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Director Jeff Malmberg and Mark Hogancamp with their Marwencol alter egos. (Photo by Chris Shellen)
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April 25, 2011

Marwencol Director Reflects on a Man, His Dolls, and the Touch of Genius

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Jeff Malmberg, director of Marwencol, took on much more than just a film project when he decided to shoot a documentary about Mark Hogancamp. Intrigued by a magazine article about…...

April 02, 2011

Unearthing the Miraculous in a Far Away Land

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Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev discovered a book at a flea market in Moscow about Russian avant-garde art that miraculously survived Soviet censorship. That chance encounter led to many years…...

January 19, 2011

Find and Use the Secret Word to Win Our Basquiat Poster

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Yeah, we're doing another contest because we really like giving stuff away. First, did you know that select Independent Lens films are screened in more than 95 communities nationwide --…...

January 11, 2011

Crisis in Haiti Especially Dire for Children

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Children of Haiti premieres on Independent Lens tonight at 10 PM. As tomorrow's one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake approaches, the media is alight with stories of rebuilding efforts, humanitarian…...

December 24, 2010

Happy Winter Holidays from Independent Lens!

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All of us at Independent Lens wish you and yours a safe, warm, peaceful, and joyous holiday season, and a prosperous and intellectually stimulating 2011! See more Independent Lens....

December 13, 2010

Are You an Independent Lens Facebook Fan?

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Our lovely and talented host America Ferrera invites you to join us on Facebook, where we offer exclusive events and content not always available on our website. We have some…...

November 17, 2010

Lost Sparrow director: ‘If I had known what I was getting myself into, I wouldn’t have made the film.’

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Bobby and Tyler Billing ran away on a Monday. Their bodies were discovered on the train tracks on Tuesday. They were buried on Wednesday. Their family moved to their summer…...