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January, 10, 2018

How “I Am Not Your Negro” Filmmaker Reopened James Baldwin’s “House”

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The worldly Haitian-born filmmaker Raoul Peck and his family fled the Duvalier dictatorship in 1961 and found asylum in the Democratic Republic of Congo, before Peck finished his schooling in the United States, France, and Germany. Currently living in both France and…

December, 15, 2017

From North Carolina to San Francisco: Jennifer Kroot Tells the Tales of Maupin

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Jennifer Kroot brings a background in underground filmmaking to her documentaries and uses that sensibility to create surprises within her stories. The San Francisco-based filmmaker first caught the eye of writer Armistead Maupin when he saw her documentary To Be…

August, 30, 2017

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

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The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin examines the life and work of one of the world's most beloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative son of the Old South into a gay rights pioneer whose novels have inspired millions…

December, 4, 2012

7 Books That Inspired Popular Documentaries

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Not many national commemorative months get our attention here at Independent Lens. National Raisin Bread Month ended a few days ago, and no one here so much as gave a toast! Along with National Prune Breakfast Month in January, but…

December, 12, 2006

A Sad Flower in the Sand

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A Sad Flower in the Sand is the first major film documentary about a largely unsung writer of the 20th century: John Fante, the renegade author whose highly autobiographical novels illustrate his deep-rooted love of Los Angeles and his struggles…