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In The News: The Latest on ITVS Programs
April 9, 2010[Werner Herzog] the last of the great auteur directors voices the role of a plastic grocery bag in [Plastic Bag], a philosophical short film by much-tipped director Ramin Bahrani. Read now >> Old men with energy, high spirits and full capacities are inherently charming, and Pei, who has charmed his way across the planet and left a huge imprint on it,…
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Subjects From The Way We Get By Make History By Greeting Over One Million Troops
April 8, 2010They've become famous among the soldiers who have passed through the airport in Bangor, Maine, on their way to and from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among their neighbors, they've become a source of pride. To a nation wrestling with the politics behind the wars, they're an inspiration. They are the "Troop Greeters" of Bangor, an intrepid group of…
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Community Cinema Screens The Horse Boy in Brooklyn
April 7, 2010Community Cinema recently hosted two screenings of the Independent Lens film The Horse Boy with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, who is presenting five Independent Lens documentaries with us this season. The film explores the Issacson's family journey as they travel halfway across the world in search of a miracle to heal their son…
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Unmistaken Child Premieres Tonight on Independent Lens on PBS
April 7, 2010"To accept what happens in Unmistaken Child, you don’t have to believe in reincarnation. You do, however, have to believe that the people in this movie believe in it -- that the idea of a soul transmigrating from a dying Buddhist lama to a newborn boy is part of the conceptual stew in which they and their society swim every day." -The Boston Globe After…
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Maggie Gyllenhaal Discusses Autism Awareness Month and The Horse Boy
April 6, 2010April is National Autism Awareness Month. Watch the exclusive video below with Independent Lens host Maggie Gyllenhaal who discusses The Horse Boy, which explores one family’s unforgettable journey as they travel halfway across the world in search of a miracle to heal their autistic son. Learn more about autism and get involved by attending a…