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The Desert of Forbidden Art Arrives in Los Angeles
March 18, 2011Coming to Independent Lens on April 5, The Desert of Forbidden Art opens in Los Angeles on Friday, March 18 at the Laemmle Theatres. The documentary by filmmakers Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev tells the incredible story about a group of visionary Soviet-era artists and one man who risked his life to rescue their work. The art exhibited in the film was…
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Filmmaker Donating 100% of DVD Proceeds to Japan Relief Today Only
March 17, 2011Director Vanessa Gould announced today her plans to donate 100 percent of DVD sales from her Award-winning film, Between the Folds, to disaster relief in Japan. The filmmaker is running the benefit for today only, March 17, 2011 so you'll have to move fast. Click here to buy the film and help Japan in its time of need. The proceeds of every $20 DVD sale will be…
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Celebrating Women’s History Month in Film
March 17, 2011For 20 years ITVS has been responsible for showcasing innovative and eye-opening programming focusing on the shared and unique experiences of women worldwide. Our documentaries have covered everything from glass-ceiling-shattering female heads of state to the grassroots movements in developing nations led by women who refused to accept no for an…
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Live Chat on FUTURESTATES
March 15, 2011ITVS will host a live chat with filmmakers from the FUTURESTATES series on Wednesday, March 16 at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. The discussion will be moderated by Michella Rivera-Gravage, Director of Digital & Interactive Media for The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). Panelists will include filmmakers Nisha Ganatra (Beholder), Mia Trachinger…
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Digital Diaspora Family Reunion
March 15, 2011A multimedia-driven social engagement project by Thomas Allen Harris Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris explains his latest creative project, Digital Diaspora, which is designed to maintain family history one photograph at a time. For 15 years, I have been making documentary films that mined my family and extended African Diasporic family archives to…