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Pushing the Elephant Goes to DC
September 21, 2010This past Wednesday and Thursday, September 15th and 16th, the filmmakers of Pushing the Elephant (PTE), Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel, and their main subject, Rose Mapendo, traveled to Washington DC — in cooperation with ITVS — to raise awareness around violence against women and girls internationally. Also along were Rose's brother,…
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P.O.V. Explores America Post 9/11
September 20, 2010Tuesday night on P.O.V., tune into The Oath, the second installment in a trilogy about America post-9/11. The first film, My Country, My Country, documented the U.S. occupation of Iraq from the perspective of an Iraqi family. The third film will focus on domestic surveillance. Filmed in Yemen, The Oath is a family drama about two men whose fateful encounter…
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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…
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Ferrera Waxes Enthusiastic about New IL Season
September 15, 2010America Ferrera, the host of the upcoming season of Independent Lens did us proud in Entertainment Weekly’s PopWatch column today. In it she hinted that she might like to get involved in a documentary project in the near future, and also revealed which two films coming up in this Independent Lens season are her personal favorites (we’re not telling, go see…
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Announcing the Sixth Season of Community Cinema
September 15, 2010Community Cinema returns for its sixth season with nine compelling documentaries from this year’s lineup on Independent Lens. The free screening series, which begins in October, connects thousands with community-based organizations in more than 70 cities nationwide and online. Check out America Ferrera, the new host of Independent Lens, singing the…