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What Do Protagonists Get Out of Documentaries?
August 17, 2011Filmmaker Koen Suidgeest of Karla’s Arrival explains why doc films offer a voice to those who have been silenced. Karla’s Arrival will have its U.S. premiere at the NY International Latino Film Festival on August 17. If there’s anything that has become clear to me, it is that different audiences all over the world have very similar humanistic questions.…
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Precious Knowledge Premieres in NYC
August 17, 2011The documentary will screen on August 17 and 18 at 4pm at the Clearview Cinemas Chelsea. A Q&A with filmmaker Eren Isabel McGinnis will follow the screening.The ITVS-funded Precious Knowledge is the gripping, current-headlines account of Tucson High School students and teachers forming the front line of an epic civil rights battle to save their…
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A New Web Series from NBPC
August 17, 2011The National Black Programming Consortium has introduced a new web series called Black Folk Don’t — an anecdotal idea and concept based on negative stereotypes. You can find the trailer for NBPC’s new series below…
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The Oath Airs Tuesday Night on POV
August 16, 2011The ITVS-funded documentary by Laura Poitras is a story about family, taxis, al Qaeda, Guantanamo Bay, and the U.S. Supreme Court.The Oath is the story of Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden’s former bodyguard, and Salim Hamdan, a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay Prison and the first man to face the controversial military tribunals. Filmed in Yemen, The Oath is the…
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100,000+ Fans Can’t Be Wrong
August 16, 2011Interested in raising your web presence? This past week the Independent Lens Facebook page reached and passed the 100,00 fan milestone. IL’s Managing Editor Brooke Shelby Biggs has been making her social media best practices available in a series of BTB posts. You can find a roundup of those offerings below:On Social Media, Quality Trumps Quantity How to…