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Diversity in TV: Lives Worth Living Screening, Panel at the Home of Emmys

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Earlier this season we aired the documentary Lives Worth Living about one of the most significant and least recognized civil rights movements in American history: the struggle for access and equality for the disabled. Tomorrow that film will be screened … Continue reading →

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A Love Letter to Celluloid Penned by Two Doc Makers

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton are co-founders of Gravitas Docufilms in California, and the producers of These Amazing Shadows, which made its debut on Independent Lens on Dec. 29, 2011 (check local listings). Their film is a departure for both … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Multitasker Tamra Davis Remembers Her Friend, Jean-Michel Basquiat

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Director Tamra Davis is hardly an “outsider artist.” She is a well-known Hollywood director of music videos (with Sonic Youth, Hanson, Depeche Mode, Cher, and many more), feature films (including Billy Madison, Half Baked, and Crossroads with Britney Spears), and … Continue reading →

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Neil Diamond Reflects on Making Reel Injun

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Brooke Shelby Biggs

Tomorrow is the premiere of Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian. We caught up with filmmaker Neil Diamond to talk about the film and his motivations. Catch the film tomorrow, Nov. 2, at 10 PM on Independent … Continue reading →

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