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Five-Part Docuseries “Dallas, 2019” Premieres As An Independent Lens Two-Night Event on January 3 and 4 on PBS
A Five-Week Observation of the City of Dallas and Its People That Studies the Complexities of Society and the Human Experience, “Dallas, 2019” Captures the Pulse of a City and the People Who Work and Live There, All Trying To Build a Better Future
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A Powerful Story of Protest and the California Incarceration System, “The Strike” Premieres on Independent Lens on February 3
Told by Those Who Survived Decades of Solitary Confinement, “The Strike” Illuminates the Power of Unity and the Unprecedented Story of How 30,000 Incarcerated People Changed California
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An Intimate Portrait of the Vibrance and Struggle of One Lakota Family, “Without Arrows” Premieres on Independent Lens on January 13
Decades after leaving South Dakota, a Lakota dancer returns to the reservation to reconnect and carry on the family legacy.
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Independent Lens Explores the Rise and Fall of the NFT Phenomenon That Transformed the Art World with “Minted” Premiering January 6 on PBS
A Pioneering Group of Artists Gain Global Recognition After Embracing NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), but They Must Reckon With the Controversies That Threaten To Undermine This Powerful New Technology
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Marine Copes With Tragedy and Survivor’s Guilt in “Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen,” Premiering November 11 on PBS’s Independent Lens
Debuting on Veterans Day, the Documentary Follows a Marine's Journey to Memorialize Fallen Comrades
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ITVS’ Independent Lens Acquires Television and Digital Rights to Feature NFT Documentary “Minted”
ITVS’ INDEPENDENT LENS, the Emmy® Award-winning series on PBS and public media’s leading showcase of independent documentaries, has acquired television and digital rights for the feature documentary “Minted,” which will be slated for an upcoming season.
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Independent Lens Expands Its Support on Short-Form Documentaries as it Unveils Fall Slate Premiering September 16 on PBS
The Flagship ITVS Anthology Series Line-up Includes a Look at American History Through an Animated Musical, Up-And-Coming Comedic Talent, and the Electoral College
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ITVS Welcomes New Board Members, Peter Bratt and Linda Wei
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The Untold Story of the Electoral College, “One Person, One Vote?,” Premieres September 30 on PBS’s Independent Lens
New Documentary “One Person, One Vote?” Unveils the Complexities of the Electoral College, From Origins in Slavery to Today, Premieres September 30 on PBS’s INDEPENDENT LENS
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Janice Hui Joins ITVS As Chief Operating Officer
ITVS taps Managing Director of Academy Award-winning PBS series FRONTLINE to oversee documentary operations
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ITVS Expands Its Funding for Doc Filmmakers
The longtime backer of non-fiction filmmaking is expanding its Open Call program to include short-form content. (The Hollywood Reporter)