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Tweetback from Donor Unknown via #ILDocClub
October 21, 2011Week two of the new Independent Lens #ILDocClub took off last night on twitter, during the PBS broadcast of Donor Unknown. Be sure to join the conversation next time you're watching Independent Lens on PBS. For now, scroll through some of the chatter from this week's episode, below... Follow @independentlens on twitter for regular updatesFan…
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Media That Matters Presents: Women & Girls Matter
October 21, 2011Women & Girls Matter is a day-long summit featuring panels and workshops on the obstacles and opportunities facing women and girls in filmmaking and new media. The event takes place on October 29, 2011 in New York.The Women & Girls Matter event will include a day of panels and workshops presented by Media That Matters. The summit is designed to look…
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2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winners Honored through Film
October 20, 2011This year's 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners — Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, her compatriot Leymah Gbowee, and pro-democracy campaigner Tawakul Karman of Yemen — will be on display in groundbreaking documentary films as part of public media’s Women and Girls Lead campaign. The co-recipients were honored for their non-violent struggle for…
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Up Next on Independent Lens, Donor Unknown
October 19, 2011Like a real-life The Kids Are All Right, Donor Unknown profiles a far-flung group of siblings in search of each other and their father. The film airs Thursday, October 20, on Independent Lens (check local listings). Earlier in the day, BTB will host a live chat on the subject at 10am PT / 1pm ET on BTB. JoEllen Marsh is 20 years old, and has never met her father.…
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Filmmaker Isaac Solotaroff on Wham! Bam! Islam!
October 19, 2011Director Isaac Solotaroff talks about using Wham! Bam! Islam! and the recently released Hunt For the Noor Stone Interactive game to promote cultural understanding. The interactive game, Hunt for the Noor Stone, just launched and features an in-depth, standards-aligned study guide for middle school students. The inspiration for the game came…