March 04, 2016
Documentaries for Movie Geeks: Films About Films
Scott Weinberg in Behind the Films
Once you've watched a beloved movie two or three times, you start to crave a little more information about the film's conception, production, and cultural impact, among other things. So…...
June 13, 2013
The Revolutionary Optimists Filmmakers on Finding Hope in Kolkata’s Slums
Independent Lens in Uncategorized
Amlan Ganguly is a visionary. This lawyer-turned-community activist is not only changing a neighborhood, but also changing the way its youngest residents envision their lives. In this character-driven and highly…...
April 25, 2013
Director Marco Williams on the Making of The Undocumented
Independent Lens in Uncategorized
[caption id="attachment_3919" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Filmmaker Marco Williams, director of The Undocumented[/caption] Since 1998, more than two thousand dead bodies have been found in Arizona’s Sonora Desert — the remains of…...
April 11, 2013
Filmmaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan on the Making of Wonder Women!
Independent Lens in Uncategorized
Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and produced by Kelcey Edwards, Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines airs Monday, April 15 at 10pm (check local listings). We recently spoke with…...
April 02, 2013
A Letter from Kind Hearted Woman’s Robin Poor Bear
Independent Lens in Uncategorized
Part One of Kind Hearted Woman, a pillar program of the Women and Girls Lead campaign, premiered last night during a special Independent Lens and FRONTLINE co-presentation. Viewers met Robin Poor Bear and her…...
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…...
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…...
September 25, 2012
Half the Sky: Addressing Maternal Mortality
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In many developing countries, pregnancy may as well be considered a death sentence. With the premiere of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide just a week…...
September 19, 2012
Lee Gorewitz, Subject of You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t: 1933–2012
826chi in Where Are They Now?
We learned that Lee Gorewitz, the magnetic, philosophical, and feisty subject of last season's film You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't passed away on Thursday,…...
July 26, 2012
Team Wyman-Haworth Talk About the Adventure of Making Strong!
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We love when a filmmaker and her subject drop in at our offices, especially when they are as funny and charming as these two! Julie Wyman, whose film Strong! premieres…...
May 31, 2012
Highlights from Hell and Back Again Screening with Sgt. Nathan Harris and Ashley Harris
826chi in Where Are They Now?
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…...