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America Ferrera Celebrates Earth Day
April 22, 2011The Independent Lens host wishes everyone a happy and healthy Earth DayWe all do our best to recycle, compost, and try to be thoughtful about what and how we consume. But there's more to being green than hybrids and food scraps. It takes real commitment — both individual and collective. Join Independent Lens and this year’s host America Ferrera for…
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Taking Root with Lisa Merton on Earth Day
April 22, 2011Lisa Merton’s Taking Root was broadcast on Independent Lens in April 2009 and brought together more than 4,000 people to Community Cinema events in 50 cities across the country. As we ring in Earth Day celebrations across the country, we wanted to highlight some of the extraordinary films that ITVS had the opportunity to take out to communities through…
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An Environmental Conversation with the Filmmaker of Dirt! The Movie
April 21, 2011Eugene Rosow’s film Dirt! The Movie broadcast on Independent Lens in April 2010 and brought together more than 6,000 people to Community Cinema events in 60 cities across the country. As we gear up for Earth Day celebrations and events across the country, we wanted to reflect on two extraordinary films that ITVS had the opportunity to take out to…
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Celebrate Earth Day with a Social Screening of Garbage Dreams
April 18, 2011The exclusive online screening will be held on Thursday, April 21 at 9PM EDT / 6PM PDT on Independent Lens' Facebook Page and on Livestream. In celebration of Earth Day, Independent Lens will present an exclusive screening of the highly acclaimed documentary, Garbage Dreams by Mai Iskander on Thursday, April 21, 9PM/EDT 6PM PDT on the Independent Lens…
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Transformative Transmedia for Saving the Planet
April 8, 2011From original online mapping projects to Second Life, ITVS Interactive is constantly finding innovative and creative ways to draw new viewers to Public Media 2.0. Senior Content Producer Cathy Fischer reports on the subject and has the resources to back it up.I recently moderated a panel at the San Francisco Green Film Festival entitled Transmedia in a…