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January, 5, 2015

American Dreaming: Small Towns Through the Movies

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Rich Hill is a new example of a realistic portrayal of a small American town, through the eyes of three young residents and their struggling families, but the fascination with (capital letters intended) Small Town America has been with us since…

January, 25, 2013

Filmmaker Scott Thurman on the Texas Textbook Wars

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We sat down with filmmaker Scott Thurman to discuss what went on behind the scenes of his documentary, The Revisionaries, which chronicles the oft-rancorous battle over Texas textbooks. What impact do you hope the film will have? I hope people…

January, 24, 2013

Revising The Revisionaries: The Texas Board of Ed Loses Power over Textbooks

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As recently as last year, the Texas State Board of Education had the power to rewrite history. The Revisionaries (airing Jan. 28 on Independent Lens) captures the scope of the board’s reign. In the documentary’s intro, ABC News reporter Dan…

April, 18, 2012

Updates from the Tucson Unified School District

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Since the cameras stopped rolling on the documentary Precious Knowledge (premiering May 17 on Independent Lens), the Tucson Unified School District has been all over the news. Precious Knowledge follows the student backlash from a school board decision to dismantle the Mexican…