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Thursday on Independent Lens: We Were Here
June 13, 2012BTB spoke with filmmaker David Weissman about his documentary We Were Here, which airs Thursday, June 14 on Independent Lens.We Were Here documents the arrival in San Francisco of what was then called the "Gay Plague" in the early 1980s. It illuminates the profound personal and community issues raised by the AIDS epidemic, as well as the broad political and…
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Filmmaker Profile: The Grove
December 1, 2011More Americans have been lost to AIDS than in all the U.S. wars since 1900. The pandemic has killed 22 million people worldwide. But few know about the existence of the National AIDS Memorial, a seven-acre grove hidden in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The Grove chronicles this garden’s transformation from a neglected eyesore to landscaped sanctuary to…
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San Francisco Remembers The Blunder Years
August 10, 2011The Blunder Years is an evening of live performance and video where Bay Area filmmakers, writers, musicians, and actors show/perform pieces influenced by the television and movies of their teenage years. The event is scheduled for the evening of August 12 at Z-Space in San Francisco. All donations will go towards BAVC's The Factory — an advanced video…
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20 Years of ITVS and Independent Filmmakers Celebrated in SF
July 19, 2011ITVS celebrated 20 years of support for independent filmmakers and documentaries last Friday in downtown San Francisco. Nearly 300 staff and filmmakers were on hand to celebrate public media’s independent voice. Enjoy photos from the event below and thanks to all for a wonderful evening!
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Revisit Our Live Chat on Gender Identity, Violence, and Two Spirits
June 9, 2011On Monday, June 13, leaders from the LGBT community joined ITVS, KQED, and Independent Lens for a discussion about issues raised in the film Two Spirits.<a href="https://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=7d64a21c0f"…