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Ninth Season of Independent Lens Premieres Tonight with The Parking Lot Movie
October 19, 2010The long-awaited new season of Independent Lens kicks off Tuesday night with the cult-favorite documentary, The Parking Lot Movie (check local listing). First-time director Meghan Eckman explores the rarefied world of one small parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia, and its collection of overeducated staffers that keep the place in business.…
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What’s Your Bumper Sticker Philosophy?
October 18, 2010It’s the day before the premiere of another prime slate of films from Independent Lens. The season opener launches tomorrow night at 10 PM (check local listings) with the cult-favorite, The Parking Lot Movie. Enjoy first-time director Meghan Eckman’s philosophical tutorial about life, humanity, and class – all reduced to one parking lot in…
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Independent Lens Debuts with The Parking Lot Movie
October 15, 2010You know the type — overeducated, underemployed, rocking a trucker cap, and quoting Baudelaire in between flip-cup tournaments. Though lacking any sense of ambition, somehow, you know they’ll eventually rule the world. Take an anthropological safari into a strange little pocket of this species’ natural habitat — a parking lot near the campus of the…
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Lois Vossen on Services for IL Producers
October 6, 2010With the ninth season of Independent Lens approaching, Series Producer Lois Vossen runs through some of the many services filmmakers enjoy at ITVS. Get ready for the season premiere of Independent Lens on Tuesday, October 19th with Meghan Eckman's The Parking Lot Movie. Meanwhile, fan the show on Facebook and learn about all of the films heading your way…
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Free Parking & Free Movie!
September 16, 2010The launch of this year’s season of Independent Lens, hosted by America Ferrera, kicks off this Friday night, September 17th at 7 PM in San Francisco. Don’t have a ticket? Perfect. It’s free! Just show up to the parking lot across from The Good Hotel at 7th and Minna Street. In conjunction with Parking Day — an annual global event where citizens, artists, and…