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  1. A Close Look at Who Killed Chea Vichea?

    April 28, 2011

    Who Killed Chea Vichea? airs this May on public television and follows the aftermath of Cambodian labor leader Chea Vichea’s assassination in 2004. The film exposes the political frame-up behind the conviction of two men, as well as the widespread corruption in Cambodia’s existing regime. ITVS’s Abigail Licad caught up with Director Bradley Cox to ask…

  2. The Remarkable World of Marwencol

    April 27, 2011

    Jeff Malmberg’s acclaimed documentary Marwencol aired Tuesday night on Independent Lens. Recently, the filmmaker dropped by ITVS to talk about his experience working with the weekly PBS series.Malmberg also spoke with PBS NewsHour’s Jeff Brown to offer some background on Marwencol and his relationship with the film’s subject Mark Hogancamp.…

  3. FOCUS ON: Chris Shellen, Producer of Marwencol

    April 25, 2011

    FOCUS ON is a regular interview series profiling independent filmmakers and their projects. Up this week is Chris Shellen, producer of Marwencol, which airs Tuesday, April 26, on Independent Lens.When/How did you decide that you wanted to be a filmmaker? I decided senior year of high school to go to film school. I was one of those kids who’d make personal…

  4. An Environmental Conversation with the Filmmaker of Dirt! The Movie

    April 21, 2011

    Eugene Rosow’s film Dirt! The Movie broadcast on Independent Lens in April 2010 and brought together more than 6,000 people to Community Cinema events in 60 cities across the country.   As we gear up for Earth Day celebrations and events across the country, we wanted to reflect on two extraordinary films that ITVS had the opportunity to take out to…

  5. FOCUS ON: Pedro Kos, Editor of Waste Land

    April 16, 2011

    BTB is delighted to introduce a new feature called FOCUS ON — a regular interview series profiling independent filmmakers and their projects. Up first is editor Pedro Kos, whose Oscar-nominated doc Waste Land airs Tuesday, April 19 on Independent Lens. What was the first film project you ever edited? In 1996, I was a student in the New York Film Academy…

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