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 WALTZ WITH BASHIR in Competition at Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival has selected former Israeli soldier Ari Folman’s animated work about the horror he witnessed in the 1982 massacre of Palestinian refugees by Christian militia. Learn more >>
ITVS Partners in Global Water Project
ITVS and the Knight Center for International Media at the University of Miami join together in a global media campaign about the water crisis and its potential solutions. Learn more >>
ITVS Docs Win Three Peabody Awards
Congratulations to the filmmakers for SISTERS IN LAW and BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE and to the series producers of CRAFT IN AMERICA for their prestigious awards.
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Online: Learn From the Pros
Get video tips from ITVS filmmakers. From stop-motion animation and using archival footage, to gaining trust and telling personal stories, learn how these professionals hone their craft.
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Inside Indies: From Short to Feature Film
Shorts are enjoying a renaissance they haven’t seen since newsreels were shown before the double feature. Take a “short” trip down memory lane and see what films went the distance.
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Filmocracy: Mix it Up. Make a Statement!
Do you care about what you eat and where your food comes from? The Filmocracy mashup contest invites you to make a statement about the politics of food.
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ITVS and PBS Present Global Voices
This new series airing on the PBS WORLD channel brings U.S. audiences documentaries by independents from America and abroad.
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ITVS Community Cinema: NEW YEAR BABY
See previews of Independent Lens films followed by panel discussions and guest speakers at ITVS Community Cinema. In May, NEW YEAR BABY screens in over 40 cities.
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Electric Shadows
Electric Shadows projects present the "unflinching visions of independent producers" by exploring arts and culture via the Web, exclusively.
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THE DEVIL NEVER SLEEPS
by Lourdes Portillo
May 11, 2008 at 10 PM on Global Voices
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Informed by a phone call of the mysterious death of her wealthy Mexican uncle Oscar, filmmaker Lourdes Portillo travels to Mexico to learn the truth. While the death is officially ruled a suicide, Portillo's relatives claim murder, offering several possible suspects including a business partner, a ranch hand and Oscar's young widow, who stands to inherit everything. Portillo unravels a complicated web of family secrets, intrigue, rumor and betrayal that makes murder seem ever more likely, yet ever more obscure.
STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age
by Alison Rooper
May 11 at 10 PM on America at a Crossroads
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This film explores the emergence of Muslim and Arab American comedians in the wake of 9/11, showing how the comics use humor to take on stereotypes about Middle Easterners and the issue of terrorism. STAND UP showcases their comedy and the way it is shaped by the everyday tribulations of their lives.
OH, SAIGON
by Doan Hoang
On PBS in May
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A Vietnamese family attempts to resolve its divided past when three brothers—one capitalist, one communist, one anti-war—who fought against each other in the Vietnam War meet again after decades and confront their differences. Meanwhile, two first generation Vietnamese American sisters try to reconcile a difficult past that altered the course of their lives.
TIE A YELLOW RIBBON
by Joy Dietrich
On public television in May
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TIE A YELLOW RIBBON takes its audience on a journey into the world of Asian American young women. Told through the eyes of Jenny Mason, a Korean adoptee, the story shows a nuanced portrait of the everyday struggles of this under-represented group. Jenny's search for connection and a place to call home in American society is often heartwrenching and ultimately redemptive.
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