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  1. Advanced Screening of The Island President in D.C.

    April 4, 2012

    U.S. Climate Action Network, 350.org, and ecoAmerica invite you and a guest to advance screenings of the The Island President on April 15th and 16th in Washington, DC. The documentary will premiere on PBS next season on Independent Lens.  These two advanced screenings of The Island President are part of the Washington, DC International Film…

  2. Catch ITVS Films and Staff at the Silverdocs Festival

    June 20, 2011

    The Silverdocs Film Festival and Conference kicks off Monday, June 20, in Silver Spring, Maryland.  Known as the "pre-eminent documentary festival in the U.S.," Silverdocs is a seven-day international film festival and five-day concurrent conference that promotes documentary film as a leading art form and supports the work of independent…

  3. Celebrate Black History Month with Adjust Your Color

    February 15, 2011

    THE STORY OF AMERICA'S ORIGINAL SHOCK-JOCK PETEY GREENE AIRS TONIGHT ON INDEPENDENT LENS. He was a former drug addict and felon. He was also America's first "shock jock." Petey Greene gave voice to the unheard––speaking truth to power on his raw and uncensored TV and radio programs. His explosive language and brash style shocked the world as he battled both…

  4. Last Train Home Picks Up Speed in December

    December 27, 2010

     The ITVS-funded Last Train home has been earning plenty of recognition this past month. The film earned top prize in the documentary category at the LA Film Critics Association and was selected in a cultural film exchange effort by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and the Sundance Institute in New York. Read more about the program…

  5. Notes from Washington: TEDWomen Part 2

    December 13, 2010

    ITVS Vice President and Independent Lens Series Producer Lois Vossen reports on the second and final day of the TEDWomen conference in Washington, D.C. The event explores how women and girls are reshaping the future. Day Two of TEDWomen had a decidedly different feel, as if to say, “We’re getting down to business today.” The morning opened with Deborah…

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