No Ordinary Granny
It’s no ordinary day when a 90-year old grandmother sets out on a walk across the United States to make…
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Airing Your Dirty Laundry
Doug Block wasn’t sure he had a film yet. His mother had passed away and he was videotaping his father’s…
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The Independent is Back!
As you may have heard, Independent Media Publications has come forward to take over the online and print publication of…
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His Muse is the Rule of Law
James Cooper is one of those globetrotting guys who has more stamps in his passport than you do. A Cambridge-educated…
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A Conversation with Les Blank
In his new film All In This Tea, director Les Blank operates at the far extremes of technology, using digital…
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Letter from the Board
In the March issue of The Independent, we reported that AIVF faced a financial crisis and an uncertain future. As…
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American History X
With more than 25 museums and research centers and a collection of more than 142 million objects, the Smithsonian Institution…
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Now & Then
Long before Super 8’s 40-year march from home movie to Kodak’s hot new kid, long before camcorders, and long before…
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Getting Perspective
When I came to work with AIVF in February, I don’t believe the Board or staff could have predicted that…