Latest Articles About Independent Lens on PBS
Iranian Director Massoud Bakhshi & 76 DAYS Director Hao Wu Up Next On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - December 08, 2020 Hau Wu, the director of 76 DAYS, and Massoud Bakshi, the director of YALDA: A NIGHT OF FORGIVENESS, are Tom Needham's exclusive guests this Thursday on THE SOUNDS OF FILM. ... 
Sundance Institute Names 2021 Momentum Fellows
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 23, 2020 Sundance Institute announced today the third class of the Momentum Fellowship, a full-year program of deep, customized creative and professional support for mid-career writers and directors from underrepresented communities who are poised to take the next step in their careers in fiction and documen... 
WRESTLE Premieres on Independent Lens This May
by Tori Hartshorn - April 16, 2019 Go inside the lives of four members of the high school wrestling team at Huntsville's J.O. Johnson High School, a longstanding entry on Alabama's list of failing schools. Teammates Jailen, Jamario, Teague, and Jaquan face challenges far beyond a shot at the state championship: splintered families, d... 
Netflix to Release AMERICAN FACTORY on August 21
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 26, 2019 American Factory will be released globally on Netflix August 21, 2019. American Factory is a Netflix Original Documentary Presented by Higher Ground Productions and Participant Media.... 
'TIL KINGDOM COME Filmmakers Talk Trump, Netanyahu & Religion On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2021 'TIL KINGDOM COME director Maya Zinshtein and producer Abraham 'Abie' Troen are Tom Needham's special guests on the next SOUNDS OF FILM. ... 
PEABODY AWARDS Announces 2021 Nominees
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 04, 2021 The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 19 jurors from over 1,300 entries from television, podcasts/radio and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and multimedia programming.... 
Sundance Institute Announces 2020 Directors & Screenwriters Lab Fellows
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 28, 2020 11 independent filmmakers developing 10 projects have been selected for the 2020 Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Labs, reimagined and expressed digitally this year on Sundance Co//ab.... 
Richard Skipper Celebrates Anastasia Barzee Monday, August 31
by A.A. Cristi - August 25, 2020 This Monday, Richard Skipper Celebrates Anastasia Barzee! Streaming LIVE through Richard Skipper Celebrates on Facebook and Youtube. ... 
Photo Flash: Rita Moreno Honored With Peabody Career Achievement Award
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2019 Yesterday evening, Mercedes-Benz was on hand to celebrate the 78th Annual Peabody Awards and present the legendary Rita Moreno with the Peabody Career Achievement Award, presented by Mercedes-Benz, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York in NYC.... 
A THOUSAND PINES Adds Film Festival Dates Before PBS Broadcast On Independent Lens
by Michael Major - February 26, 2024 Directed by Noam Osband and Sebastián Díaz, A Thousand Pines is set in the beautiful and sometimes unforgiving landscape of the United States' national forests. The first documentary to tell the story of workers in the US timber industry follows Raymundo Morales, the foreman of a crew of migrant wor... 
JIM ALLISON: BREAKTHROUGH Premieres Tonight on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 27, 2020 Director Bill Haney's new documentary, Jim Allison: Breakthrough, praised as “the most cheering film of the year” and listed in The Washington Post's Top 10 Films of the Year, premieres tonight on PBS' Independent Lens at 10:00-11:30 PM ET (check local listings), PBS.org and the PBS Video App... 
31st Annual GOTHAM AWARDS Winners Announced
by Gigi Gervais - November 30, 2021 The Gotham Film & Media Institute (The Gotham) announced the winners of the 31st Annual Gotham Awards at a ceremony held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on November 29.... 
Olmeca Announces New Album DEFINE Out Later This Month
by Tori Hartshorn - August 06, 2019 Olmeca is proud to announce his new album “DEFINE,” dropping August 23rd with OneRPM. The new album is a whirlwind of sounds and an introspective record that delves into the lines and borders that make up individuals and communities. Olmeca goes beyond race and politics, and creates an album that is... 
Sundance Institute Names 2021 Momentum Fellows
by A.A. Cristi - November 23, 2020 Sundance Institute announced today the third class of the Momentum Fellowship, a full-year program of deep, customized creative and professional support for mid-career writers and directors from underrepresented communities who are poised to take the next step in their careers in fiction and documen... 
Joe Wong's RUSSIAN DOLL Season One & Two Soundtrack Sets Release
by Michael Major - April 19, 2022 Composed by Joe Wong – who has worked on some of Netflix's biggest hits including Master Of None and the To All the Boys… franchise, and their critically lauded The Midnight Gospel -- the album consists of his dream-like original score with highlights from the breakout first season and the highly an... 
PBS and THIRTEEN Announce New Documentary AMERICAN MASTERS: HOW IT FEELS TO BE FREE
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 28, 2020 Today at the Virtual PBS Press Tour, PBS and THIRTEEN announced American Masters: How It Feels To Be Free... 
Liz Callaway, Sierra Boggess, Kelli O'Hara, WRITE OUT LOUD and More Announced for September at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 03, 2021 Next month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.... 
PBS Presents Documentary TRE MAISON DASAN
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 29, 2019 Told directly through the children's perspective, Tre Maison Dasan is an up-close and unfiltered look at the lives of three Rhode Island boys, each navigating childhood and adolescence with a parent behind bars. Each boy faces the pressure of growing up in a society that often demonizes their parent... 
PBS' Independent Lens to Premiere COOKED: SURVIVAL BY ZIP CODE
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 13, 2020 The new feature documentary COOKED: Survival by Zip Code, a searing exploration into the politics of “disaster,” blends investigative reporting about the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave with a potent argument that the best preparation for a disaster may start with investing in racial and economic just... 
Erika Cohn Talks Eugenics & The Sterilization Of Women Prisoners On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - June 15, 2020 Emmy Award-winning director/producer, Erika Cohn, joins Tom Needham for a shocking conversation about BELLY OF THE BEAST, a film about the mass sterilization of women of color in California's prison system on Thursday's SOUNDS OF FILM.... 
Nominations Announced For The 35th Annual Imagen Awards
by A.A. Cristi - August 05, 2020 The Imagen Foundation President Helen Hernandez today announced 114 nominees in 20 categories for this year's 35th Annual Imagen Awards....
Sundance Institute Names 2021 Momentum Fellows
by A.A. Cristi - November 23, 2020 Sundance Institute announced today the third class of the Momentum Fellowship, a full-year program of deep, customized creative and professional support for mid-career writers and directors from underrepresented communities who are poised to take the next step in their careers in fiction and documen... 
A THOUSAND PINES Set To Premiere On Independent Lens in April
by Michael Major - March 04, 2024 “A Thousand Pines,” the intimate documentary following a season of Oaxacan tree planters traveling the United States, directed and produced by Noam Osband and Sebastián Díaz, explores the hidden world of guest workers regrowing America's forests and the challenges the workers and their families face... 
PBS's INDEPENDENT LENS Wins Award for Best Curated Series
by Marissa Tomeo - March 05, 2022 The award-winning documentary anthology series INDEPENDENT LENS, which airs weekly on PBS and is presented by ITVS, was awarded Best Curated Series at the 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards at a virtual ceremony held this evening (March 4). An additional ITVS-backed title, “Whirlybird,” was previous... 
RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE to Premiere On Independent Lens
by Michael Major - December 29, 2023 Three contemporary issues – climate change, housing insecurity, and economic inequity – become a unifying force driving redevelopment in Liberty City, Miami. Until recently, it was home to the oldest segregated public housing project in the United States, Liberty Square. Now, it is ground zero for a... |
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