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Airing weekly on PBS, the five-time Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens is an independent film festival in your living room. Each week we bring you another original documentary film, each made by one of the best independent filmmakers working today.

This season, Independent Lens returns with 22 independent films that will transport you and challenge you to experience universal human themes from unique perspectives. We will delve into issues emerging from the economic crisis in America, from job loss to wealth disparity; examine the origins of soul food, its importance in African American culture, and its serious health implications; we will examine a military culture in which female soldiers are sexually assaulted at a terrifying rate, and their attackers often left unpunished; we



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THEY CALL US MONSTERS Premieres on PBS' Independent Lens 5/22
by Caryn Robbins - May 10, 2017

They Call Us Monsters goes behind the walls of the Compound, a high-security facility where Los Angeles houses its most violent juvenile criminals. To their advocates, they're kids. To the system, they're adults....


Award-Winning Film THE BAD KIDS Premieres on PBS 3/20
by Caryn Robbins - February 21, 2017

Winner of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award for Vérité Filmmaking,The Bad Kids premieres on Independent Lens Monday, March 20, 2017, 10:00-11:30 PM ET (check local listings) on PBS....


CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, THIS IS US Among 29th Annual GLAAD MEDIA AWARD Nominees; Full L Photo CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, THIS IS US Among 29th Annual GLAAD MEDIA AWARD Nominees; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - January 19, 2018

The nominations for the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were announced today. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and the issues that affect their lives....


Sundance Institute Names First-Time Filmmakers for Directors Lab
by Tyler Peterson - May 05, 2016

Sundance Institute has selected eight first-time filmmakers for its signature Directors Lab, which helped launch the careers of award-winning filmmakers Cary Fukunaga, Dee Rees, Marielle Heller, Benh Zeitlin and Quentin Tarantino. Taking place May 30-June 23 in the mountains of Sundance Resort in Ut...


OJ: MADE IN AMERICA Among Winners of Peabody Documentary Awards; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - April 18, 2017

The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors revealed today 12 winners in the Documentary category for programs released in 2016....


Sneak Peek - TOWER Premieres on INDEPENDENT LENS on PBS, Today
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2017

Directed by Keith Maitland, the film premieres on INDEPENDENT LENS Today, February 14, 2017, 10:00-11:30 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS....


Filmrise Acquires Exclusive Worldwide Distribution Rights to SUPERGIRL
by Caryn Robbins - January 23, 2017

FilmRise on Friday announced its acquirement of the exclusive worldwide rights to SUPERGIRL. The film will screen at Slamdance 2017 tomorrow, Saturday, January 21st and Tuesday, January 24th....


PBS Announces Highlights of Black History Month Programming
by Caryn Robbins - January 17, 2017

To honor Black History Month, and as part of its commitment to celebrate the diversity of America year-round, PBS kicks off a new year with documentaries and specials that highlight the African-American experience...


GREASE:LIVE Tops 2016 Creative Emmy Awards; Check Out Tonight's Full List of Winners!
by Caryn Robbins - September 11, 2016

The Television Academy tonight presented Part 2 of its two 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies for programs and individual achievements at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles....


'Friends' & 'Grace And Frankie' Co-Creator And Producer Marta Kauffman To Be Honored Photo 'Friends' & 'Grace And Frankie' Co-Creator And Producer Marta Kauffman To Be Honored At Big Sunday's 3rd Annual Gala
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2018

Leaders in entertainment, business, philanthropy, and the arts will gather at the 3rd Annual Big Sunday Gala on Thursday evening, March 8th to celebrate two distinguished honorees - Marta Kauffman and Kaiser Permanente.  Big Sunday, one of the USA's foremost organizations connecting people through h...


MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Among Nominees for 26th Annual GOTHAM AWARDS; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - October 20, 2016

Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester By The Sea, Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, Kelly Reichardt's Certain Women, Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!! and Jim Jarmusch's Paterson are among the IFP Gotham Awards nominees announced today....


Documentary NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU to Premiere on PBS, 10/25
by Caryn Robbins - September 13, 2016

The first documentary about the 94-year-old television legend, AMERICAN MASTERS --NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU, premieres nationwide Tuesday, October 25...


Sundance Film Festival: Juries, Awards Night Host Announced Photo Sundance Film Festival: Juries, Awards Night Host Announced
by Tori Hartshorn - January 16, 2018

Sundance Film Festival: Juries, Awards Night Host Announced...


