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Revealing Documentary About Fort Hood: America’s Largest Military Base
November 9, 2009As the nation continues to grapple with the causes and the effects of the recent tragedy at Fort Hood, ITVS and Austin PBS affiliate KLRU present TATTOOED UNDER FIRE, a new documentary shot on location in and around Fort Hood and Killeen, Texas. Premiering this month on public television (check local listings), the film offers an intimate,…
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Inside Indies: Ask Vilmos!
November 9, 2009If you could ask acclaimed cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond a question, what would it be? The beloved co-subject of NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: Laszo & Vilmos, Zsigmond is a legend for his fine camerawork, having shot films such as The Deer Hunter and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. For our Inside Indies feature, we'll be talking to Vilmos and asking him…
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KLRU-Austin LINCS Partnership: TATTOOED UNDER FIRE
November 9, 2009Linking Independents and Co-Producing Stations (LINCS) provides matching funds (up to $100,000) to partnerships between public television stations and independent producers. To apply for LINCS funds, independents must first approach a public television station and establish a partnership.Learn more about a recent LINCS partnership with…
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Video Extra: SUMMER SUN WINTER MOON
November 6, 2009This is the companion piece to SUMMER SUN WINTER MOON, airing this month on public television, which tells the story of an unexpected collaboration between a Blackfeet poet and an unconventional classical composer that led to a unique work of art. In this video extra, teenager Jesse Desrosier gives an intimate look into daily life on the Blackfeet…
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Interview With Director Vanessa Gould, BETWEEN THE FOLDS
November 5, 2009Community Cinema selections are screened in more than 50 locations throughout the United States. This month, Community Cinema presents the Independent Lens film BETWEEN THE FOLDS, which chronicles the stories of fine artists and intrepid theoretical scientists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at hard-earned graduate degrees––all to forge…