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  1. Watch a Social Screening of Putin's Kiss on Monday

    July 8, 2012

    A social screening of the ITVS-funded documentary Putin's Kiss will take place on Monday, July 9 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET. Filmmaker Lise Birk Pedersen will be online and fielding questions from viewers.  Nashi is an increasingly popular political youth organization in Russia with direct ties to the Kremlin. Officially, its goal is to support the current…

  2. Putin's Kiss, Sunday on Global Voices

    June 29, 2012

    The ITVS-funded documentary Putin's Kiss by Lise Birk Pedersen airs Sunday, July 1 on Global Voices on the WORLD Channel. Nashi is an increasingly popular political youth organization in Russia with direct ties to the Kremlin. Officially, its goal is to support the current political system by creating a future elite among the brightest and most loyal…

  3. My Perestroika Premieres Tuesday Night on P.O.V.

    June 27, 2011

    My Perestroika paints a complex picture of the dreams and disillusionment of those raised behind the Iron Curtain. Robin Hessman's documentary premieres on P.O.V., Tuesday, June 28 at 10pm (check local listings). When the USSR broke apart in 1991, a generation of young people faced a new realm of possibilities. Filmmaker Robin Hessman follows this last…

  4. The Desert of Forbidden Art Arrives in Los Angeles

    March 18, 2011

    Coming to Independent Lens on April 5, The Desert of Forbidden Art opens in Los Angeles on Friday, March 18 at the Laemmle Theatres. The documentary by filmmakers Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev tells the incredible story about a group of visionary Soviet-era artists and one man who risked his life to rescue their work. The art exhibited in the film was…

  5. The Desert of Forbidden Art Opens in New York

    March 11, 2011

    Documentary on Russian Art will air April 5 on Independent Lens The Desert of Forbidden Art, by filmmakers Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev tells the incredible story about a group of visionary Soviet-era artists and one man who risked his life to rescue their work. Coming to Independent Lens on April 5, the documentary has its theatrical release in New…

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