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Independent Lens Celebrates Artists Month
April 1, 2011A special interactive section on marginalized art now available on the IL website. From street art to pre-punk beat literature; from Soviet censorship to the Third Reich’s condemnation of “degenerate art”; art from the underrepresented always seems to nudge culture to the edge of its comfort zone. Check out our galleries, quizzes, and video goodies on…
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Preview: Independent Lens Goes Interactive for Artists Month
March 25, 2011A special interactive section for Artists Month will be carved out on the Independent Lens website. In celebration of Artists month this April, Independent Lens will present four remarkable films about unconventional art and artists from around the world who have challenged our presumptions about beauty. From censored art in Uzbekistan to Basquiat’s…
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ITVS in the News
February 25, 2011A sampling of coverage from The New York Times, NPR and moreNew York Times: With a Voice and a Spirit, Triumphing Over Racism Barbara Smith Conrad, a black child of the segregated South, did not seek to vote or to ride in the front of the bus. She just wanted to sing. NPR’s The Story: When I Rise Tonight, PBS is broadcasting a documentary film, When I Rise, about…
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Marwencol: A Love Story by Independent Lens
February 14, 2011FILMMAKERS JEFF MALMBERG AND CHRIS SHELLEN REFLECT ON THEIR FIRST INDEPENDENT LENS ENCOUNTER On this Valentines Day, BTB pulls back the curtain on the filmmakers of Marwencol: director Jeff Marlmberg and his producer and wife Chris Shellen. The filmmaking pair first saw each other across the room at an Independent Lens party and the rest is well…just…
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Marwencol Director Lists His Favorite Docs
January 14, 2011Filmmaker Jeff Malmberg recently paid a visit to the ITVS headquarters in San Francisco. After speaking about his film Marwencol (airing in April on Independent Lens) he rifled off a spontaneous list of his all-time favorite docs. Here are half a dozen films proudly bearing the Malmberg stamp of approval. Enjoy!