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  1. Watch THE ORDER OF MYTHS Tonight on Independent Lens

    June 9, 2009

    Tonight at 10:00 PM on Independent Lens on PBS (check local listings), a special encore presentation of THE ORDER OF MYTHS: The doctrine, "separate but equal" ended in the 1950s, right? Think again. At America's oldest Mardi Gras--celebrated each year in Mobile, Alabama--events remain segregated between white and black residents. Beneath the surface…

  2. Filmmaker Lisa Russell Wins Boston/New England Emmy Award for BI-RACIAL HAIR

    June 9, 2009

    Filmmaker Lisa Russell was recently honored at the Boston/New England Emmy Awards for her short film BI-RACIAL HAIR, which will have an encore presentation tonight at 10:00 PM on Independent Lens with THE ORDER OF MYTHS (check local listings). Read about her experience making the film, attending the ceremony and what she thought about getting bumped by…

  3. 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…

  4. Watch MIRROR DANCE on Global Voices on PBS WORLD

    June 5, 2009

    Identical twins Margarita and Ramona de Saá became acclaimed ballerinas with the National Ballet of Cuba. Once inseparable, their relationship disintegrated as one sister left for America while the other embraced the Cuban Revolution. MIRROR DANCE is the story of two women forever linked by birth and dance, but struggling to overcome rifts not only…

  5. 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…

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