January 06, 2014
At Berkeley Shares National Society of Film Critics Best Non-Fic Honor
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At Berkeley, which will be broadcast on Independent Lens on January 13, was just named co-recipient of Best Non-Fiction Film of 2013 by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC), sharing the…...
January 06, 2014
The Invisible War: Updates
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Kirby Dick's film The Invisible War, which was nominated for both an Oscar and Indie Spirit Award for Best Feature Documentary, is being replayed this week on many PBS stations. If…...
December 30, 2013
How to Survive a Plague: Q&A with David France
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"The 2nd best film of the year" - Wesley Morris, Boston Globe Top Ten Movies of 2012. "It’s hard to overstate how ingenious France’s formal choices are...The material has been shaped…...
December 20, 2013
Can We Eat Sushi “Responsibly?”
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi had those of us here at Independent Lens dreaming not only of sushi, but of fish in general, and the question that keeps coming up: Can we eat…...
December 19, 2013
David Gelb Dreams of Sushi: A Jiro Q&A
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi may ultimately prove a "small" film that served as a stepping stone in director David Gelb's career, but just as the size of chef Jiro Ino's tiny…...
December 18, 2013
The Revisionaries Wins 2014 duPont Award
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The Independent Lens film The Revisionaries, by Scott Thurman, has won the 2014 duPont Award. The duPont honors excellence in broadcast and digital journalism in the public service, and is administered…...
December 18, 2013
Independent Lens Announces Winter/Spring 2014 Season
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="594"] From Medora.[/caption] We're excited to officially announce the Independent Lens Winter/Spring 2014 lineup, the second half of our current season, presenting a varied selection of independent…...
December 16, 2013
Playwright: Where Are They Now?
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While they may come from different backgrounds and different parts of the country, both talented young playwrights featured in Robert Levi's film Playwright: From Page to Stage seem to be on…...
December 13, 2013
Playwright: Q&A with Filmmaker Robert Levi
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Robert Levi, whose previous film, the award-winning Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life, aired on Independent Lens in 2007, is back with another film about artistic integrity, but this time in the…...
November 26, 2013
Women and Girls Lead Presents Young Lakota Online Encore and Live Chat
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Since 1990, every U.S. President has declared the month of November as Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and honor the contributions, culture, history, and traditions of American…...
November 25, 2013
Young Lakota: Q&A with Filmmakers Rose Rosenblatt and Marion Lipschutz
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Filmmaking duo Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt are no strangers to reproductive rights-themed documentaries. Their award-winning work includes Live Free or Die (POV, 2000), about a New Hampshire OB-GYN on…...
November 22, 2013
Young Lakota: Q&A with Sunny Clifford
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Sunny Clifford is the heart of Young Lakota, alongside her sister Serena and friend and neighbor Brandon Ferguson. Set on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, the film captures…...