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Free Screening of BRONX PRINCESS This Saturday in Little Ghana Neighborhood
August 25, 2009BRONX PRINCESS tells the true story of Rocky Otoo, the Bronx-born teenage daughter of royal Ghanaian parents. With freedom in sight, this sassy, college-bound overachiever rebels against working at her mother’s beauty shop moves to Ghana, West Africa, with her royal father and reconciles her African heritage with her dream of independence. Funded by…
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Watch EN ROUTE TO BAGHDAD on Global Voices on PBS WORLD
August 21, 2009Prior to his death in a Baghdad bombing attack in 2003, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello devoted his life to global humanitarian efforts in countries such as Mozambique, Cambodia and East Timor. EN ROUTE TO BAGHDAD is a portrait of Vieira de Mello and his extraordinary career and a tragic metaphor for the effort…
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Upcoming Community Cinema Screenings
August 19, 2009Earlier this month, we announced the exciting line-up of Independent Lens films coming to Community Cinema. Be sure to check out this year's schedule of upcoming screenings. Join us in September for free screenings of D TOUR, which chronicles musician Pat Spurgeon's search for a living kidney donor and the challenges with finding a viable match. In over 50…
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Behind the Scenes: GOING ON 13
August 18, 2009GOING ON 13 follows four urban girls of color over the span of four years, from their uncomplicated elementary school lives to the crowded halls of middle school, where they confront sex, chat rooms and the powerful influence of popular culture. Check out the behind-the-scenes clip below where filmmakers Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Dawn Valadez meet up…
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In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs
August 17, 2009“Like numerous makers of nonfiction film, [Bill] Benenson believes the critical platform for documentaries is television. Regardless of what happens to DIRT! The Movie in theaters, the film will be a part of next year's Earth Day programming presented by PBS and ITVS, the Independent Television Service." Read full review >>“SCARRED JUSTICE: The…