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Jenny Murray Amplifies the Untold Stories of the Women in the Sandinistas Revolution
January 13, 2020The women combatants of the Sandinistas are some of the most compelling feminist leaders of all time, yet their story has mostly been erased from history. Their contributions to the revolution helped Nicaraguan women achieve equality and higher standards of living, only to see their party turn its back on women altogether. We spoke with director Jenny…
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“Everything Fell into Place”: Jeff Chang and Bao Nguyen Gon’ Be Alright
November 20, 2019When everything dovetails together so nicely for a creative project, any other filmmaking team would love to know just how it happened. Serendipity? Lightning in a bottle? Blood, sweat, and tears?The collaborators behind the ITVS Digital Open Call-supported We Gon' Be Alright documentary web series, filmmaker Bao Nguyen and writer/producer Jeff…
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From Fashion to Food and Beyond: Billy Luther Brings Native Stories to the Forefront
November 1, 2019Filmmaker and producer Billy Luther's first feature documentary Miss Navajo, which follows a young woman competing in the Miss Navajo beauty pageant, aired nationally on Independent Lens after premiering in the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Since then, Luther has collaborated with Independent Lens on the alter-NATIVE series highlighting the…
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Native Filmmaker Jeffrey Palmer Tells N. Scott Momaday's Story
October 29, 2019Native American filmmaker Jeffrey Palmer talks with writer Jason Asenap about making a film on one of the preeminent Native writers, N. Scott Momaday, including how he shot the flashback recreations and animated sequences.
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Dawn Porter's "TRAPPED" Wins Peabody Award
April 19, 2017ITVS-funded film TRAPPED wins a 2017 Peabody Award, and four more ITVS films were finalists.
