In the News: The Latest on ITVS Programs
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CNN Reporter Octavia Nasr reports on Independent Lens’s ARUSI PERSIAN WEDDING, a film that explores the tensions between Iran and the United States.
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Filmmaker Marjan Tehrani and her brother Alex Tehrani discuss the Independent Lens broadcast of ARUSI PERSIAN WEDDING.
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“Karen Skloss says she never meant to tell her own story when she started making her new documentary, SUNSHINE, which will have its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival. … Skloss received grants to make SUNSHINE from the Independent Television Service and KUHT-TV in Houston.”
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Lois Vossen, vice president and Independent Lens series producer, discusses ARUSI PERSIAN WEDDING. Watch the clip below:
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