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Community Classroom Profiles the Best. Teacher. Ever!
July 15, 2011Last month, Community Classroom unveiled the winner of the Best. Teacher. Ever! Contest: Negussie Tirfessa, Ph.D., Professor of Physics, Manchester Community College. As a followup, we asked Independent Lens viewer Cordelia Vahadji to interview her nominee, so that we could discover what makes this educator so inspirational to his students, and that…
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Filmmakers Judy Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith Earn Emmy Nomination for Most Dangerous Man
July 14, 2011The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers has picked up an Emmy nomination for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking. The documentary, produced by Judy Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith, aired last season on P.O.V.. Join ITVS in congratulating the filmmakers and P.O.V.! The film follows Daniel Ellsberg, a leading…
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If You Facebook in the Forest Does it Make a Sound?
July 14, 2011Managing Editor of Independent Lens Brooke Shelby Biggs offers advice on how to trigger and track engagement on Facebook. A common misconception about Facebook is that however many friends or fans you have, they will all see each of your posts. This is simply not the case. In fact, only about one of every four of your posts will be seen by a given fan. And it…
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Filmmaker Justine Shapiro on Summering in Tehran
July 13, 2011The documentary Our Summer in Tehran (check local listings) follows Jewish American filmmaker Justine Shapiro and her 6-year-old son Mateo as they travel to Iran for the first time. They establish friendships with unlikely partners and discover how, despite hardships, deep and lasting bonds can transcend cultural differences. Why did you decide…
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Feed Your Synapses with Independent Lens to Go
July 13, 2011Are you desperately in need of brain food this summer, when the primetime lineup leans toward Who Wants to be a National Laughingstock? and Are You Smarter Than a Single-Celled Organism? Well, even though the Independent Lens season premiere is still a few months away, we put together this handy guide of recent IL shows that are now available online for your…