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Mary-Louise Parker Says: "Join the Club!"
November 10, 2011Trouble rallying friends for book club? Mary-Louise Parker invites indie film lovers across the country to rally during PBS broadcasts of Independent Lens under #ILDocClub on twitter. Join the conversation each week with fresh reactions from viewers and some of the most provocative independent filmmakers on the planet.
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Up Next on Independent Lens, Deaf Jam
November 2, 2011Founding Series Producer of Independent Lens Lois Vossen, sets up the documentary Deaf Jam by filmmaker Judy Lieff. The film follows Aneta Brodski, a deaf teen living in New York City, as she discovers the power of American Sign Language poetry. As she prepares to be one of the first deaf poets to compete in a spoken-word slam, her journey leads to an…
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Up Next on Independent Lens, Lives Worth Living
October 27, 2011The documentary, by filmmaker Eric Neudel, follows one man's struggle to survive after a spinal cord injury and his role in the earliest days of the Disability Rights Movement. Watch the video below as Independent Lens Series Producer Lois Vossen sets up the film. Remember to participate in our weekly Independent Lens film club. Tonight, join filmmaker…
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Tweetback from Donor Unknown via #ILDocClub
October 21, 2011Week two of the new Independent Lens #ILDocClub took off last night on twitter, during the PBS broadcast of Donor Unknown. Be sure to join the conversation next time you're watching Independent Lens on PBS. For now, scroll through some of the chatter from this week's episode, below... Follow @independentlens on twitter for regular updatesFan…
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Tweetback from Wham! Bam! Islam! via #ILDocClub
October 14, 2011The 10th season of Independent Lens kicked off last night with filmmaker Isaac Solotaroff's Wham! Bam! Islam! Fans tuned in to watch the journey of THE 99 creator Naif Al-Mutawa and shared their thoughts online, as part of Independent Lens' new film club at #ILDocClub. Be sure to join the conversation next time you're watching Independent Lens on PBS.…