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Independent Filmmakers See ITVS as New Family
February 10, 2012Twenty filmmakers rallied in San Francisco this week to participate in ITVS's latest producers orientation for Open Call funding. Among the crop were filmmakers Jamila Wignot and Sierra Pettengill, whose documentary Town Hall examines three personalities who become emblematic figures of the Tea Party Movement. The pair offered BTB this recap of their…
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Talib Kweli on The Black Power Mixtape
February 9, 2012Hip Hop artist Talib Kweli reflects on the documentary he participated in during an interview with PBS NEWSHOUR’s Hari Sreenivasan. The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, airs Thursday night on Independent Lens. The interview was produced last month by ITVS. The documentary is the product of Swedish journalists, who came to the U.S. to document the…
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Filmmakers of The Island President Respond to Turmoil in the Maldives
February 8, 2012Director Jon Shenk and producers Bonni Cohen and Richard Berge offered a response to the ongoing political crisis in the Maldives and this week’s unexpected resignation of former President Mohamed Nasheed. Their documentary The Island President will air next season on Independent Lens.Yesterday morning we woke up to the shocking news that President…
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If Angela Davis Had Twitter, Way Back When...
February 8, 2012Dr. Angela Davis reflects on how social media may have aided her activist pursuits in the 1960s. She is featured in The Black Power Mixtape, which airs this Thursday on Independent Lens. The clip is part of a larger interview conducted by PBS NEWSHOUR’s Hari Sreenivasan and produced by ITVS. The documentary is the product of Swedish journalists, who came…
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Dr. Angela Davis on Black Power and Occupy
February 7, 2012Dr. Angela Davis is featured prominently in the documentary The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, airing this week on Independent Lens. In this ITVS-produced segment, the icon and activist sat down with PBS NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the state of activism from the Black Power Movement to Occupy Wall Street. The documentary is the product of…