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FUTURESTATES Launch Party is Tonight!
March 30, 2011ITVS, KQED, and Public Works invite you to attend the SF launch party to ring in the second season of FUTURESTATES The event will feature screenings of Asparagus by Robby Henson, and Remigration by Barry Jenkins, two new episodes from the series. San Francisco’s award-winning writer and director Barry Jenkins will be on hand to participate in a Q&A…
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Letter from Rose
March 29, 2011Rose Mapendo survived a Congolese death camp and lived to reflect on the experience in the documentary Pushing the Elephant, airing tonight on Independent Lens. Prior to the film’s national broadcast, Rose wanted to share her personal perspective with viewers. I thank God for what He has done to keep me alive until this day. I am very happy that this movie…
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Pushing for an End to Gender Based Violence
March 29, 2011By Celia Richa, Family Violence Prevention Fund Violence against women and girls is a horrific and widespread human rights and global health crisis that demands an immediate response. Far too many women and girls around the world are trafficked into sex slavery, attacked as they attend school, and endure violence in the home or rape as a weapon of war. While…
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Explore our Interactive Timeline: History of the Congo
March 28, 2011Independent Lens has created an interactive timeline of the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo to help bring viewers up to speed ahead of Tuesday night’s documentary Pushing the Elephant. The Democratic Republic of Congo has a tragic history marked by invasion and brutality by imperialists and occupiers. Give yourself a primer on the African…
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FUTURESTATES’ Spring of Sorrow Now Available Online
March 28, 2011The short by Suzi Yoonessi is streaming free on FUTURESTATES.TV. The original online series FUTURESTATES continues its online release this week with the short Spring of Sorrow. The story follows two sisters who lead a nomadic life after being displaced by global warming. Trapped in the desert in the midst of a water shortage, Isabelle tells her younger…