January 09, 2015
Evolution of a Criminal: Juvenile Justice Quiz
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Alongside the PBS documentary Evolution of a Criminal, we thought it'd be interesting to dig a little deeper into the topic of juvenile criminality in America. To step back for…...
January 05, 2015
American Dreaming: Small Towns Through the Movies
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Rich Hill is a new example of a realistic portrayal of a small American town, through the eyes of three young residents and their struggling families, but the fascination with (capital…...
January 02, 2015
Filmmaker-Cousins Return to Rich Hill
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Rich Hill won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and plenty of critical acclaim — Katie Walsh of Indiewire called it "a truly moving and edifying film...the type…...
December 18, 2014
Best Documentaries of 2014: Scanning the Critics’ Lists
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The critics have spoken. And they're saying... a lot of different things, but when it comes to picking the best documentary films of the year there is plenty of common…...
December 09, 2014
A Schedule Appears: Independent Lens Announces Winter/Spring ’15 Films
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Now that we have a brief respite in our schedule to catch our breath, we'd like to share with you what's coming next in this season of Independent Lens. On…...
December 06, 2014
And the winner of IDA Award for Best Curated Series goes to…
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At Friday night’s 30th annual IDA Documentary Awards, given out every year by the International Documentary Association to recognize and honor outstanding documentary films and filmmakers, Independent Lens was given…...
November 14, 2014
In Pursuit of “Happiness,” a Filmmaker Goes to Bhutan
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Filmmaker Thomas Balmès is no stranger to trotting the globe in search of human stories, in films including Bosnia Hotel and The Gospel According to the Papuans, and most famously capturing the stories of…...
November 11, 2014
5 Independent Lens Films for Veteran’s Day
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In honor of our nation's veterans on Veteran's Day, we've compiled a list of a few Independent Lens films that centered around American soldiers. While the day was initially intended…...
October 30, 2014
Powerless Filmmakers Capture India’s Shocking Energy Crisis
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Powerless is the story of Kanpur, an industrial city in northern India, crumbling under the lack of infrastructure. Filmmaker Fahad Mustafa was born in Kanpur, and partnered with filmmaker Deepti…...
October 29, 2014
Independent Lens Nabs IDA Award Nom; Evolution of a Criminal Filmmaker Wins IDA’s Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award
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Congratulations to all the outstanding films nominated for this year's International Documentary Association Awards, and for the five documentary television series nominated for Best Curated Series, let's all give ourselves…...
October 27, 2014
Is Time Itself Brakeless?
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The Nature of Time “I know this much: that there is objective time, but also subjective time, the kind you wear on the inside of your wrist, next to where…...
October 24, 2014
Brakeless Filmmaker Explores the Dangers of Time-Obsession
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Filmmaker Kyoko Miyake was born and raised in Japan, though she has lived in the UK for the last 12 years, in addition to a year-long stint in Paris. So…...