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Go Back to the Future at the Tribeca Film Festival
April 23, 2011Catch a special FREE screening of FUTURESTATES Season Two on Saturday, April 23, at 2:30pm at the Clearview Cinema in Chelsea, New York City. ITVS and Tribeca All Access host a free screening of shorts from the second season of FUTURESTATES on Saturday, April 23, at 2:30pm at the Clearview Cinema in Chelsea. This year’s selection, listed below,…
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America Ferrera Celebrates Earth Day
April 22, 2011The Independent Lens host wishes everyone a happy and healthy Earth DayWe all do our best to recycle, compost, and try to be thoughtful about what and how we consume. But there's more to being green than hybrids and food scraps. It takes real commitment — both individual and collective. Join Independent Lens and this year’s host America Ferrera for…
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Taking Root with Lisa Merton on Earth Day
April 22, 2011Lisa Merton’s Taking Root was broadcast on Independent Lens in April 2009 and brought together more than 4,000 people to Community Cinema events in 50 cities across the country. As we ring in Earth Day celebrations across the country, we wanted to highlight some of the extraordinary films that ITVS had the opportunity to take out to communities through…
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An Environmental Conversation with the Filmmaker of Dirt! The Movie
April 21, 2011Eugene 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…
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Mom Bloggers Rally in The Big Easy
April 21, 2011Lois Vossen, ITVS Vice President and Series Producer of Independent Lens, reports back on last week’s Mom 2.0 Summit in New Orleans, LA. Last week I was in New Orleans for the MOM 2.0 Conference, an event attended by 450 social media influencers—a.k.a. Bloggers—from around the country. The group convenes annually to discuss ways to create smarter…