Search Results for: a lion in the house
June, 21, 2006

A Lion in the House

Independent Lens

This inspiring, harrowing and intimate series follows five children as they fight against cancer with the help of their families, nurses, and doctors over a span of six years puts viewers in the shoes of those who struggle to defeat…
Don't Tread on Me flag in foreground, watch tower in background, from No Man's Land
Beyond the Films
May, 3, 2018

Takeovers and Occupations: A Survey of American Mini-Rebellions and Political Stands

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films

In the Independent Lens No Man's Land, we get a fly on the wall sense of the tense armed takeover and 41-day standoff at Oregon's Malheur Wildlife Refuge, led by rancher Ammon Bundy and his militia. Before it was all over,…
Inmates gather in a holding cell, seen through a viewing slot in a secure metal door.
April, 8, 2013

The House I Live In

Independent Lens

For the past 40 years, the war on drugs has resulted in more than 45 million arrests, $1 trillion dollars in government spending, and America’s role as the world’s largest jailer. Yet for all that, drugs are cheaper, purer, and…
November, 13, 2008

Lioness

Independent Lens

On April 6, 2004, a U.S. Marine combat unit made its way through Ramadi’s narrow streets on a hunt for Iraqi insurgents. As the soldiers turned a corner they were ambushed, sparking a series of firefights that spread across the…
Headshot of filmmaker Julia Reichert, a smiling woman with light skin tone, short hair and glasses.
Announcements
December, 2, 2022

Remembering Legendary Oscar and Emmy-Winning Director Julia Reichert

Independent Lens in Announcements

It is with a heavy heart that we write of the passing of documentary filmmaker extraordinaire Julia Reichert, after a lengthy journey with cancer. She was a member of the Independent Lens family for many years. Most recently, Julia and…
Black and white photograph of a large group of women protesting at a rally for equal pay.
Interviews
January, 13, 2021

The Story of 9to5: A Movement that Changed the American Workplace

Independent Lens in Interviews

Julia Reichert and her filmmaking partner and life partner Steve Bognar, have been making documentaries for a long while. Most recently, in 2020, the team won the Academy Award for American Factory, about the reopening of a shuttered auto factory…
Colorado 2020 Electors with CO Secretary of State, Jena Griswold, they are all wearing protective face masks and stand on the steps of the capitol in Denver.
Beyond the Films
September, 18, 2024

America’s Electoral College: Six Surprising Facts About the Who and How

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By Bianca Beyrouti Every four years, the U.S. Presidential election revives a similarly lively, if increasingly tense, discussion about the Electoral College, namely its function and impact.  As we find ourselves in yet another high-stakes election season, here are some…
Yuji Okumoto as Shu Kai Kim, Robert Downey Jr. and James Woods standing in front of prison cell bars, in True Believer
Beyond the Films
May, 25, 2023

From True Believer to The Help, How the White Gaze Has Shown Hollywood’s Shortsightedness

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films

An Essay by Dana Verde [Sources and further reading listed at the end] They say hindsight is 20/20 and, historically, stories about real BIPOC characters in both mainstream film and television have had an obstructed, blurred, or blinded view—depending on…
Credit: Diana Mara Henry Photography Caption: Welfare rights leaders (including Johnnie Tillmon and Beaulah Sanders) put their hands together, celebrating passage of their National Plan of Action item at the First National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas.
Beyond the Films
May, 15, 2023

From Mothers’ Pensions to Welfare Queens, Debunking Myths about Welfare

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By Lennlee Keep A common mindset through modern American history is that people living in poverty simply don't want to work.¹ For decades, politicians have used programs like food stamps, unemployment, social security, and Section 8 housing not as examples of…
A woman with light skin tone and dark hair wears a qipao and writes with a calligraphy brush.
Behind the Films
March, 27, 2023

Telling the Story of Keeping the Secret Nüshu Language Alive

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"Besides a well, one does not thirst. Besides a sister, one does not despair." — Nüshu poem Inspired by a bestselling book that featured Nüshu, filmmaker Violet Du Feng was surprised at how little she and most Chinese people knew…
Blue icons representing men and women line an image, creating a pattern of symbols. A single orange icon peels itself off of the page to distinguish itself.
Beyond the Films
September, 12, 2022

The Psychology of Groupthink and the Desperate, Dangerous Desire for Social Acceptance

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films

There's a slippery slope in the climb toward social acceptance. Why do people do what they do to be part of something, not just in college environments but in foreign policy war rooms, in workplaces, in locker rooms, and beyond?…
Poster for PBS educational show "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" showing members of the cast in costume and illustrations of the TV show's characters.
Lifestyle
March, 5, 2022

Remember These Classic PBS Educational TV Shows?

Independent Lens in Lifestyle

[Carmen Sandiego image courtesy producer Howard Blumenthal] By Ade D. Adeniji Sesame Street. Magic School Bus. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Reading Rainbow. Millennials and Gen Xers were lucky enough to come of age during the prime of public educational television. But…