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New Primetime Home for Indie Series Emerges From Independent Strategy Task Force Meetings
May 9, 2012ITVS president and CEO Sally Jo Fifer applauds year-round Monday slot on PBS core schedule to help meet first-order mission of public broadcasting. I’m pleased to report that the Independent Strategy Task Force has emerged from months of conversation to deliver a new 10 p.m. primetime slot on Monday nights for Independent Lens and POV. This is great news…
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The 6th World Premieres on FUTURESTATES
May 8, 2012Directed by Nanobah Becker the film will be available to stream for free at futurestates.tv and simultaneously on pbs.org. Navajo Astronaut Tazbah Redhouse is a pilot on the first spaceship sent to colonize Mars. But a mysterious dream the night before her departure indicates there may be more to her mission than she understands. Watch filmmaker…
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The Social Entrepreneur: Helping Women Not Only to Survive but Thrive
May 8, 2012A Women and Girls Lead SpotlightIf someone had told me in college that I would end up getting an MBA and running a business, I would have been offended and said something like “well, you must not understand what I stand for.” It took me a while to figure out how my diverse interests in anthropology, fair trade, social justice, women’s rights, and international…
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Doc U: The Future of Docs on PBS
May 7, 2012On Thursday, May 10th, Independent Lens Senior Series Producer Lois Vossen will be speaking at the panel “Doc U: The Future of Docs on PBS” in Los Angeles. The event will be presented by the International Documentary Association.Independent Lens and POV have continually provided a broadcast slot of independent documentary films on PBS. In May 2011, due to…
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Can the Stop Kony 2012 Video Save the International Criminal Court?
May 4, 2012Peace vs. Justice director Klaartje Quirijns and producer Stacy Sullivan discuss Invisible Children's Stop Kony 2012 video, the ICC, and the importance of continued discussion around international justice. Global Voices premieres on Sunday, May 6, with Peace vs. Justice on the World Channel. An online social screening and chat will be held on May 16…