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Motor City Struggles Resonate at Sundance Premiere
January 22, 2012The ITVS-funded documentary Detropia held its worldwide premiere on Saturday at the Temple Theatre in Park City. Watch below, as Co-Directors Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing discuss the film and recount their Sundance experience. BTB will be rolling several video reports from the festival throughout the week. Detropia artfully displays the rapid…
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ITVS on the Ground at Sundance
January 20, 2012Greetings from Park City! ITVS has a huge presence at this year's Sundance Film Festival with six documentaries screening in competition. This year, BTB is on the ground at the festival and will have frequent video updates from the filmmakers sledding around town. Keep an eye on the blog and follow us on twitter under #ITVSsundance for immediate updates.…
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A Conversation with Dr. Angela Davis
January 20, 2012Earlier this month, Independent Lens launched a slate of films celebrating Black History at the Television Critics Association in Los Angeles. While at the event, the series teamed up with PBS NEWSHOUR'S Hari Sreenivasan to interview many of the filmmakers and subjects. Watch an excerpt below of Sreenivasan's conversation with Dr. Angela Davis,…
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Watch Have You Heard from Johannesburg, On-Air and Online
January 19, 2012On Thursday, part three and four of Connie Field's landmark documentary Have You Heard from Johanessburg will broadcast on Independent Lens. An encore social screening will take place next Thursday, January 26 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET. Click here to participate in the interactive screening. Episodes three and four: From Selma to Soweto and The Bottom…
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Independent Lens Announces Winter/Spring 2012 Season
January 18, 2012Hosted by Mary-Louise Parker, the Independent Lens Winter/Spring lineup includes the award-winning films We Were Here, Hell and Back Again, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, and more.Independent Lens announced its winter/spring 2012 schedule this week. "Our upcoming winter/spring season features a robust slate of some of the most engaging and…