September 17, 2012
Welcome Our New Host, Stanley Tucci
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It’s official! Our 11th season will be hosted by the acclaimed actor and filmmaker Stanley Tucci! From The Hunger Games to Independent Lens … a logical progression, wouldn't you say?…...
September 17, 2012
Have You Heard from Johannesburg wins Primetime Emmy Award
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Independent Lens Audience Award Winner Have You Heard From Johannesburg won the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards last night! Have You Heard From Johannesburg is an…...
September 05, 2012
Herb & Dorothy Filmmaker Megumi Sasaki on the Death of Herb Vogel
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You might remember the inspirational couple Herb and Dorothy Vogel from Independent Lens's 2009 film Herb & Dorothy. The pair assembled one of the most important post-1960 art collections in…...
August 25, 2012
Community Cinema Turns 7 With an Intense Line-Up
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Drum roll, please ... Independent Lens is excited to announce the 7th season of Community Cinema, our program offering free screenings in communities nationwide. Join us this season as we kick-off the…...
August 21, 2012
The 2012 Independent Lens Audience Award Goes To ….
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We had so many great films with so much excellence filling out our 10th season that our Audience Award came right down to a photo finish. Our dual winners tied…...
August 18, 2012
Help Us Create a Monday Music Playlist
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Who's got a case of the Mondays? We do! As you may know, we have a new home on the television schedule starting in October — Monday nights at 10…...
August 17, 2012
Celebrating Monday Nights, with a 60-Man Welsh Chorus Covering New Order
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We wish it were for us, but we love it anyway and want to share, because we are so excited to be on Monday nights this Fall! Herewith, the 60-piece…...
August 04, 2012
Which Film Will be This Season’s Audience Favorite? Vote Now
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UPDATE: Voting for the Season 10 Audience Award is now closed. Thanks for participating! Statues, laurels, trophies, medals, plaques, certificates ... there are plenty of awards to be won in…...
July 26, 2012
Team Wyman-Haworth Talk About the Adventure of Making Strong!
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We love when a filmmaker and her subject drop in at our offices, especially when they are as funny and charming as these two! Julie Wyman, whose film Strong! premieres…...
July 21, 2012
What Does an Athlete Look Like? 11 Exceptional Elites
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Before Olympians in London chalk their hands and brace themselves against the starting block, they overcome life's hurdles. Some of the most challenging may be society's assumptions about what constitutes…...
July 20, 2012
Julie Wyman Tackles Body Image, Femininity, and Elite Athletics
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We caught up with Julie Wyman, director of Strong!, amid her whirlwind tour of appearances across the country, including at SilverDocs in Washington, DC, Frameline in San Francisco, and many…...
July 20, 2012
Have You Heard From Johannesburg Nominated for Primetime Emmy
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In January of this year, we brought you the epic five-part documentary series Have You Heard From Johannesburg, by Connie Field. This morning we learned that the series has been…...