Independent Lens
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| Independent Lens (IL) | |
| Type | PBS indie film television series |
|---|---|
| Country | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Availability | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States and parts of Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada |
| Website | www.pbs.org/independentlens |
Airing weekly on PBS though ITVS, the Emmy award-winning series Independent Lens introduces new documentaries and dramas made by independent filmmakers.
Past seasons of Independent Lens have been presented by hosts Edie Falco, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle and Susan Sarandon. This season’s host is Terrence Howard.
Independent Lens programs come in every shape and size, including feature-length documentaries, hour-long dramas, four-minute comic shorts, half-hour experimental pieces and everything in between.
The show has been awarded four Emmy Awards. One Primetime Emmy in 2007 for A LION IN THE HOUSE, and two for Best Documentary; one in 2004 for the documentary Be Good, Smile Pretty and another in 2000 for Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle. In 2006, A Lion’s Trail won for Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming. Two Independent Lens films garnered Academy Award nominations for Best Documentary: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2006) and The Weather Underground (2004.)
Contents |
[edit] 2007-2008 Programs
For broadcast information see: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/guide.html
- ABDUCTION
- BANISHED
- COMPAÑERAS
- THE CREEK RUNS RED
- DEEP WATER
- DOC
- A DREAM IN DOUBT
- HARD ROAD HOME
- HOW IS YOUR FISH TODAY?
- IRON LADIES OF LIBERIA
- KING CORN
- MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH
- MISS NAVAJO
- NA KAMALEI
- NEW YEAR BABY
- THE PAPER
- PLEASE VOTE FOR ME
- RED WHITE BLACK & BLUE
- SISTERS IN LAW
- A SON'S SACRIFICE
- STORM OF EMOTIONS
- STRANDED: "The Andes Plane Crash Survivors"
- TODAY’S MAN
- WATER FLOWING TOGETHER
- AN UNREASONABLE MAN
- WORDPLAY
- WRIT WRITER
[edit] 2006-2007 Programs
- BEYOND THE CALL
- BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE
- BLACK GOLD
- CAN MR. SMITH GET TO WASHINGTON ANYMORE?
- THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI
- CHINA BLUE
- DEMOCRACY ON DEADLINE
- ENRON: The Smartest Guys in the Room
- A FISH STORY
- HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
- KNOCKING
- LA LUPE QUEEN OF LATIN SOUL
- MOTHERLAND AFGHANISTAN
- MUSKRAT LOVELY
- PAUL CONRAD: Drawing Fire
- RACE TO EXECUTION
- REVOLUCION: Five Visions
- A SAD FLOWER IN THE SAND
- SENTENCED HOME
- SHADYA
- SHORT STACK 2006
- STILL LIFE WITH ANIMATED DOGS
- STOLEN
- A TOUCH OF GREATNESS
- TWISTED
- TWO SQUARE MILES
- THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL
- THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET
[edit] The Independent Lens Online Shorts Festival
In 2006, the series launched the first Independent Lens Online Shorts Festival with what Yahoo! Picks called a “lineup of quirky, charming, and sometimes nervy films.” Independent filmmakers were invited to submit short films, ten minutes or less in length. Ten films were chosen, including two grand-prize winners that premiered on the television series. All films are streamed online.
Grand-prize winners: PARIS, 1951 and SOMEDAY FLOWERS BLOOM
Jury prize: HOMELESS KARAOKE
Online winners: AFLOAT, CHICKENS IN THE CITY, DEVIL’S TEETH, LA FE’E ROUGE, LEONARD & THE MOUNTAIN, THE MCCOMBIE WAY, THE PREACHER AND THE POET
[edit] See also
- P.O.V. (PBS series)
- Wide Angle
[edit] External links
PBS Television | |
|---|---|
| Science | WIRED Science · NOVA · Scientific American Frontiers |
| Documentaries | American Experience · Frontline |
| Public Affairs | Nightly Business Report · The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer |
| Fine Arts | Great Performances |
| Drama | Masterpiece Theatre · Mystery! |
| Movies | P.O.V. · Independent Lens |
| Personalities | Paul Kangas · Jim Lehrer |
| See also | PBS Kids Shows · List of PBS member stations · PBS network shows |
