March 29, 2011
Which Woman Has Inspired You Most? A Contest
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It's contest time again! First, tune in tonight (March 29, 2011 at 10 PM - check local listings) for the broadcast premiere of Pushing the Elephant. It is the story…...
March 25, 2011
Immeasurable Pain, Unlimited Hope: The Making of Pushing the Elephant
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Beth Davenport (left) and Elizabeth Mandel are the filmmakers behind Pushing the Elephant, a film about faith, family, and forgiveness in the most extreme circumstances imaginable. We sat down with the…...
March 15, 2011
Desert of Forbidden Art Museum Threatened in Uzbekistan
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As the film opens theatrically in a few select cities in the United States, its subject -- the remarkable collection of suppressed Soviet-era art that was hidden away in Uzbekistan…...
March 07, 2011
Live Chat with NewsHour: The Congo and Beyond
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To honor the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day on Tuesday, we're co-hosting a live online discussion with ITVS and PBS News Hour about violence against women in the Congo…...
March 02, 2011
Me Facing Life: Prison Reflections
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February 26, 2011
Seth Thomas, Featured in Knocking, Dies
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Sad news from Joel Engardio, director of the 2007 audience favorite Knocking. Seth Thomas, the young man in the film who received a transfusion-free liver transplant to remain true to…...
February 25, 2011
Me Facing Life: Seeking Redemption in Cyntoia’s Story
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Dan Birman spent six years capturing the evolution and nuances of a case that is both depressingly common and refreshingly multifaceted. He met 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown after she murdered a…...
February 17, 2011
Director Leyser and Subject Burroughs Shared a Disdain for Convention
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Yony Leyser's first feature documentary William S. Burroughs: A Man Within is screening at film festivals all over Europe right now and coming back to the United States for more…...
February 11, 2011
Egyptian Revolution is a Teachable Moment
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The Independent Television Service (which produces Independent Lens) and PBS NewsHour have partnered to help provide Egypt & Democracy, an amazing range of resources for educators to help frame events…...
February 09, 2011
Live Chat with Best Doc Oscar Nominee Lucy Walker
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Filmmaker Lucy Walker joined us for a live chat on Wednesday, February 9 to talk about her film Waste Land. The documentary, which airs April 19 on Independent Lens has…...
February 05, 2011
When I Rise Filmmakers Talk Civil Rights, Opera, and Tacos
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Part of our slate for African American History Month, When I Rise premieres on Independent Lens Tuesday, February 8 on PBS. As we do with all of our premieres, we…...
February 01, 2011
For Once in My Life Director Finds Inspiration at Band Practice
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Filmmaker Jim Bigham sat down with Independent Lens to talk about making For Once in My Life, and how his subjects inspired him to make a film about people with…...