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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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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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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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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Getting Perspective
When I came to work with AIVF in February, I don’t believe the Board or staff could have predicted that…
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Love’s Labor Lost
Alot of what AIVF did was to create an interface between very diverse communities of independent media makers and audiences…
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Why We (Still) Need AIVF
When I started to write this article, I began with a David Letterman-esque list of 20 reasons we need AIVF….
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AIVF: And What it Meant to Me
I first became aware of AIVF when Martha Gever was editor of The Independent. I marveled at this national organization…