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Independent Lens Takes on TCA!
July 20, 2012Over the course of the next two weeks, journalists and television critics will be flocking to the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles for the biannual Television Critics Association (TCA) Press Tour in Los Angeles for a chance to preview upcoming programs from major broadcast and cable networks. This weekend, PBS is prominently featuring Independent Lens…
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Have You Heard From Johannesburg Nominated for Primetime Emmy
July 19, 2012In January of this year, ITVS brought the epic five-part documentary series Have You Heard From Johannesburg by Connie Field to Independent Lens. This morning we learned that the series has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking! Watch A Landmark Series on the Anti-Apartheid Movement on PBS. See…
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PBS Explores Immigration in Homeland
July 17, 2012Homeland: Immigration in America reveals the complexity of the election-year issue. The three-part series premieres nationally on PBS on Friday, July 20 and 27, 2012, at 10pm ET. While immigration is a national issue this election year, it plays out daily in the lives of people in communities across the country. Homeland: Immigration in America…
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Losing an Acrobat: A Filmmaker Update
July 17, 2012The ITVS-funded documentary Acrobat premiered Sunday on Global Voices. After the tragic passing of the film’s central character, Fabrice Champion, filmmaker Olivier Meyrou reflects on his time with Fabrice. The version of Acrobat that recently premiered on Global Voices wrapped about a year ago, however, with the support of the film’s producer,…
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The Interrupters: One Year of Impact
July 16, 2012Steve James’s acclaimed documentary The Interrupters — about the Chicago-based anti-violence group CeaseFire — continues to leave its mark on policymakers and community members. Earlier this year, a screening of the film before Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, may have helped inspire the city to offer an unprecedented $1 million grant toward CeaseFire to…