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Independent Lens Releases Stories for Justice Impact Report

Audience data shows documentaries increased understanding about the inequities in the U.S. justice system

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Announcing the ITVS Humanities Documentary Development Fellows

Helping pandemic-affected independent documentary filmmakers develop high-potential projects

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  1. The Supervising Producer Partnership: How CJ Hunt Found the Arc for "Neutral Ground" While Working with ITVS

    April 12, 2022

    How do filmmakers and ITVS supervising producers work together in their back-and-forth partnership?To best explain CJ Hunt's partnership with ITVS, we wanted to have him in the same room with three-time Emmy-nominated ITVS Supervising Producer Shana Swanson to explore what it meant to work together as funder and maker. Hunt made his feature film debut…

  2. ITVS Names Antonia Carew-Watts Vice President of Business Affairs

    November 8, 2021

    ITVS is pleased to welcome Antonia Carew-Watts as our new Vice President of Business Affairs. In her new role, she will lead a team focusing on strategic deals and relationships with the San Francisco nonprofit’s partners and oversee business and legal affairs across ITVS units, brands, multiplatform assets and events. In addition, Carew-Watts will…

  3. Seeking Justice: Belly of the Beast’s Impactful Engagement Strategy

    November 2, 2021

    Belly of the Beast, which premiered on Independent Lens in November 2020, exposes illegal sterilizations and reproductive injustices in California prisons. The film follows Kelli Dillon, who was involuntarily sterilized at the age of 24 while incarcerated, as she teams up with human rights lawyer Cynthia Chandler to fight for reproductive…

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    Remembering Michael Shiro

    October 29, 2021

    Remembering the life and impact of longtime ITVS Controller Michael Shiro, who died age 59 on October 22, 2021.

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    ITVS Launches NEH-supported $1.7 Million Fellowship for Independent Filmmakers and Advisors Working in the Humanities

    October 5, 2021

    How can supporting a diverse cohort of 20 filmmakers for one year bring new perspectives to documentary filmmaking and the humanities?

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