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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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,…...
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…...