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The ITVS Indies Roundup
April 27, 2012A curated list of indie news and recommendations from ITVS’s Rebecca Huval. Good news continues to pour in from the passage of the JOBS Act. For example, indie filmmakers could raise up to one million dollars. Cue the Dr. Evil face. Can the art-form of cinéma vérité and Werner Herzog benefit from the input of technologists? MIT Open Documentary Lab thinks…
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Charlie 13 Premieres on FUTURESTATES
April 24, 2012Directed by Michael McMillain the film will be available to stream for free at futurestates.tv and simultaneously on pbs.org. On the eve of his 13th birthday, will Charlie Tuttle submit to a government-mandated tracking implant, or answer a more dangerous call to adventure? Learn more about Charlie 13 from filmmaker Michael McMillain in a recently…
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Bhutto Producer Mark Siegel Reflects on Benazir Bhutto
April 23, 2012Mark Siegel, co-producer of the documentary Bhutto, discusses his relationship with the former Prime Minister of Pakistan. The film, which aired last season on Independent Lens, earned a Peabody award earlier this month. Siegel and filmmaker Duane Baughman will accept the prestigious award on May 21 in New York.
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Gunny Premieres on FUTURESTATES
April 17, 2012Directed by Patrick Stettner the film will be available to stream for free at futurestates.tv and simultaneously on pbs.org. A young female soldier returns home after a traumatic tour of duty, taking a new medication that can selectively erase memories. Learn more about Gunny from filmmaker Patrick Stettner in a recently conducted Skype interview,…
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A Full Frame Documentary Extravaganza
April 16, 2012Eric Martin, filed this report from the 2012 Full Frame Film Festival, which ran April 12-April 15 in Durham, N.C.The Full Frame Film Festival turned 15 years old this year in Durham, N.C., where I happen to live right now, and it’s no surprise that the well-attended, four-day, 100+ documentary extravaganza, which ended Sunday, included a meaty slate of…