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January 12, 2015

Darius Clark Monroe’s Evolution from Criminal to Filmmaker

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[caption id="attachment_6221" align="alignnone" width="600"] Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe[/caption] Darius Clark Monroe's own evolution from loving son, to incarcerated criminal, and then back to student and filmmaker, is quite a journey.…...

Test Your Knowledge

January 09, 2015

Evolution of a Criminal: Juvenile Justice Quiz

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  Alongside the PBS documentary Evolution of a Criminal, we thought it'd be interesting to dig a little deeper into the topic of juvenile criminality in America. To step back for…...

December 06, 2014

And the winner of IDA Award for Best Curated Series goes to…

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At Friday night’s 30th annual IDA Documentary Awards, given out every year by the International Documentary Association to recognize and honor outstanding documentary films and filmmakers, Independent Lens was given…...

October 27, 2014

Is Time Itself Brakeless?

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The Nature of Time “I know this much: that there is objective time, but also subjective time, the kind you wear on the inside of your wrist, next to where…...

October 01, 2014

Independent Lens Wins 3 News & Documentary Emmy Awards

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Cover your ears, it’s horn tooting time here! Last night at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony, Independent Lens films won three Emmy Awards, for Editing; Investigative Journalism, Long-Form; and Best…...

September 04, 2014

Independent Lens Announces New Fall Slate

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[caption id="attachment_5886" align="alignnone" width="600"] From Bully[/caption] On the heels of receiving ten News and Documentary Emmy nominations, Independent Lens announced today that its new season will open with the critically-acclaimed documentary…...

Leveled Philadelphia row houses after the MOVE bombings
Behind the Films

July 11, 2014

From RealScreen: Archive Masterclass on the Making of the Film

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Super piece by Adam Benzine on Let the Fire Burn's extensive, exhaustive archival process, with insight from filmmaker Jason Osder: "Archive masterclass: Making Let the Fire Burn'."  The film had…...

June 30, 2014

The Winner of 2013-2014 Independent Lens Audience Award Is…

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The votes are in and Independent Lens viewers have spoken! Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey is the winner of the Independent Lens 2013-2014 Audience Award. Congratulations to filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz and…...

June 16, 2014

Vote for the 2013-2014 Independent Lens Audience Award!

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Now that the Independent Lens 2013-2014 season is officially concluded, voting for the Audience Award is heating up. If you haven't already, rate and vote for your favorite films from…...

May 16, 2014

Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams on God Loves Uganda

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Roger Ross Williams won an Academy Award for his short documentary Music by Prudence, which told the moving story of 21-year-old Zimbabwean singer-songwriter Prudence Mabhena, who was born severely disabled and has struggled to…...

A Philadelphia police officer observes the rubble after the MOVE bombings
Where Are They Now?

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…...

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May 06, 2014

Decisions on Deadline: Journalism Game

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Connected to Samantha Grant's film A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at The New York Times, which premiered this week on Independent Lens (check local listings to see if it's…...