Category Archives: Independent Film

A Filmmaker on a Mission to Make an Uplifting Film About Haiti

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Director Whitney Dow (Two Towns of Jasper) set out to make a film about Haiti that was not all about poverty, tragedy, or corruption, which is generally how Haiti is portrayed from the outside. In making When the Drum is … Continue reading →

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The Making of Being Elmo, with Director Constance Marks

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Being Elmo director Constance Marks began her filmmaking career over 30 years ago as an assistant editor for the renowned cinema verite pioneers David and Albert Maysles. For Being Elmo, she partnered with her cameraman husband James Miller and childhood … Continue reading →

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Bhutto Wins a Peabody Award; Public TV Scores Multiple Awards

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Our heartiest congratulations go out to Mark Seigel and Duane Baughman on winning an esteemed Peabody Award for last season’s Independent Lens documentary Bhutto. SO richly deserved!

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Preview: FUTURESTATES Season 3 is Almost Here! Seven Visions of the Future from Seven Cutting-Edge Indie Filmmakers

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

If you were given a glimpse into the future, would it change the way you live today? Returning for a third season, the FUTURESTATES series offers a new collection of seven fictional shorts that explore possible future scenarios through the lens of … Continue reading →

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Month-Long Women and Girls Lead Online Film Festival Kicks Off

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Women and Girls Lead, a public media campaign designed to uplift, empower, and celebrate women who are making change around the world, is honoring Women’s History Month with a month-long online film festival featuring many audience favorites from the Independent … Continue reading →

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Two Independent Lens Docs Nominated for Independent Spirit Awards

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

More awards season news for the Independent Lens family. The Film Independent Spirit Awards are also this weekend, and Independent Lens has two nominated films: Hell and Back Again is nominated in the Truer than Fiction category, and We Were … Continue reading →

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Future Independent Lens Films Debut to Accolades at Sundance

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

It’s week two at Sundance, and already several films that are headed for Independent Lens in coming seasons are bringing down the house in their debuts in Park City. A record five films confirmed for broadcast on Independent Lens are … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Movie Montages — Got a Favorite?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Our good friends Kurt Norton and Paul Mariano who produced These Amazing Shadows (which airs on Independent Lens on Dec. 29) have posted a really cool video on their blog about the great art of the movie montage. And that’s … Continue reading →

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Women & Girls Lead Coming to PBS This Fall

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Independent Lens is honored to be a part of the innovative public media initiative Women and Girls Lead. The project seeks to use the power of documentary storytelling and the reach of public media to connect and inspire viewers around … Continue reading →

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Revisiting 9/11, The Oath, and Gitmo, Ten Years On

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

We’re joining with ITVS & PBS NewsHour for a live chat this Monday, September 12, about the human fallout of 9/11, centered on the award-winning film The Oath. The Oath will stream live for free from September 11-13 on the … Continue reading →

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