Tag Archives: Daisy Bates

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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Sharon La Cruise Discusses Daisy Bates, “a Different Kind of Hero”

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Premiering tonight, February 2 on Independent Lens (check your local listings), Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock examines the life and legacy of Daisy Bates, who organized nine African American children to integrate Central High School in the Arkansas … Continue reading →

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Join Our Social Screening of Daisy Bates Friday from Little Rock

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

On Friday, February 3 we’re producing an interactive screening of the documentary Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock from Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. Moderated by PBS NewsHour’s Hari Sreenivasan and featuring filmmaker Sharon La Cruise, the event … Continue reading →

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Filmmaker Discusses Daisy Bates and Black History Month

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Independent Lens is kicking off Black History Month this week with Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock (premieres Thursday, February 2 at 10pm in some markets; check local listings). We caught up with filmmaker Sharon La Cruise to talk … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Winter/Spring Season is Here!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Hosted by Mary-Louise Parker, the Independent Lens Winter/Spring lineup includes the award-winning films We Were Here, Hell and Back Again, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, and more! “Our upcoming winter/spring season features a robust slate of some of the most … Continue reading →

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