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April 18, 2014

A Musical Journey Through Muscle Shoals

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The word “magic” is mentioned a lot in Muscle Shoals, a mesmerizing documentary that tries to explain, or at least place in context, the extraordinary success of FAME (founded by…...

April 14, 2014

Trials of Muhammad Ali Simulcast: Online Screening and Live Chat

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The Trials of Muhammad Ali Exclusive Screening & Live Chat with Director Bill Siegel Monday April 14, 10pm ET/7 PT Independent Lens, Kartemquin Films, and Eight Arizona are trying something…...

April 07, 2014

Meet the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

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Enjoy this collection of additional videos and links to check out more from the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, who are the center of Reuben Atlas's new Independent Lens documentary Brothers Hypnotic,…...

March 26, 2014

Medora T-Shirt Contest!

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Medora, which premieres on Independent Lens next Monday, March 31st at 10 PM (check local listings), is the story of a struggling Indiana community and its woebegotten high school basketball…...

January 06, 2014

At Berkeley Shares National Society of Film Critics Best Non-Fic Honor

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At Berkeley, which will be broadcast on Independent Lens on January 13, was just named co-recipient of Best Non-Fiction Film of 2013 by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC), sharing the…...

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Interviews

December 30, 2013

How to Survive a Plague: Q&A with David France

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"The 2nd best film of the year" - Wesley Morris, Boston Globe Top Ten Movies of 2012. "It’s hard to overstate how ingenious France’s formal choices are...The material has been shaped…...

December 20, 2013

Can We Eat Sushi “Responsibly?”

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Jiro Dreams of Sushi had those of us here at Independent Lens dreaming not only of sushi, but of fish in general, and the question that keeps coming up: Can we eat…...

December 18, 2013

Independent Lens Announces Winter/Spring 2014 Season

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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="594"] From Medora.[/caption] We're excited to officially announce the Independent Lens Winter/Spring 2014 lineup, the second half of our current season, presenting a varied selection of independent…...

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 26, 2013

Women and Girls Lead Presents Young Lakota Online Encore and Live Chat

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Since 1990, every U.S. President has declared the month of November as Native American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and honor the contributions, culture, history, and traditions of American…...

November 25, 2013

Young Lakota: Q&A with Filmmakers Rose Rosenblatt and Marion Lipschutz

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Filmmaking duo Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt are no strangers to reproductive rights-themed documentaries. Their award-winning work includes Live Free or Die (POV, 2000), about a New Hampshire OB-GYN on…...

Indian Relay filmmaker Charles Dye

November 14, 2013

Indian Relay: Q&A with Filmmaker Charles Dye

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Filmmaker Charles Dye moved around a lot growing up, but always in the West: New Mexico, California, Texas, Arizona — and it was in this last place where he went to high…...