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Alex Libby walks along street in Pittsburgh Steelers jersey
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October 15, 2014

An Update on Alex Libby

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A common theme in the numerous comments we've received to-date on the film Bully, centers on one of the film's most moving characters, Alex Libby, a sweet-natured Iowa teen who had…...

A Philadelphia police officer observes the rubble after the MOVE bombings
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May 12, 2014

The MOVE Bombings 29 Years Later

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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="594"] MOVE members and police during the 1978 confrontation outside MOVE headquarters.[/caption] It's the week of the 29th anniversary of the MOVE bombings, and for those who were…...

Rocky Braat, Steve Hoover, Danny Yourd

February 06, 2014

Update on Rocky Braat

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[caption id="attachment_5278" align="alignnone" width="594"] Rocky Braat (left) with Blood Brother filmmakers Steve Hoover and Danny Yourd[/caption] Those (many) of you who watched Steve Hoover's documentary Blood Brother on Independent Lens…...

January 06, 2014

The Invisible War: Updates

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Kirby Dick's film The Invisible War, which was nominated for both an Oscar and Indie Spirit Award for Best Feature Documentary, is being replayed this week on many PBS stations. If…...

December 16, 2013

Playwright: Where Are They Now?

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While they may come from different backgrounds and different parts of the country, both talented young playwrights featured in Robert Levi's film Playwright: From Page to Stage seem to be on…...

Robin Charboneau, in Kind Hearted Woman

November 07, 2013

Kind Hearted Woman Update (and Workshop)

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As we kick off our celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we'll be writing about two new Native American-themed films airing this month on Independent Lens (Indian Relay; Young Lakota), as…...

September 17, 2013

For Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Revisiting You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here…

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A little over a year ago, filmmaker Scott Kirschenbaum, whose deeply moving film You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t aired on Independent Lens, wrote a…...

Steven of kissing photo of Asian woman on computer screen.

May 03, 2013

Steven of Seeking Asian Female Talks about Online Dating, “Asian Fetish,” and Relationship Advice

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How would you define “asian fetish” (a.k.a., crudely, "yellow fever")? According to Urban Dictionary, it is “a term usually applied to white males who have a clear sexual preference for…...

October 06, 2012

In Pictures: Janesville’s Industrial Rollercoaster, 1849-2008

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As we witness in As Goes Janesville, when the General Motors plant in Janesville, Wisconsin closed for good in 2008, the town found itself in the midst of an identity…...

Filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein smiles while framing a shot with a video camera.

October 04, 2012

The Making of the Unmaking of Janesville, WI

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We sat down with As Goes Janesville filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein in the midst of a whirlwind media tour. What impact do you hope As Goes Janesville will have? The film…...

September 19, 2012

Lee Gorewitz, Subject of You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t: 1933–2012

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We learned that Lee Gorewitz, the magnetic, philosophical, and feisty subject of last season's film You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't passed away on Thursday,…...

Decisions on Deadline game

September 05, 2012

Herb & Dorothy Filmmaker Megumi Sasaki on the Death of Herb Vogel

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You might remember the inspirational couple Herb and Dorothy Vogel from Independent Lens's 2009 film Herb & Dorothy. The pair assembled one of the most important post-1960 art collections in…...