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Michele Stellato sits in front of her walker
Interviews

April 27, 2023

“Laughter Is My Outlet”: How Michele Stellato is Living and Coping with ALS

Craig Phillips in Beyond the Films

After being diagnosed as a young woman with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Michele “Shelly” Stellato said, "We had to decide what to do with the time we had left.” Part…...

Ronnie Grigg inside the Overdose Prevention Society site in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Interviews

February 23, 2023

How Vancouver Finds Hope and Love Amid Fentanyl Crisis

Independent Lens in Behind the Films

  By Ivonne Spinoza One of the more horrible legacies we are left with from the war on drugs is the lack of compassion toward those who struggle with addiction.…...

Jim Allison Breakthrough (the scientist looking with a microscope)
Contests

February 01, 2023

Book Giveaway! Jim Allison: This Is What a Hero Looks Like

Independent Lens in Contests

Celebrate an unconventional superhero. We're giving away seven incredible This Is What a Hero Looks Like coffee table books, a companion to our award-winning documentary, Jim Allison: Breakthrough. Enter for your chance to win!   'This…...

Brother

A filmmaker’s intimate phone calls with her brother explore his fragile recovery from opioid addiction. Read More

World Without Oil

On April 30, 2007, the world entered a global oil shock. Or so it seems at World Without Oil, an online ‘alternate reality’ that enlisted the world’s collective imagination to document the oil crisis with blogs, videos, and images. As the simulated crisis unfolded, people all over the U.S. and the… Read More