NFT or Nah?: Digital Art Quiz

Craig Phillips
from history of white people in america episode 6, the US capitol with a huge number of illustrations from world cultures of diverse peoples, none of them racial caricatures
Beyond the Films
December, 18, 2024

Behind the Animated, Musical Documentary About “Race Roulette”

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
A sculpture of a silver human head made to look like a grenade.
Beyond the Films
November, 8, 2024

Make Art or Die? For Some Veterans Creating Art Can Heal from Trauma

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
close up of a nutria's face featuring their orange teeth
Test Your Knowledge
October, 27, 2024

Spooky Halloween Visual Quiz: Name the Independent Lens Film These Eerie Moments Are From

Craig Phillips in Test Your Knowledge
Colorado 2020 Electors with CO Secretary of State, Jena Griswold, they are all wearing protective face masks and stand on the steps of the capitol in Denver.
Beyond the Films
September, 18, 2024

America’s Electoral College: Six Surprising Facts About the Who and How

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Cover of Cady Coleman's book "Sharing Space: An Astronaut's Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change." The cover shows Cady smiling while in zero gravity aboard a space station.
Contests
July, 10, 2024

Space: The Longest Goodbye “Sharing Space” Book Giveaway

Independent Lens in Contests
Illustration of a woman with black hair, red headband, and cat-eye glasses side-eyeing a rooster in front of a wall of yellow wallpaper.
Beyond the Films
June, 7, 2024

Pride in Our Art: 10 Queer Comic Artists Rise Up Other LGBTQ+ Cartoonists

Craig Phillips in Beyond the Films
Headshot of Producer/Director Alison O'Daniel, a woman with light skin tone and chest-length brown hair. She wears clear-framed, round glasses and a bright orange shirt against a blue background.
Behind the Films
May, 20, 2024

“To Film with Your Ears”: Reinventing Cinematic Language with The Tuba Thieves

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
A woman with light skin tone and dark hair in a NASA tee shirt sits in a isokinetic testing chair in a laboratory.
Beyond the Films
May, 13, 2024

The Mars Mission Tightrope: My Experiences as an Analog Astronaut 

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
A German astronaut aboard a space station looks at the camera while holding CIMON, a robotic companion with a digital smiley face on its monitor.
Beyond the Films
May, 6, 2024

How Science Fiction Confronts the Real Isolation of Space

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
German astronaut Alex Gerst looks out of the window of a space station.
Behind the Films
April, 29, 2024

What Extreme Outer Space Isolation Can Teach Humans

Craig Phillips in Behind the Films
A woman with medium-light skin and dark hair wears boxing gloves while kneeling inside of a boxing ring.
Beyond the Films
April, 15, 2024

“I never compare myself to anyone else—including myself a week ago”: Exercise Tips for People With Parkinson’s

Craig Phillips in Beyond the Films