Voting Closes Tomorrow for the Independent Lens Audience Award Runoff

Posted on July 16, 2009
Have you voted for your favorite Indie Lens film yet? If not, don’t wait any longer since the runoff ends tomorrow. Pick your favorite and let your voice be heard! Choose from the four most popular films: ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Greene The unlikely story of America's original shock-jock—Petey Greene—who battled the system and his own demons during a time of civil unrest in the nation's capital. HELVETICA A film about typography, typeface, type, font, fonts, graphic design and global visual culture, HELVETICA looks at the proliferation of one typeface. STRANDED: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors The survival tale of a group of young men who lived for 72 days in the Andes Mountains after their plane crashed in October 1972. TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai The dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a global movement. Cast your vote today! >> (Also be sure to post this link on your Facebook page and Tweet about it, too!)

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