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Welcome Our New Host, Stanley Tucci
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? (We can’t help it,...
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Lee Gorewitz, Subject of You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t:...
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, September 13, 2012. In the...
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#TGIM! Indie Lens Fans Generate EPIC Monday Music Playlist
We asked you for your favorite Monday music jams, and boy, did you come through! Turns out your tastes run from Wilco to NOFX, with some Mamas & the Papas and Bobby “Blue” Bland thrown in for good...
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Half the Sky: Addressing Maternal Mortality
A young mother at University Hospital in Somaliland. Photo by Nick Kristof. In many developing countries, pregnancy may as well be considered a death sentence. With the premiere of Half the Sky:...
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Be a Part of Our Half the Sky Special Using Social Media
Television is no longer a one-to-many medium, and we need you to be a part of the Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide experience. To do it, select any of our...
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The Making of the Unmaking of Janesville, WI
We sat down with As Goes Janesville filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein in the midst of a whirlwind media tour ahead of the premiere of his film on Independent Lens Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10 PM (check...
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In Pictures: Janesville’s Industrial Rollercoaster, 1849-2008
As we witness in As Goes Janesville, when the General Motors plant in Janesville, Wisconsin closed for good in 2008, the town found itself in the midst of an identity crisis. Of course, Janesville is...
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Reel Treasures: Lichtenstein on Altman, Stoney, & Wiseman
Welcome to a brand-new, extra spicy blog series! Since we’ve moved to Monday nights, and are sharing primetime with Antiques Roadshow and Market Warriors, we’ve started thinking about all of the...
View ArticleMonday Just Got Real on PBS — Set Your DVR or Alarm Clock!
At long last, the 11th season of Independent Lens is here! With it comes our new timeslot, Mondays at 10 PM on PBS. For most of you, that means we follow Antiques Roadshow at 8 PM, and the new series...
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Macky Alston on Bishop Gene Robinson, LGBT Rights, and Making His Film, Love...
Macky Alston (Hard Road Home) returns to Independent Lens this season with his new film Love Free or Die. We sat down to discuss the genesis of his latest work and the very personal angle from which he...
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The Making of Solar Mamas
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 film is part of Why Poverty? and Women...
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Academy Award-Winner Alex Gibney’s Tale of Two Cities in One
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 part...
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