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This Week: The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Director Göran Hugo Olsson weaves together footage shot by Swedish television journalists, chronicling the American Black Power movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. More >>
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Coming Soon: More Than a Month
Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a 29-year-old African American filmmaker, is on a cross-country mission to end Black History Month. More >>
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Recently: Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock
A feminist before the term was coined, Daisy Bates was one of the great unsung heroes of the civil rights movement. More >>
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Recently: Have You Heard from Johannesburg
Part 5: Free at Last. Apartheid crumbles under international pressure, and in 1990 Nelson Mandela is elected president of a democratic South Africa. More >>
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From the Blog
Filmmaker Discusses Daisy Bates and Black History Month
We caught up with filmmaker Sharon La Cruise to talk about how she came to the project, and why so many people have never heard of this central figure in the civil rights movement. Read more >>
Academy Awards
Independent Lens Standout Hell and Back Again Scores Oscar Nomination
Airing on Independent Lens in May, Danfung Dennis's haunting war documentary Hell and Back Again has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. Also nominated is If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, which aired on POV in September. Congratulations to Danfung and to all the nominees. Well deserved! Read more >>
From the Blog
Black History Month Comes to Independent Lens
Independent Lens announced three new films that examine the history of African American activism, each from a unique perspective, at the Television Critics Association press tour. Our TCA panel included legendary activist Angela Davis and artist Talib Kweli. Read more >>
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Sneak Previews of Upcoming Independent Lens Films
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Pushing the Elephant
Free lesson plans and film modules explore long-term effects of war on women and families.
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