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November 06, 2012

After Love Free or Die, Our Top Ten List of Religious Documentaries

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As the first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson is no stranger to controversy. He wore a bullet-proof vest to his consecration in 2003. Robinson stars in Love Free or Die…...

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 26, 2012

The Island President’s Jon Shenk on Turmoil in the Maldives

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For documentary filmmakers, breaking news can be either a blessing or a curse. By the time Jon Shenk finished directing The Island President (premiering April 2013 on Independent Lens), his title…...

June 14, 2012

Chinese Delegation Pulls Out of Doc/Fest over Ai Weiwei Film

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realscreen reports today that "[a] delegation of 10 Chinese commissioning editors has pulled out of attending Sheffield Doc/Fest at the last minute, after the UK festival refused demands from the…...

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June 09, 2012

LGBT Pride Month: 10 Films From the AIDS Crisis

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June is LGBT Pride Month, and once again, we're giving in to the temptation to make a list! This year our LGBT feature film is We Were Here, a film about…...

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,…...

April 05, 2012

Bhutto Wins a Peabody Award; Public TV Scores Multiple Awards

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Our heartiest congratulations go out to Mark Seigel and Duane Baughman on winning an esteemed Peabody Award for last season's Independent Lens documentary Bhutto. SO richly deserved! Other worthy winners…...

March 02, 2012

Month-Long Women and Girls Lead Online Film Festival Kicks Off

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Women and Girls Lead, a public media campaign designed to uplift, empower, and celebrate women who are making change around the world, is honoring Women's History Month with a month-long…...

February 25, 2012

Two Independent Lens Docs Nominated for Independent Spirit Awards

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More awards season news for the Independent Lens family. The Film Independent Spirit Awards are also this weekend, and Independent Lens has two nominated films: Hell and Back Again is…...

December 07, 2011

The Greatest Movie Montages — Got a Favorite?

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Our good friends Kurt Norton and Paul Mariano who produced These Amazing Shadows (which airs on Independent Lens on Dec. 29) have posted a really cool video on their blog…...

September 19, 2011

Women & Girls Lead Coming to PBS This Fall

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Independent Lens is honored to be a part of the innovative public media initiative Women and Girls Lead. The project seeks to use the power of documentary storytelling and the…...

September 07, 2011

Announcing our 10th Season of Remarkable Independents!

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It's that time again! Time for the premiere of a new and glorious season of Independent Lens, with an eclectic and inspiring schedule full of independent documentaries guaranteed to surprise,…...