October 02, 2013
Best Music Documentaries on Independent Lens and Beyond
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In honor of both Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman's Journey and the joyful Muscle Shoals, which will air on Independent Lens in April '14 [web site coming soon], we compiled a…...
October 01, 2013
Don’t Stop OVEE-ing: Online Screening of Everyman’s Journey
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Few bands hold the same iconic stature in American music lore as Journey. Decades of chart-topping hits and performances played on stages across the world. Following on the heels of…...
September 30, 2013
Don’t Stop Believin’: The Filmmaker’s Journey
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Filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz has focused on the Philippines in her previous acclaimed work: Imelda portrayed deposed Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos, a woman as famous for her humongous shoes…...
September 29, 2013
Journey’s Arnel Pineda Recalls His Debut Performance
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September 26, 2013
Don’t Stop Achievin’: The Everyman’s Journey Quiz
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Test your mettle as a rock fan in this quiz that is all about the iconic American rock band Journey, in tandem with the Independent Lens premiere of Don't Stop…...
September 17, 2013
For Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Revisiting You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here…
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A little over a year ago, filmmaker Scott Kirschenbaum, whose deeply moving film You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t aired on Independent Lens, wrote a…...
September 04, 2013
Independent Lens Announces New Season Lineup
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The Independent Lens documentary series launches its 12th season on PBS on September 30th with a lineup of 23 films from both new and established filmmakers. Actor/director Stanley Tucci will be returning as the…...
August 29, 2013
Frederick Wiseman’s At Berkeley Featured in New York Times
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“What I’m interested in is making movies about as many different subjects as I can, and as many different forms of human experience." -- Frederick Wiseman Independent Lens, which featured…...
August 22, 2013
The Kill Team Picked Up for Distribution
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We're excited that the Independent Lens documentary The Kill Team has been picked up for distribution by widely respected Oscilloscope Labs, which means you'll have the opportunity to check the…...
August 01, 2013
The Trials of Muhammad Ali, in Theaters
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="475"] From The Trials of Muhammad Ali[/caption] The ITVS-funded The Trials of Muhammad Ali will have its television premiere on Independent Lens in the coming Spring, but…...
July 22, 2013
Five Fun Interactive Features
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With Independent Lens off the air for summer (and there are still plenty of ways to watch our films and via Amazon, iTunes, Netflix, DVD and more), this is a perfect time…...
July 12, 2013
2013 Emmy Nominations for Independent Lens
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We were excited to learn that several Independent Lens films have been nominated for 2013 News and Documentary Emmy Awards by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Danfung Dennis's Hell…...