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February 13, 2013

A Cherished Last Letter of Civil Rights Leader Whitney Young, Jr.

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Journalist Bonnie Boswell has many fond memories of her uncle Whitney Young, Jr., a pivotal behind-the-scenes player in the civil rights movement and the subject of her documentary, The Powerbroker:…...

January 23, 2013

We’re Having Fun Behind the Scenes at Sundance

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Can't make it to Sundance Film Festival this year? Neither could some of us at the office, and at least a few other people in the world. But tens of…...

January 11, 2013

The Invisible War Nominated for Oscar!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c6oOUd4Fvs We're thrilled to report that The Invisible War, a groundbreaking film exposing the epidemic of rape in the U.S. military, is one of five nominees for an Academy Award…...

January 02, 2013

10 Fun, Feel-Good Documentaries for the New Year

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Yes, Virginia, documentaries can be uplifting -- even downright fun! Here's a list of 10 feel-good documentaries to get the new year off to a bright start. Some are major…...

December 15, 2012

Moscow: A Nightmare of Inaccessibility for the Disabled

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Lives Worth Living filmmakers Eric Neudel and Alison Gilkey recently returned from presenting their film in Moscow at Breaking Down Barriers, an international disability film festival. The festival is a…...

December 10, 2012

The Waiting Room Makes Washington Post 2012 Top-10 Film List!

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Independent Lens films continue to pile up incredible accolades and awards this month.  The latest: The Washington Post's Ann Hornaday just came out with her list of the top 10…...

December 07, 2012

How Will You Decide Your Person of the Year?

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[caption id="attachment_2557" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Ai Weiwei is in the running for Time's Person of the Year, alongside contenders like the Mars Rover, various politicians, Jon Stewart, and Pussy Riot.[/caption] Time…...

December 04, 2012

POV Announces the 25 Greatest Documentaries of All Time

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[caption id="attachment_2509" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Which documentary won the most votes?[/caption] Your votes are in, the ballots have been counted, and sister series POV has announced the 25 Greatest Documentaries of…...

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November 22, 2012

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with 8 Documentaries

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November is Native American Heritage Month, but that wasn’t always the case. At one point, it was a single day to honor Native American history, and before that, there was…...

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November 13, 2012

Ten Documentaries about Poverty and Power

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The current economy has given us an occasion to wonder how attainable the American dream is. If you start with nothing, can you actually pull yourself up by the bootstraps,…...

November 10, 2012

Election Season Extended (for Best Documentaries of All Time)

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What does it mean to be the greatest? This week our sister series, POV, launched an ambitious survey which will culminate in a master list of the greatest documentaries of…...

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November 09, 2012

Academy Award-Winner Alex Gibney’s Tale of Two Cities in One

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We sat down with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, director of Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream, to talk about what motivated him to make this film. The documentary is…...