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Independent Lens Launches into 10th Season with Style
October 18, 2011More than two hundred filmmakers attended last week’s Independent Lens launch party in LA. Lois Vossen, the show’s founding Series Producer, was on hand and filed this wrap-up report. The 2011-12 season of Independent Lens got off to a rousing start on Tuesday, October 13when we hosted an event in Los Angeles to celebrate the 10th season. More than two…
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Deadline for ITVS International Call on Dec. 9, 2011
October 17, 2011ITVS International Call promotes the exchange of compelling documentary films between the United States and other nations, going beyond stereotypes and headline news. ITVS International enables independent producers from outside the United States to create documentaries for U.S. television. Through International Call, global storytellers…
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Tweetback from Wham! Bam! Islam! via #ILDocClub
October 14, 2011The 10th season of Independent Lens kicked off last night with filmmaker Isaac Solotaroff's Wham! Bam! Islam! Fans tuned in to watch the journey of THE 99 creator Naif Al-Mutawa and shared their thoughts online, as part of Independent Lens' new film club at #ILDocClub. Be sure to join the conversation next time you're watching Independent Lens on PBS.…
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WHAM! BAM! ISLAM! Director & Star Discuss Film After SF Sneak Preview
October 13, 2011Isaac Solotaroff and the inspiration for his film Wham! Bam! Islam!, Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, were on hand for a special San Francisco sneak preview screening of the documentary last week. The film screened before an audience of 130 at the Delancey Street Screening Room, where ITVS hosted a reception and post-screening discussion. Dr. Al-Mutawa explained…
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Newly Contracted: ITVS Announces Funding for The Truth Will Set You Free
October 13, 2011The documentary, by filmmakers Macky Alston and Sandra Itkoff, explores issues of faith, love, marriage, homosexuality, and the Episcopal Church — focusing on the first openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. "The agents of change in America are the folks who I know to watch PBS," said director Macky Alston when asked about why public media was…