July 13, 2012
Independent Lens Snags Five Emmy Nominations!
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We arrived in the office this morning to fantastic news! Four Independent Lens films have been nominated for a total of five Emmy Awards! We are thrilled that these remarkable…...
June 22, 2012
Ai Weiwei Bail Lifted — but Threats of New Charges Loom
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Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and dissident at the heart of Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (coming to Independent Lens next season), reports that his bail was lifted after a hearing…...
June 21, 2012
Cyntoia’s Story Finalist for Casey Medal in Journalism for Families and Children
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We're excited to learn that last season's film Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story by Dan Birman has been named a finalist for the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism from the…...
June 16, 2012
Whatever Happened to … the Garbage Pickers from Waste Land?
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What could be more embarrassing than hosting the UN Conference on Sustainable Development with the world’s largest dump festering in your backyard? That’s why the Rio +20 conference (June 20-22)…...
June 15, 2012
DoD Replaces Sexual Assault Prevention Chief Just Ahead of Invisible War Release
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The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it would replace Air Force Maj. Gen. Mary Kay Hertog as the head the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) at the end of…...
June 14, 2012
Chinese Delegation Pulls Out of Doc/Fest over Ai Weiwei Film
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realscreen reports today that "[a] delegation of 10 Chinese commissioning editors has pulled out of attending Sheffield Doc/Fest at the last minute, after the UK festival refused demands from the…...
June 12, 2012
PSA Posters from the Early AIDS Years
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This week's film is David Weissman's We Were Here, which deals with the impact of HIV/AIDS in San Francisco from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. It will air…...
June 09, 2012
LGBT Pride Month: 10 Films From the AIDS Crisis
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June is LGBT Pride Month, and once again, we're giving in to the temptation to make a list! This year our LGBT feature film is We Were Here, a film about…...
June 08, 2012
Evoking a Time When San Francisco Was a War Zone
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What led you to make this film at this point in time? A younger boyfriend who had heard me speak many times about my experiences living in San Francisco during…...
June 02, 2012
Attention Teachers: Help Us Make Better Classroom Resources for You
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Attention educators! One of our most important projects here at Independent Lens HQ is Community Classroom, an innovative and free resource for teachers, offering short-form film modules adapted from our award-winning documentaries…...
May 31, 2012
Highlights from Hell and Back Again Screening with Sgt. Nathan Harris and Ashley Harris
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On Tuesday, May 30, we hosted a one-time live online screening of Hell and Back Again with the subject of the film, Sgt. Nathan Harris and his wife Ashley present…...
May 26, 2012
Join Our Live Social Screening of Hell and Back Again with Sgt. Harris and Danfung Dennis
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Using our fancy new tool for hosting interactive film screenings, we'll be offering you the chance to watch the Academy Award-nominated documentary Hell and Back Again on Tuesday, May 29…...