June 15, 2015
Limited Partnership Filmmakers Commit Years to Telling Marriage Equality Story
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Tom Miller committed a long period of his life — 14 years — to his film Limited Partnership, and it became a true labor of love, appropriate for what is…...
May 14, 2015
Nine Movies about American Radicals
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By Noel Murray There’s something deeply and inherently provocative in movies that tell stories about open rebellion against the United States government, because they force us to think harder about…...
May 13, 2015
1971 Pop Quiz
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The acclaimed film 1971 airs on Independent Lens on PBS next Monday, May 18 [check local listings]. But first, test yourself on all things 1971, from music to sports, politics…...
May 11, 2015
Catherine Gund “Flies” with Elizabeth Streb, Extreme Action Architect
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As the subject of her new film Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity, New York-based filmmaker Catherine Gund found one of the more dynamic artistic minds in a city…...
May 08, 2015
Action Heroes of Dance: They Were Born to Fly
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[caption id="attachment_6887" align="alignleft" width="550"] STREB’s Samantha Jakus runs down the side of Bergdorf Goodman Building in NYC. Photo Courtesy Bergdorf Goodman.[/caption] In the film Born to Fly, we meet not…...
May 07, 2015
Art on the Edge: Extreme Dance, Performance, and More
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Elizabeth Streb was once called the "Evel Knievel of dance," and our documentary Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity captures her life as an "extreme action architect." Her choreography, which she calls…...
April 27, 2015
After the Storm: Interactive Documentary Launches on Anniversary of Alabama Tornado Disaster
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On April 27, 2011, a powerful storm system unleashed a deadly series of tornadoes across central Alabama that devastated several cities. The largest tornado, which was categorized an F4, ripped through the Tuscaloosa, Alabama,…...
April 10, 2015
Going into The Homestretch: Kirsten Kelly and Anne de Mare Find Hope in Chicago
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Filmmakers Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly's previous collaboration, Asparagus! Stalking the American Life, about Oceana County, Michigan where Kelly is from, was called "a charmer" by the Kansas City Star.…...
April 03, 2015
Theo Love Finds Hope in Little Hope Was Arson
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Theo Love’s documentary Little Hope Was Arson, which premieres on Independent Lens on PBS Monday night April 6 at 10pm (check local listings), explores a chilling series of connected arson…...
March 23, 2015
Lacey Schwartz Uproots Her Family Tree
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As a girl, Lacey Schwartz grew up wondering why she had darker skin, which became a source of embarrassment for her and eventually led her to question everything. Little White Lie…...
March 19, 2015
9 Movies about Family Secrets
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By Noel Murray When Lacey Schwartz applied to Georgetown at age 18, she left the “racial identity” box unchecked, but did submit a photograph, and not long after she was…...
March 06, 2015
Indie Lens Goes South by Southwest
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By Elisabeth Copper, Independent Lens social media manager Independent Lens is packing up and heading down to Austin for what’s going to be our busiest SXSW yet. I know, I…...