{"id":16455,"date":"2018-01-19T10:13:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T18:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=16455"},"modified":"2023-09-29T10:39:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:39:18","slug":"independent-lens-announces-spring-2018-slate-of-award-winning-films","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/independent-lens-announces-spring-2018-slate-of-award-winning-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Lens Announces Spring 2018 Slate of Award-Winning Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Independent Lens, <\/em>which recently won the 2017 IDA Documentary Award for Best Curated Series from the International Documentary Association, now officially announces our March-May 2018 lineup on PBS. <em><strong>Dolores<\/strong>,<\/em> Peter Bratt\u2019s highly-acclaimed film about activist <strong>Dolores Huerta<\/strong> premieres March 27; other highlights include documentaries that dig deep into recent news stories including <strong><em>No Man\u2019s Land<\/em><\/strong>, about the 2016 standoff at Oregon\u2019s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge; <strong><em>ACORN and the Firestorm<\/em><\/strong>, about the controversial sting operation against the community organizing group ACORN; and the ecological thriller <strong><em>What Lies Upstream<\/em><\/strong>, an investigation into the 2014 chemical spill that left 300,000 people without drinkable water. Additional films profile writer, farmer and activist <strong>Wendell Berry<\/strong>; Iranian rapper <strong>Shahin Najafi<\/strong>; women veterans who band together to help their homeless sisters; a Dallas detective agency formed by exonerated men who seek to free other wrongfully convicted prisoners; and an uplifting look at shoe shiners who are taking their profession to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom sea to shining sea, our upcoming lineup reflects the vast diversity of our country and its citizens,\u201d said <em>Independent Lens<\/em> Executive Producer Lois Vossen. \u201cThey delve deeply and compassionately into the issues that divide us and those that bring us together. From Oregon to West Virginia, from Kentucky to Texas, these films are a reflection of the way we live today.\u201d Full list of just-announced films below.<!--more--><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Independent Lens 2017-2018 Season Trailer | PBS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C7XVN3lYL7k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The broadcast schedule for March-May 2018 follows<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/dolores-huerta\/\"><strong><em>Dolores<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Peter Bratt. Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least-known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Chavez, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century \u2014 and she continues the fight to this day, at the age of 87. With intimate and unprecedented access to this intensely private mother of 11, the film reveals the raw, personal stakes involved in committing one\u2019s life to social change.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/when-god-sleeps\/\"><strong><em>When God Sleeps<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Till Schauder is a rap-punk rock doc wrapped around a Romeo and Juliet romance. The film tells the story of Iranian musician Shahin Najafi, who is forced into hiding after hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song that focuses on the oppression of women and human rights abuses. As Shahin risks his life every time he steps on a stage, he tries to establish a life with a woman whose grandfather was handpicked by Ayatollah Khomeini to be the first Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/the-art-of-the-shine\/\"><strong><em>The Art of the Shine<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Stacey Tenenbaum. You might pass them on the sidewalk, at the mall or at the airport. They\u2019re the shoe shiners, purveying an old-school trade that seems like something out of the <em>Mad Men<\/em> era, out of step with our fast-paced, disposable consumer culture. Yet, to many of the shoe shiners in this joyous and quirky film, shining shoes is a calling and a passion, a way to be one\u2019s own boss and connect with other people. You&#8217;ll never look at a shoe shiner the same way again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/what-lies-upstream\/\"><strong><em>What Lies Upstream<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Cullen Hoback travels back to West Virginia to uncover the truth behind the massive chemical spill that left 300,000 people without drinking water. But when Hoback discovers collusion between chemical corporations and the government, the investigation spirals in a new direction and we learn the truth about what lies upstream of us all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/look-see-wendell-berrys-kentucky\/\"><strong><em>Look &amp; See: Wendell Berry\u2019s Kentucky <\/em><\/strong><\/a>by Laura Dunn &amp; Jef Sewell is a cinematic portrait of the changing landscapes and shifting values of rural America in an era of industrial agriculture, as seen through the mind\u2019s eye of writer, farmer, and activist Wendell Berry. Through his poetic and prescient words and the testimonies of his family and neighbors \u2014 all deeply affected by the industrial and economic changes to their agrarian way of life \u2014 we see the changing landscapes of rural America and the redemptive beauty in taking the unworn path. Often called \u201ca prophet for rural America,\u201d Berry has long been a voice for communities frequently overlooked by the media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/true-conviction\/\"><strong><em>True Conviction<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Jamie Meltzer. There\u2019s a new detective agency in Dallas, Texas started by a group of exonerated men with decades in prison served between them. Chris Scott was sitting in a support group meeting for men who were bound together by the painful experience of wasting years in prison for crimes they didn\u2019t commit, when he was struck by a realization. He and his friends had firsthand knowledge of how wrongful convictions happen. Together, they could start a detective agency to look for innocent people still incarcerated. Calling themselves the \u201cFreedom Fighters,\u201d their goal is to free those who were wrongfully accused and are still behind bars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/no-mans-land\/\"><strong><em>No Man\u2019s Land<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by David Byars. In January 2016, armed protestors in Oregon occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to call attention to what they felt was an intrusion by the federal government into their right to make a living. In a larger sense, the \u201cpatriot community\u201d introduced itself as disgruntled American citizens with grounds for airing their grievances against a federal government that didn\u2019t have their best interests at heart. The federal government begged to differ. <em>No Man&#8217;s Land<\/em> is an unbiased detailed account of the impasse, displaying unprecedented access to the protagonists, and culminating in a climax that resulted in the arrest and acquittal of occupation leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy, and left another man dead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/acorn-and-the-firestorm\/\"><strong><em>ACORN and the Firestorm<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Reuben Atlas and Sam Pollard. For 40 years, the community-organizing group ACORN sought to empower poor and marginalized communities. Its critics believed ACORN exemplified everything wrong with progressive ideals. In 2008, these competing perceptions exploded on the national stage as Barack Obama was running for president. 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