May 07, 2015
Art on the Edge: Extreme Dance, Performance, and More
Craig Phillips in Lists
Elizabeth Streb was once called the "Evel Knievel of dance," and our documentary Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity captures her life as an "extreme action architect." Her choreography, which she calls…...
April 16, 2015
Going Deeper into the Deepwater Horizon Rig
Craig Phillips in
This coming Monday, April 20, marks the 5th anniversary of the disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, considered the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the oil industry. The…...
April 09, 2015
Homeless but Not Hopeless: Homeless Youth in America
Craig Phillips in Beyond the Films
Youth homelessness is on the rise in the United States, and the numbers aren't pretty. One in 30 kids (nearly 2.5 million children) of K-12 school age are now homeless in the…...
October 27, 2014
Is Time Itself Brakeless?
Craig Phillips in Uncategorized
The Nature of Time “I know this much: that there is objective time, but also subjective time, the kind you wear on the inside of your wrist, next to where…...
February 10, 2014
Uncle Sam Wants (to Spy on) You: Domestic Surveillance in the USA
Craig Phillips in Beyond the Films
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="270"] Edward Snowden in Moscow, October 2013 (picture via Wikimedia)[/caption] Spies of Mississippi, about a previously little-known chapter in the civil rights movement, comes at a time…...
December 20, 2013
Can We Eat Sushi “Responsibly?”
Craig Phillips in Uncategorized
Jiro Dreams of Sushi had those of us here at Independent Lens dreaming not only of sushi, but of fish in general, and the question that keeps coming up: Can we eat…...
October 18, 2013
The Waiting Room: U.S. Health Insurance Facts & Figures
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In conjunction with the Independent Lens premiere of The Waiting Room on PBS [Monday, October 21 at 10 PM; check local listings], we've culled some revealing stats about American health…...
February 22, 2013
Ai Weiwei Sparks Social Media Flames in China
Rebecca Huval in Uncategorized
[caption id="attachment_3298" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ai Weiwei has heavily criticized the Chinese government through social media.[/caption] Ai Weiwei is a fearless Tweeter. In 140-character snippets, the gruff Chinese artist, activist, and…...
February 15, 2013
Powerbroker Filmmaker Bonnie Boswell on How Her Youth Shaped Her Film
Maria Goodavage in Interviews
[caption id="attachment_3238" align="alignright" width="350"] Bonnie Boswell at age 14, with her uncle, Whitney Young, Jr.[/caption] Filmmaker Bonnie Boswell has an unusually close tie to her film, The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s…...
January 29, 2013
Hundreds of Voucher Schools Teach Creationism in Science Classes
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Zack Kopplin, a student at Rice University and a science education advocate, learned about the Independent Lens film The Revisionaries and contacted us. Kopplin, a winner of the Hugh M.…...