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  1. In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs

    June 8, 2009

    "[In the] PBS documentary ASK NOT, we meet ‘Perry,’ a young gay man from San Francisco who has enlisted in the Army and is bound for Iraq. His face is blurred to protect his identity, but his friends' faces are clear. They look scared—and perplexed: why is Perry risking his life for an Army that doesn't want him as he is?" Read full review >>"ASK NOT looks at…

  2. Podcast Interview with Vice President and Indie Lens Series Producer

    June 4, 2009

    Another season of Independent Lens is quickly coming to an end––concluding with THE ORDER OF MYTHS, which looks at a complex story about race relations at America's oldest Mardi Gras, airing June 9 at 10:00, and ASK NOT, a film that explores the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, premiering June 16 at 10:00 PM (check local listings). In this…

  3. ASK NOT Filmmaker Contest: Enter to Win an Apple iMac Computer

    June 2, 2009

    Who doesn’t like a contest? From now through June 30, WHYY-Philadelphia invites you to create a short film and share your views about the U.S. military’s "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the first-ever ASK NOT Amateur Filmmaker Contest. The winner will receive a 20-inch Apple iMac computer and will be featured on the Independent Lens Community Voices…

  4. Community Cinema Presents ASK NOT at the Oakland Museum of California

    May 28, 2009

    Last night marked the final Oakland Community Cinema Screening for the season with more than 150 people attending ASK NOT at the Oakland Museum of California. ASK NOT, airing June 16 at 10:00 PM on Independent Lens on PBS (check local listings), explores the tangled political battles that led to the infamous “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and reveals the…

  5. ITVS and WNIN Present ASK NOT

    May 22, 2009

    Johnny Symons, producer and director of ASK NOT, a film that explores the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, airing on Independent Lens, June 16 at 10:00 PM (check local listings), discusses his most recent Community Cinema screening in Evansville, Indiana. Find out what it was like for him as he ventured into this unfamiliar Midwestern…

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