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July 20, 2012

Have You Heard From Johannesburg Nominated for Primetime Emmy

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In January of this year, we brought you the epic five-part documentary series Have You Heard From Johannesburg, by Connie Field. This morning we learned that the series has been…...

June 16, 2012

Whatever Happened to … the Garbage Pickers from Waste Land?

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What could be more embarrassing than hosting the UN Conference on Sustainable Development with the world’s largest dump festering in your backyard? That’s why the Rio +20 conference (June 20-22)…...

May 31, 2012

Highlights from Hell and Back Again Screening with Sgt. Nathan Harris and Ashley Harris

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On Tuesday, May 30, we hosted a one-time live online screening of Hell and Back Again with the subject of the film, Sgt. Nathan Harris and his wife Ashley present…...

May 26, 2012

Join Our Live Social Screening of Hell and Back Again with Sgt. Harris and Danfung Dennis

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Using our fancy new tool for hosting interactive film screenings, we'll be offering you the chance to watch the Academy Award-nominated documentary Hell and Back Again on Tuesday, May 29…...

Emma Rossi Landi and Alberto Vendemmiati, co-producers and directors of Left by the Ship

May 23, 2012

Documenting the Children Left Behind by American Soldiers in the Philippines

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We caught up with Emma Rossi Landi and Alberto Vendemmiati, co-producers and directors of Left by the Ship. They talk us through what brought them to the subject, and where the…...

Headshot of Precious Knowledge director Eren McGinnis.

May 17, 2012

Director Eren McGinnis on the Front Lines of Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Wars

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In January, the Tucson Unified School District ended its highly successful Mexican American Studies program after state officials threatened to withhold funding from schools that taught ethnic history and literature…...

May 16, 2012

Update! See What Has Become of the Nomad Family Portrayed in Summer Pasture

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Locho, Yama, and Pale Chubby Baby ... where are they now? Lynn True, co-director of Summer Pasture, provided us with these fantastic video updates from the Tibetan plateau in which…...

May 05, 2012

Video Extras and Updates About the Ponces of Circo

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If you've seen Circo, you might be wondering whatever happened to Tino and his wife, Ivonne after she left, and of course the children, the extended family, and the circus…...

April 27, 2012

The Return: Genetically Pure Bison Reintroduced to Montana

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After shooting wrapped on Facing the Storm: Story of the American Bison, filmmaker Doug Hawes-Davis captured the story of the historic transfer of wild, genetically-pure bison from Yellowstone National Park to…...

April 25, 2012

Facing the Storm: A Buffalo (News) Roundup!

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To celebrate Earth Day, we ask, "Where do the buffalo roam?" Facing the Storm: Story of the American Bison (airing April 26, check local listings) follows the American West’s relationship with…...

Three Tucson Unified students in classroom.
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April 19, 2012

Updates from the Tucson Unified School District

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Since the cameras stopped rolling on the documentary Precious Knowledge (premiering May 17 on Independent Lens), the Tucson Unified School District has been all over the news. Precious Knowledge follows the…...

April 18, 2012

The Resurrection of the Electric Car Film Franchise

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Chris Paine's 2006 film Who Killed the Electric Car was, he thought, an elegy for an idea that wasn't so much ahead of its time, but rather ahead of Detroit's…...