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Waste Land Opens in New York
October 28, 2010Lucy Walker’s Waste Land, which is part of this year’s lineup on Independent Lens, opens this Friday, October 29 at the Angelika Film Center in New York. The documentary tells the extraordinary tale of the Brazilian artist Vik Muniz and his journey to the largest landfill in the world to work with a community of people called catadores — pickers of recyclable…
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Lessons From The Lab: Art & Copy in Review
October 27, 2010As more and more Independent Lens films become available on iTunes we wanted to share with viewers how those projects are performing online. Indies Lab Director Davin Hutchins, pulls back the curtain on the successes behind the documentary Art & Copy. One of the more notable documentaries in our stable of IndiesLab films is Art & Copy, which…
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The Real Mad Men Come to Independent Lens
October 26, 2010The real Mad Men (and women) are coming to Independent Lens tonight in the acclaimed documentary Art & Copy. Set your DVRs now or tune in the old-fashioned way at 10 PM on PBS (check local listings). The legendary ad giants that brought you “Just Do It” and “Where’s the Beef?” are all on display in filmmaker Doug Pray’s profile of the Madison Avenue world.…
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Don Draper’s Got Nothing on You
October 25, 2010For those experiencing some Mad Men withdrawal this week, tune into Independent Lens on Tuesday at 10 PM to watch the real ad gurus in Doug Pray’s Art & Copy. The documentary takes an intimate look at the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture. Meet the men and women responsible for slogans like: “Just Do It”; “Where's the Beef?”; “Got…
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The Parking Lot Movie Plays Manhattan
October 25, 2010If you missed The Parking Lot Movie last Tuesday on Independent Lens or have yet to download the film on iTunes, well, there is yet another way to see the cult-favorite documentary. This Tuesday, October 26 at 7 PM, Meghan Eckman’s film will be projected on a giant screen in Midtown Manhattan. telegraph21, the online curated video magazine that focuses on…