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BETWEEN THE FOLDS Screens in Grand Rapids With Paper Folders
November 4, 2009Producing Partners are local community organizations that co-present Community Cinema screenings across the country. Last night, Producing Partner WGVU Television & Radio in Grand Rapids, MI, screened the Independent Lens film BETWEEN THE FOLDS. The film looks at fine artists and theoretical scientists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at…
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FUTURESTATES: A New Online Fictional Series
November 3, 2009What might life look like in an America of the future? Beginning March 2010, ITVS will launch a new online fictional series called FUTURESTATES, which will consist of 11 mini-features each 15 minutes in length, created by independent filmmakers. These short narrative films will explore many of today’s complex social issues by imagining how they play out…
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POWER PATHS Premiering Tonight on Independent Lens
November 3, 2009"Ten percent of the United States’ energy comes from American Indian lands... Independent Lens explores the efforts of American Indian tribes—including the Sioux of the Great Plains and the Navajo and the Hopi of the Southwest—to protect their natural resources and bring renewable-energy projects to their communities" - The New York Times It’s time to…
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Maggie Gyllenhaal Discusses Organ Donation and D TOUR
November 3, 2009Here is a shocking statistic: on average, 18 people die everyday waiting for an organ transplant. Watch the exclusive video below with Independent Lens host Maggie Gyllenhaal who discusses D TOUR, which chronicles musician Pat Spurgeon's search for a living kidney donor and the challenges associated with finding a viable match. The program will air on…
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Independent Lens on PBS’s COVE
November 2, 2009Interested in watching full-length episodes of Independent Lens and your other favorite PBS series online? Look no further—PBS recently launched its new video player: COVE (Comprehensive Online Video Ecosystem). Like the iTunes’ interface, COVE allows users to flip through content horizontally across the screen in a series of stacked images. The…