May 26, 2012
Oscar Nominee Hell and Back Again Born of a Combat Photographer’s Frustrations
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Since 2006, photojournalist Danfung Dennis has covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. His still photographs have been published in Newsweek, TIME, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The…...
May 25, 2012
Explainer: How Can You Be Half-American and Still Not a Citizen?
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Born abroad? You might not be welcomed aboard. To gain U.S. citizenship, applicants might need more than an American parent. This explainer walks you through the laws that surround this…...
May 23, 2012
Documenting the Children Left Behind by American Soldiers in the Philippines
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We caught up with Emma Rossi Landi and Alberto Vendemmiati, co-producers and directors of Left by the Ship. They talk us through what brought them to the subject, and where the…...
May 17, 2012
Director Eren McGinnis on the Front Lines of Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Wars
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In January, the Tucson Unified School District ended its highly successful Mexican American Studies program after state officials threatened to withhold funding from schools that taught ethnic history and literature…...
May 16, 2012
Update! See What Has Become of the Nomad Family Portrayed in Summer Pasture
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Locho, Yama, and Pale Chubby Baby ... where are they now? Lynn True, co-director of Summer Pasture, provided us with these fantastic video updates from the Tibetan plateau in which…...
May 11, 2012
Nomads’ Land Interactive Map
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Our ancestors were nomads, but today, out of 6.8 billion people, only 30 million lead migratory lives. Summer Pasture (tonight on Independent Lens at 10 PM — check local listings ) spotlights a nomadic family…...
May 09, 2012
Finding a Familiar Humanity Half a World Away
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The filmmaking juggernaut of Lynn True, Nelson Walker, and Tsering Perlo dropped by the Independent Lens offices in between trips to Tibet to visit with Locho and Yama, the couple…...
May 05, 2012
Video Extras and Updates About the Ponces of Circo
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If you've seen Circo, you might be wondering whatever happened to Tino and his wife, Ivonne after she left, and of course the children, the extended family, and the circus…...
May 03, 2012
8 Small Circuses that Rival the Biggest Big Tops
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The circus has existed in some form since before the birth of Caesar. This week, Independent Lens will focus on a modern day Big Top — Circo follows a small family…...
May 01, 2012
Deep Inside Mexico, Filmmaker Finds Remnants of a Rich but Endangered Culture
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Aaron Schock wanted to make a documentary about Mexico that wasn't about immigration, for a change. While scouting for subjects in the rural communities off the beaten path, he happened…...
April 27, 2012
The Return: Genetically Pure Bison Reintroduced to Montana
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After shooting wrapped on Facing the Storm: Story of the American Bison, filmmaker Doug Hawes-Davis captured the story of the historic transfer of wild, genetically-pure bison from Yellowstone National Park to…...
April 25, 2012
Capturing the Last Vestiges of an Iconic American Symbol
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Montana filmmaker Doug Hawes-Davis lives in a place where at one time, bison outnumbered people by more than two to one. Now the embattled animal — a common symbol of…...