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Headshot of Producer/Director Alison O'Daniel, a woman with light skin tone and chest-length brown hair. She wears clear-framed, round glasses and a bright orange shirt against a blue background.
Behind the Films
May, 20, 2024

“To Film with Your Ears”: Reinventing Cinematic Language with The Tuba Thieves

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A woman with light skin tone and dark hair in a NASA tee shirt sits in a isokinetic testing chair in a laboratory.
Beyond the Films
May, 13, 2024

The Mars Mission Tightrope: My Experiences as an Analog Astronaut 

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A German astronaut aboard a space station looks at the camera while holding CIMON, a robotic companion with a digital smiley face on its monitor.
Beyond the Films
May, 6, 2024

How Science Fiction Confronts the Real Isolation of Space

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German astronaut Alex Gerst looks out of the window of a space station.
Behind the Films
April, 29, 2024

What Extreme Outer Space Isolation Can Teach Humans

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A woman with medium-light skin and dark hair wears boxing gloves while kneeling inside of a boxing ring.
Beyond the Films
April, 15, 2024

“I never compare myself to anyone else—including myself a week ago”: Exercise Tips for People With Parkinson’s

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A cartoon panel depicting a man with light skin, glasses, and brown hair holding his arm that is shaking from Parkinson's disease.
Beyond the Films
April, 8, 2024

A Cartoonist Talks About How to Be an Artist with Parkinson’s

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Cover of Peter Dunlop-Shohl's graphic novel, "My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson's." It depicts an illustration of a shaking man with light skin tone, glasses, and brown hair.
Contests
April, 5, 2024

Giveaway: Win a Copy of the Book “My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson’s”

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A man with medium-dark skin tone and a large black mustache poses with a shovel in a sparse forest. He wears a thick sweatshirt, hat, and knee-high boots.
Beyond the Films
April, 1, 2024

Temporary Farm Workers by the Numbers: How Do They Make Ends Meet?

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A man with light skin tone, a red beard, beanie, and glasses drives a tractor through a filed of corn that has been lightly dusted with snow.
Beyond the Films
March, 25, 2024

“A Stoic Group”: Midwestern Farmers Talk Frankly About Mental Health

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Two female doctors, both with light skin tone, pose outside of their mobile health wagon.
Behind the Films
March, 17, 2024

When the American Dream Becomes Survival: Short Doc Chronicles Rural Healthcare Crisis

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Contests
February, 23, 2024

Win an Independent Lens Tote Bag!

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A person with light skin tone and short dark hair types on a laptop. They are wearing a vest and tie and look to be in deep concentration.
Test Your Knowledge
February, 22, 2024

QUIZ! What Kind of Journalist Would You Be?

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