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Revisiting Red White Black & Blue
May 30, 2011On this Memorial Day, we went rummaging through the archives to find Red White Black & Blue by filmmaker Tom Putnam, which aired back in 2007 on Independent Lens. The film examines a secret World War II battle that cost thousands of lives but was never revealed to the American public. In June 1942, less than a year after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army…
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FOCUS ON: Kim Snyder, Director of Welcome to Shelbyville
May 28, 2011FOCUS ON is a regular interview series profiling independent filmmakers and their projects. Up this week is Kim Snyder, whose documentary Welcome to Shelbyville, aired on Independent Lens. Why did you originally want to become a filmmaker and has that reason changed? I love film. I've always enjoyed storytelling and I felt a compelling drive to express…
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ITVS & WORLD Host Live Chat with Filmmakers in Honor of Asian American Heritage Month
May 21, 2011Filmmakers Socheata Poeuv (New Year Baby) and Jocelyn Galtzer (The Flute Player) will participate in a live chat at 10am PT / 1pm ET on Friday, May 27. The documentary New Year Baby airs Sunday, May 29, on Global Voices on the WORLD Channel. <a…
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Pub TV’s INPUT Festival is All Seoul
May 18, 2011INPUT’s weeklong showcase of content from international media-makers ran this past week in Seoul, Korea. Among the many filmmakers in attendance was Judy Ehrlich, whose documentary Most Dangerous Man in America screened at the event. She offered BTB this on-the-ground account from the festival. Four jam packed days, dozens of films, discussions,…
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The Dense Web of Connections that Led to Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
May 17, 2011Filmmaker Jessica Oreck dropped by ITVS last summer and walked us through her inspiration for making a documentary about insects in Tokyo. The documentary Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo airs Tuesday night on Independent Lens.