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  1. Ninth Season of Independent Lens Premieres Tonight with The Parking Lot Movie

    October 19, 2010

    The 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.…

  2. Deadline for INPUT 2011: Dare the Future

    October 18, 2010

    INPUT (International Public Television) is an organization that brings together producers, media professionals, and broadcasters from around the world for a weeklong showcase of content and discussion each year, creating a forum  “where the rules of broadcasting are challenged and redefined.” U.S. INPUT is now accepting American submissions for…

  3. HuffPo Waxes Enthusiastic for IL Premiere

    October 15, 2010

    Only days away from the ninth season of Independent Lens and the reviews are already rolling in. Check out what the Huffington Post had to say about our opening film The Parking Lot Movie — airing Tuesday, October 19 at 10 PM. Film critic Jackie K. Cooper writes:The Parking Lot Movie is the perfect kind of independent film. It is entertaining and somewhat…

  4. Independent Lens Debuts with The Parking Lot Movie

    October 15, 2010

    You 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…

  5. FUTURESTATES Shines at Bioneers Conference

    October 14, 2010

    The Bioneers Conference — held this month in San Rafael, CA — is a leading-edge forum that presents breakthrough solutions for people and planet. This year, ITVS’s FUTURESTATES series screened at the event as part of their Moving Image Festival. Media Project Manager Aaron Leventman headed up those efforts and filed this report for BTB. On October 9 at…

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