Search Results for: Be Good, Smile Pretty
A baby in the arms of her smiling father
November, 11, 2003

Be Good, Smile Pretty

Independent Lens

On March 16, 2001, 32-year-old Tracy Droz Tragos typed her father's name into Yahoo.com and hit 'Search.' Two and a half years later, the results of that search are chronicled in Be Good, Smile Pretty, a film that documents Tracy’s…
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

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films

By Veronica Garcia-Hayes with Craig Phillips San Franciscan Veronica Garcia-Hayes, featured in the documentary Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's, was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's Disease (PD) when she was only 39, and pregnant. But Veronica was determined not to let…
menorah
Lifestyle
December, 10, 2019

9 Lights for Hanukkah: Finding Light in Dark Times

Sharon Knolle in Lifestyle

This Hanukkah, as millions light their menorahs and rededicate themselves to their family, their faith and their communities, we look for ways to find and share joy, light, healing, and blessings. We reached out to filmmakers, authors, and film critics…
Dolores Huerta at a press conference, as seen in the movie Dolores
Independent Film
March, 7, 2018

From Jane to Dolores, Agnès to Elsa, Documentaries on Unheralded Women Who Made History

Sharon Knolle in Independent Film

In celebration of Women's History Month (every March), we focus on great recent documentaries about great women, all who forged their own path in times and places where that wasn't expected or encouraged, especially for a woman. As director Brett Morgen…
Filmmakers Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz Palermo
Interviews
January, 2, 2015

Filmmaker-Cousins Return to Rich Hill

Independent Lens in Interviews

Rich Hill won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and plenty of critical acclaim — Katie Walsh of Indiewire called it "a truly moving and edifying film...the type of media object that could and should be put in…
Lists
November, 11, 2014

5 Independent Lens Films for Veteran’s Day

Independent Lens in Lists

In honor of our nation's veterans on Veteran's Day, we've compiled a list of a few Independent Lens films that centered around American soldiers. While the day was initially intended to honor soldiers who fought in WWI (timed with the 11th…