March 25, 2019
How to Pronounce (and Not Pronounce) “Tre Maison Dasan”
Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
One of the three "stars" of the documentary Tre Maison Dasan, Maison is a funny, charming, hyper-articulate 11-year-old whose Autism Spectrum Disorder presents itself through his ever-active mind and deep love for…...
January 18, 2017
Philbert McLeod: Never Conquered (and Rest in Peace)
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In this piece created for Independent Lens by filmmaker Mat Hames, we get to know more about Eastern Shoshone tribal elder Philbert McLeod, one of the stars of Hames' Independent…...
April 17, 2015
Survivors: Confronting Deepwater Horizon Trauma through Oil on Canvas
Independent Lens in Where Are They Now?
Artist Sara Lattis Stone, whose husband Stephen Stone escaped the Deepwater Horizon disaster alive, turned to her craft — painting — as a means of confronting the post-traumatic stress her…...
April 13, 2015
Update: Kasey Checks In
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Kasey, one of the three formerly homeless teens portrayed in The Homestretch who are striving to make a better future for themselves, checked in just today to give us all…...
October 21, 2013
The Waiting Room Bonus Videos: More People, More Perspectives
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All of these clips come courtesy of Waiting Room filmmaker Peter Nicks and his "Storytelling Project," which is found on the official site for the film. Consider these mini-features "bonus…...
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…...
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 17, 2012
Welcome Our New Host, Stanley Tucci
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It’s official! Our 11th season will be hosted by the acclaimed actor and filmmaker Stanley Tucci! From The Hunger Games to Independent Lens … a logical progression, wouldn't you say?…...
August 18, 2012
Help Us Create a Monday Music Playlist
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Who's got a case of the Mondays? We do! As you may know, we have a new home on the television schedule starting in October — Monday nights at 10…...
August 17, 2012
Celebrating Monday Nights, with a 60-Man Welsh Chorus Covering New Order
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We wish it were for us, but we love it anyway and want to share, because we are so excited to be on Monday nights this Fall! Herewith, the 60-piece…...
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…...
June 12, 2012
PSA Posters from the Early AIDS Years
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This week's film is David Weissman's We Were Here, which deals with the impact of HIV/AIDS in San Francisco from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. It will air…...