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The Making of the Unmaking of Janesville, WI
October 8, 2012Independent Lens sat down with As Goes Janesville filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein in the midst of a whirlwind media tour ahead of the premiere of his film on Monday, October 8, 2012 at 10 PM (check local listings). Watch Focus on the Challenges That Janesville Faces on PBS. See more from Independent Lens.What impact do you hope As Goes Janesville will…
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Rose Mapendo Responds to Tragedy in Tuscon
February 7, 2011CONGO SURVIVOR FEATURED IN UPCOMING INDEPENDENT LENS FILM Rose Mapendo lost her husband and home to the ethnic violence that engulfed the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 1990s, yet she emerged from the suffering advocating for forgiveness and reconciliation. Now, in this interview with Ted Simons of KAET 8 in Arizona, Ms. Mapendo shares her…
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Free Lesson Plans Bring Context to Protests in Egypt
January 31, 2011For educators and community organizers: check out our FREE lesson plans and video modules for the film Shayfeen.com: We’re Watching You about three women in Egypt who form an online watchdog group to monitor the elections in 2005. This is a great way to teach about democracy, corruption, and the power of citizen journalism to effect social change. The…
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Revisiting Iraqi Politics on Global Voices
October 8, 2010Coming this Sunday to Global Voices on PBS WORLD is the 2007 Academy Award nominated film My Country, MY Country. The documentary tells the behind-the-scenes story of the January 2005 national elections in Iraq from the perspective of the people who planned, participated in and boycotted them. Directed by Laura Poitras, the film offers a sobering look at…
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Behind the Rainbow Premiering Tonight on Independent Lens on PBS
February 23, 2010"TV Best Bet: Four years in the making, filmmaker Jihan El-Tahri’s Behind the Rainbow chronicles the turbulent story of how the African National Congress transformed from a liberation organization into South Africa’s ruling party. Among the key players: Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, former close-knit colleagues who now are bitter rivals in a power…