January 24, 2013
Revising The Revisionaries: The Texas Board of Ed Loses Power over Textbooks
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As recently as last year, the Texas State Board of Education had the power to rewrite history. The Revisionaries (airing Jan. 28 on Independent Lens) captures the scope of the…...
January 09, 2013
Can Food Deserts Become Oases?
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In one short but memorable scene in the documentary Soul Food Junkies (premiering on Independent Lens Jan. 14), filmmaker Byron Hurt interviews a woman who just can't find decent, healthy food…...
January 08, 2013
Filmmaker Byron Hurt on His Hopes for Soul Food Junkies
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Byron Hurt with his new film Soul Food Junkies. We sat down to discuss how his father’s health issues inspired him to make the film, and his hopes for the…...
December 19, 2012
Filmmaker Q&A: Vanessa Gould’s Path from Origami to Obituaries
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A small square of origami paper can be folded into an infinite number of complicated shapes. Similarly, Vanessa Gould’s documentary career has become surprisingly complex after her first film, Between…...
November 01, 2012
The Making of Solar Mamas
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We sat down with Mette Heide, producer of Solar Mamas, to talk about why she and her filmmaking team chose this story, and what inspired them along the way. The…...
October 20, 2012
Macky Alston on Bishop Gene Robinson, LGBT Rights, and Making His Film, Love Free or Die
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Macky Alston (Hard Road Home) returns to Independent Lens this season with his new film Love Free or Die. We sat down to discuss the genesis of his latest work…...
October 12, 2012
Reel Treasures: Lichtenstein on Altman, Stoney, & Wiseman
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Welcome to a brand-new, extra spicy blog series! Since we've moved to Monday nights, and are sharing primetime with Antiques Roadshow and Market Warriors, we've started thinking about all of the…...
September 19, 2012
#TGIM! Indie Lens Fans Generate EPIC Monday Music Playlist
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We asked you for your favorite Monday music jams, and boy, did you come through! Turns out your tastes run from Wilco to NOFX, with some Mamas & the Papas…...
August 25, 2012
Community Cinema Turns 7 With an Intense Line-Up
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Drum roll, please ... Independent Lens is excited to announce the 7th season of Community Cinema, our program offering free screenings in communities nationwide. Join us this season as we kick-off the…...
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…...
April 24, 2012
Diversity in TV: Lives Worth Living Screening, Panel at the Home of Emmys
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Earlier this season we aired the documentary Lives Worth Living about one of the most significant and least recognized civil rights movements in American history: the struggle for access and…...
April 06, 2012
The Making of Being Elmo, with Director Constance Marks
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Being Elmo director Constance Marks began her filmmaking career over 30 years ago as an assistant editor for the renowned cinema verite pioneers David and Albert Maysles. For Being Elmo,…...