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An Encore Presentation of Lioness, Thursday on IL
December 15, 2011The documentary, by filmmakers Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers, takes an intimate look at war through the eyes of women on the front lines and the U.S. military policy that bans them from combat. Lioness will air Thursday as part of an encore presentation on Independent Lens. How did five female Army support soldiers — mechanics, supply clerks and engineers…
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Revisiting Red White Black & Blue
May 30, 2011On this Memorial Day, we went rummaging through the archives to find Red White Black & Blue by filmmaker Tom Putnam, which aired back in 2007 on Independent Lens. The film examines a secret World War II battle that cost thousands of lives but was never revealed to the American public. In June 1942, less than a year after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army…
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Returning Home: Interactive Website to Honor American Soldiers
November 12, 2009“It's really a personal story not a political one. That goes for the greeters themselves as well. They have different views on the war, but their main goal is to support the troops.” — Aron Gaudet, director, THE WAY WE GET BY On call for the past six years, a group of senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in…
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THE WAY WE GET BY Premiering Tonight on P.O.V.
November 11, 2009"If you watch/record one thing this evening, I strongly recommend THE WAY WE GET BY, Aron Gaudet's moving documentary..." - USA Today On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected turns, THE WAY WE GET BY tells their uplifting and…
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TATTOOED UNDER FIRE Filmmaker Discusses Fort Hood Shootings
November 9, 2009TATTOOED UNDER FIRE, airing this month on public television (check local listings), looks at the River City Tattoo Parlor in Killeen, Texas--home to Fort Hood, America's largest military base--where war-bound and returning soldiers go under the needle and confess their deepest secrets and fears. Watch video clips from the film and read filmmaker Nancy…