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Interviews
March, 23, 2017

Ovarian Psycos Filmmakers Follow the Ovas Bike Brigade in East L.A.

Independent Lens in Interviews
Maya Angelou headscarf at fence headscarf, credit: Wayne Miller/Magnum
Lists
March, 22, 2017

Nine Great Documentaries About Women Activists

Sharon Knolle in Lists
Joey McGee walks down a road in the Mojave Desert.
Behind the Films
March, 17, 2017

Filmmakers Lou Pepe and Keith Fulton Tell Story of At-Risk Youth Getting Last Chance

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
Black Rock School Principal Vonda Viland gives advice to student Lee, in The Bad Kids
Beyond the Films
March, 16, 2017

Principal Vonda Viland and 10 of the Most Unforgettable “Bad Kids”

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Elle in full uniform in The Invisible War stands at the Vietnam War Memorial
Film History
March, 8, 2017

Meet the Trailblazers of Documentary Activism

Sean Axmaker in Film History
Fallen bicycle after shooting at UT Austin, as animated in the film TOWER
Lists
February, 14, 2017

10 Great Animated Documentaries

Noel Murray in Lists
Lists
February, 13, 2017

History or Hate: America’s Controversial Monuments to White Supremacy

Independent Lens in Lists
1966 Dodge Monaco Dashboard and Radio
Beyond the Films
February, 13, 2017

TOWER Playlist: 1966 Music Soundscape

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Interviews
February, 13, 2017

Keith Maitland Goes Back to 1966 to Tell Story of Victims and Heroes of Texas Shooting

Independent Lens in Interviews
Craig Staggs (right) at work with colorist Nathan Bayless at Minnow Mountain, hard at work on TOWER animation
Behind the Films
February, 10, 2017

Paying Homage to UT Tower Mass Shooting Victims with Life Affirming Animation

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
Former Klansman Scott Shepherd (right), with Daryl Davis, in front of the White House, in Accidental Courtesy
Beyond the Films
February, 9, 2017

Reformed Racists: Is There Life After Hate for Former White Supremacists?

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Interviews
February, 9, 2017

Filmmaker Matt Ornstein Captures Daryl Davis’s Quest to Confront Racism, One Racist at a Time

Independent Lens in Interviews