PBS To Present Special Earth Day Themed Programming This April Photo PBS To Present Special Earth Day Themed Programming This April
by Macon Prickett - March 12, 2018

 In conjunction with Earth Day on April 22, PBS stations will offer a selection of themed programming with topics ranging from agriculture to meteorology to climate change. Kicking off on Monday, April 16, at 10:00 p.m. ET, INDEPENDENT LENS investigates the disturbing chemical spill in West Virginia...


PBS Announces Premiere Dates for LITTLE WOMEN with Angela Lansbury, Tony Bennett Trib Photo PBS Announces Premiere Dates for LITTLE WOMEN with Angela Lansbury, Tony Bennett Tribute ft. Josh Groban & More
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2017

PBS today announced its Winter/Spring 2018 schedule lineup, which includes the much-anticipated second season of MASTERPIECE's hit series Victoria (Sundays, January 14-February 25),starring Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes and, this season, Dame Diana Rigg....


Chasing Trane Opens INDEPENDENT LENS New Season on PBS This November Photo Chasing Trane Opens INDEPENDENT LENS New Season on PBS This November
by Caryn Robbins - September 05, 2017

The award-winning PBS series INDEPENDENT LENS opens its new season on Monday, November 6 with Chasing Trane, John Scheinfeld's portrait of jazz great John Coltrane, featuring Denzel Washington speaking the words of Coltrane....


The Power of Dance & More Set for Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2017

The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5:30 p.m. on NJTV, 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN and 7 p.m. on WLIW21. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast....


FilmRise Acquires Sundance Documentary THE BAD KIDS
by Caryn Robbins - March 23, 2016

Film and television distributor FilmRise today announced that it has acquired the worldwide distribution rights for the Sundance Film Festival documentary, THE BAD KDIS....


PBS Debuts GOLD STAR Video for PBS Online Film Festival
by Caryn Robbins - July 11, 2016

The PBS Online Film Festival showcases powerful and engaging stories from filmmakers across the country. The festival has become a popular annual online event, attracting more than 1.5 million video streams over the first four years, as well as nominations in the Webby Awards....


Documentary DOLORES, About Activist Icon Dolores Huerta, on PBS/INDEPENDENT LENS Marc Photo Documentary DOLORES, About Activist Icon Dolores Huerta, on PBS/INDEPENDENT LENS March 27
by Macon Prickett - February 28, 2018

One of the most important, yet least known activists of our time, Dolores Huerta was an equal partner in founding the first farm workers union with César Chávez. Tirelessly leading the fight for racial and labor justice, Huerta evolved into one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century ...


John Coltrane's Music and Life Explored and Honored In CHASING TRANE Documentary Photo John Coltrane's Music and Life Explored and Honored In CHASING TRANE Documentary
by Caryn Robbins - October 05, 2017

On November 17, respected filmmaker John Scheinfeld'sacclaimed feature documentary film, Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary, will be released by UMe on DVD and Blu-ray with exclusive bonus features....


Arts Alliance Luncheon to Honor James & Kay Mabie in June
by Tyler Peterson - May 04, 2016

The fourth annual Arts Alliance Illinois Voices of a Creative State benefit luncheon will take place Friday, June 10, 2016 at Fairmont Chicago (200 N. Columbus Dr.). The luncheon will feature a discussion highlighting the life-altering impact of the arts as a catalyst for social change, addressing u...


Documentary 'The Last Laugh' Premieres on PBS's INDEPENDENT LENS, 4/24
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2017

The Last Laugh is a documentary based on the premise that the Holocaust would seem to be an absolutely off-limits topic for comedy. But is it?...


A.R.T. & Harvard Art Museums to Host Events Series Alongside WARHOLCAPOTE Photo A.R.T. & Harvard Art Museums to Host Events Series Alongside WARHOLCAPOTE
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2017

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) and Harvard Art Museums have partnered in conjunction with the A.R.T.'s production of WARHOLCAPOTE to present a series of events highlighting the contemporary legacies of Andy Warhol and Truman Capote, including a unique encounter with Warhol screen-prints and a s...


PBS Announces News, Documentary and Digital Programming for ELECTION 2016
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2016

PBS announced at the Television Critics Association Press Tour today its plans for PBS Election 2016, a comprehensive schedule of news, public affairs, documentary and corresponding digital programming....






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