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Black and white photo from 1965 showing John Lewis and many other civil rights protestors walking over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
Film History
July, 10, 2020

“Your Vote Is Your Voice”: Best Films About Voting Rights

Sharon Knolle in Film History
A group of people with dark skin tone help to clean up a large pile of rubble.
Awards
June, 26, 2020

And the Winner of the 2019-2020 Audience Award is… (UPDATED)

Independent Lens in Awards
A man, with his back to the camera, plays a large pipe organ that reaches to the ceiling of a church.
Beyond the Films
June, 17, 2020

Six Unusual Instruments and How They Work

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
A close-up of a man with dark skin tone as he practices playing a pipe organ in a large church with tall, blue ceilings.
Behind the Films
June, 17, 2020

Young Musicians Play Ancient Instrument in the “Olympics of the Pipe Organ”

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
A glass wall covered in water bubbles. Each bubble has a tiny "like" button inside of it.
Beyond the Films
June, 16, 2020

Do You Live in a News Bubble?

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
A young man with dark skin tone looks into the distance. He wears a nose ring and a red hoodie. Around his photograph are graphics of gold lines.
Announcements
June, 10, 2020

Hale County This Morning, This Evening Wins Peabody Award

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A woman with medium skin tone poses with her son, also with medium skin tone, in a color photograph from the 70s or 80s. They are both dressed formally.
Behind the Films
June, 9, 2020

How Do You Sort Through 70,000 Videotapes?

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
Two people riding a motorbike on an empty road by the seaside on Rapa Nui.
Beyond the Films
May, 21, 2020

The Island, the Tourist, and the Pandemic

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
A woman with medium skin tone speaks to the camera while in a recycling facility, with mounds of compressed cans surrounding her.
Test Your Knowledge
May, 21, 2020

How Much Do You Know About Recycling? ♻️ A Biodegradable Quiz

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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

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Young child with chin on table holding up peace signs
May, 11, 2020

“I Was Just a Little Kid” | Rewind

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