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Enrique and members of Toki Music School building with recyclable materials. From Eating Up Easter.
Interviews
May, 20, 2020

Filmmakers Show the World the Real Easter Island, a Wakeup Call with Hope

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A handful of people clean up a rocky beach on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) while a row of stone moai statues loom in the background.
Beyond the Films
May, 12, 2020

Rapa Nui and Other Fragile Lands Rally Against Tourism Pollution

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Young child with chin on table holding up peace signs
May, 11, 2020

“I Was Just a Little Kid” | Rewind

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The back of a man in a dimly lit editing suite as he looks over old home movies spread across three computer monitors.
Behind the Films
May, 1, 2020

Sasha Joseph Neulinger Confronts Family Trauma Head-On

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A smiling Asian woman, wearing glasses, uses recording equipment to make a podcast in her closet.
Interviews
April, 29, 2020

Podcasts Persevere During the Pandemic

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Jim Allison walking on a street
April, 27, 2020

The Wondrous T-Cell | Jim Allison: Breakthrough

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Old photograph of a man with light skin tone standing on the beach. He wears denim shirt and pants and a cowboy hat with sunglasses.
Behind the Films
April, 23, 2020

Making a Film About the Necessity of Science and Commitment to the Truth

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
An older man with light skin tone and gray hair, wearing glasses, passionately plays the blues harmonica.
Beyond the Films
April, 21, 2020

Meet the Mavericks of Science and Medicine

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Two women on a busy beach build a sandcastle.
Behind the Films
April, 16, 2020

Filmmaker Asks New Yorkers, What Does the Future Look Like?

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Illustration of a side profile of a human head filled in with a black and white image of a tree with many wiry-looking branches.
Beyond the Films
April, 11, 2020

Rural Perspective on Mental Health Care in a Time of Crisis

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Headshot of producer/director Kenneth Rosenberg, a man with light skin tone and gray hair and beard.
Beyond the Films
April, 8, 2020

“My Family’s Tragedy Is an American Tragedy”: Bedlam Filmmaker’s Journey to Depict Mental Health Crisis

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Close up of a mother and daughter hugging inside of a hospital.
Contests
April, 8, 2020

Enter to Win a Copy of “Bedlam: An Intimate Journey into America’s Mental Health Crisis”

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