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Credit: Diana Mara Henry Photography Caption: Welfare rights leaders (including Johnnie Tillmon and Beaulah Sanders) put their hands together, celebrating passage of their National Plan of Action item at the First National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas.
Beyond the Films
May, 15, 2023

From Mothers’ Pensions to Welfare Queens, Debunking Myths about Welfare

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Sam Harkness, age 11, screams as a freight train passes by, Color Super-8mm, 1998
Beyond the Films
May, 4, 2023

Home Movies and Heartbreak: Brothers Bond Over Decades of Filmmaking

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Michele Stellato sits in front of her walker
Beyond the Films
April, 27, 2023

“Laughter Is My Outlet”: How Michele Stellato is Living and Coping with ALS

Craig Phillips in Beyond the Films
Chol Soo Lee, in San Quentin prison
Behind the Films
April, 18, 2023

What Happened to Chol Soo Lee?

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
A woman with light skin tone and dark hair wears a qipao and writes with a calligraphy brush.
Behind the Films
March, 27, 2023

Telling the Story of Keeping the Secret Nüshu Language Alive

Craig Phillips in Behind the Films
An injection site in Vancouver with orange colored partitions separating different areas. A sign reads "Injection site open all night." A man with a ponytail and long beard stands in the middle of the site looking off camera to the right.
Behind the Films
February, 23, 2023

How Vancouver Finds Hope and Love Amid Fentanyl Crisis

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
A group of Black men and women sitting in a row, watching someone speak.
Independent Film
February, 22, 2023

6 Documentaries About the Black Experience

Independent Lens in Independent Film
A group of football players stand on the sidelines of a field during a game.
Behind the Films
February, 14, 2023

Beyond Football: Pahokee, Florida’s History of Black Resilience

Craig Phillips in Behind the Films
Film poster for "Jim Allison: Breakthrough" showing a black and white image of a man standing over a microscope.
Contests
January, 31, 2023

Book Giveaway! Jim Allison: This Is What a Hero Looks Like

Independent Lens in Contests
Woman with medium skin tone and long braids sits at a table speaking energetically with others.
Behind the Films
January, 16, 2023

From Podcast to Doc: Erika Alexander and Whitney Dow on Their Reparation Collaboration

Craig Phillips in Behind the Films
A close up of a young woman with light skin tone and dark hair playing the violin.
Beyond the Films
January, 4, 2023

The Magic of Venezuelan Classical: From El Sistema and Beyond

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Jared Leto wearing a black Day in the Life of America t-shirt
Contests
January, 3, 2023

WIN “A Day in the Life of America” T-Shirt

Independent Lens in Contests