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March 30, 2012

Alzheimer’s Stories: Going for Miles

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The premiere of  You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t is tonight, March 29 (check local listings). This week, we’re presenting stories about Alzheimer’s from our staff, friends,…...

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March 28, 2012

Alzheimer’s Stories: Hello, Goodbye

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This week, we’re presenting stories about Alzheimer’s from our staff, friends, and viewers. Today we bring you a story from our managing editor. Hello, Goodbye by Brooke Shelby Biggs I…...

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March 28, 2012

Making a Film About Alzheimer’s From the Patient’s P.O.V.

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[caption id="attachment_945" align="alignleft" width="200"] Filmmaker Scott Kirschenbaum[/caption] This week's film, You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't, premieres Thursday, March 29 at 10 PM (check local…...

March 27, 2012

Alzheimer’s Stories: Waltz with My Mother, by Jonatha Brooke

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Beginning today, we're presenting stories about Alzheimer's from our staff, friends, and viewers. Singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke cared for her mother (a gifted poet and writer, as well) for more than…...

March 23, 2012

We Want to Hear Your Alzheimer’s Stories

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We're gearing up for next week's premiere of You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't, Scott Kirschenbaum's gentle and funny portrait of Lee Gorewitz, a resident…...

March 07, 2012

Int’l Women’s Day: We Join CARE for Online Screening of Pray the Devil Back to Hell

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We are partnering with Women and Girls Lead and CARE for a special live online screening of the PBS documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell (part of the recent…...

March 02, 2012

Month-Long Women and Girls Lead Online Film Festival Kicks Off

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Women and Girls Lead, a public media campaign designed to uplift, empower, and celebrate women who are making change around the world, is honoring Women's History Month with a month-long…...

March 01, 2012

Independent Lens Goes to the 84th Academy Awards

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We're lucky enough to be able to share these gorgeous photos from Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony, thanks to Danfung Dennis — who was nominated for Best Documentary Feature for…...

March 01, 2012

Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill Migrating to the ‘Burbs

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We saw this item in yesterday's San Francisco Chronicle, and knew we'd have to post it here for posterity. There's news about the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (the birds…...

February 28, 2012

Late Night Oscar Diaries

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Independent Lens Series Producer Lois Vossen attended Sunday night’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles. She was there to support two nominated films for Best Documentary feature: Independent Lens's Hell and…...

February 25, 2012

Two Independent Lens Docs Nominated for Independent Spirit Awards

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More awards season news for the Independent Lens family. The Film Independent Spirit Awards are also this weekend, and Independent Lens has two nominated films: Hell and Back Again is…...

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February 25, 2012

UK Prime Minister Hopes for a Hell and Back Again Oscar Win

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Prime Minister David Cameron sent this note to Mike Lerner, producer of Hell and Back Again, yesterday. The very British Roast Beef Productions are the clever lads behind Danfung Dennis's…...