Community Cinema is a groundbreaking public education and civic engagement initiative featuring free monthly screenings of films from the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens. Community Cinema is on location in more than 95 cities nationally, bringing together leading organizations, community members, and public television stations to learn, discuss, and get involved in key social issues of our time.

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Community Cinema Returns in September

Thank you for supporting another great season of Community Cinema. Join us again in September, when we kick off the 2012-2013 season with Half the Sky.
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Educators: Connect to Free Resources

Community Classroom is an innovative and free resource for educators, offering short-form film modules adapted from ITVS's award-winning documentaries and standards-based lesson plans for high school and community colleges, NGOs, and youth organizations. Browse the collection >>

Films & Resources

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Get background information, discussion guides, postcards, and more for this season's line-up.

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Find a screening, get involved with the issues in your town, discover stories of impact, and share with friends.

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