January 25, 2017
Birth of a Movement – Racial Pornography – Clip
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January 24, 2017
Independent Lens Film “I Am Not Your Negro” Nominated for 2017 Academy Award
Craig Phillips in Announcements
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the nominations for the 89th Oscars and Independent Lens was thrilled to learn that I Am Not Your Negro [official site] received…...
January 21, 2017
Filmmaker James Solomon Peels Back the Mythology of the Kitty Genovese Story
Craig Phillips in Interviews
The Witness may be James Solomon's first film as director, but his vast experience as a storyteller made him the perfect fit for reopening this case. The Witness, which made…...
January 19, 2017
History of 911: America’s Emergency Service, Before and After Kitty Genovese
Carolyn Abate in Beyond the Films
On a cold winter night, March 13, 1964, at around 2:40 in the morning, 28-year-old Kitty Genovese was attacked with a knife just a block from her apartment and died in…...
January 18, 2017
Philbert McLeod: Never Conquered (and Rest in Peace)
Craig Phillips in Beyond the Films
In this piece created for Independent Lens by filmmaker Mat Hames, we get to know more about Eastern Shoshone tribal elder Philbert McLeod, one of the stars of Hames' Independent…...
January 12, 2017
Native American Artifacts Tell a Story of Loss, Betrayal and Survival
Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Editor’s note: Author Jordan Dresser is featured in the Independent Lens film What Was Ours. He is a journalist, holds a Master's in Museum Studies, and is passionate about Native American…...
January 11, 2017
Filmmaker Mat Hames Goes to Wind River to Amplify Native Voices
Craig Phillips in Interviews
Award-winning filmmaker Mat Hames’s feature documentary, When I Rise, about African American mezzo-soprano and civil rights icon Barbara Conrad, was featured on Independent Lens and nominated for an IDA Documentary…...
January 06, 2017
Containment Filmmakers Go into the Future to Read the Warning Signs
Craig Phillips in Interviews
Harvard professors and filmmakers Peter Galison and Robb Moss have been collaborating for a decade: first, in co-teaching a course, bringing student filmmakers into scientific laboratories to think about the…...
December 23, 2016
For Filmmakers Geeta and Ravi Patel, Love Is a Family Affair
Craig Phillips in Interviews
It was a long and winding road for sibling filmmakers Geeta Patel and her brother Ravi in the making of their film Meet the Patels — including not just the initial…...
December 21, 2016
Garrett Zevgetis Hacks Normal for a Best and Most Beautiful Film
Craig Phillips in Interviews
While Boston-based filmmaker Garrett Zevgetis has made several short films and worked for PBS's FRONTLINE, Best and Most Beautiful Things is his feature-length debut. Yet he's already been named one of "10…...
December 20, 2016
Meet the Patels on PBS Presents a Love Quiz!
Independent Lens in Test Your Knowledge
Keeping with the "looking for love" theme of the documentary Meet the Patels, we present you with a fun quiz that will tell you where you will most likely find…...
December 06, 2016
Independent Lens Announces New 2016-2017 Season
Craig Phillips in Announcements
Slate Includes Meet the Patels, Newtown, TOWER, The Witness and More The award-winning series Independent Lens' new season lineup will launch on Monday, December 26, 2016, with the real-life cross-cultural romantic…...