Independent Lens Audience Award Winner Announced!

All season long Independent Lens fans have logged on to vote for their favorite film. Finally, we have a winner…..Mine by first-time filmmaker Geralyn Pezanoski.

The film tells the heartbreaking story of the thousands of post-Katrina pets who were rescued and then adopted into new homes across the United States. When residents slowly returned to try and rebuild their lives, these animals became the center of full-blown custody battles, with people on both sides struggling to do what was right in the midst of an impossibly complex situation (check out the trailer below).

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Independent Lens Audience Award Winner

Four finalists, but there can be only one Audience Award winner.

All season long, our Web-savvy audience has logged on after each episode to cast their vote for their favorite. And without further adieu, the winner is…

ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Greene, by Loren Mendell!

ADJUST YOUR COLOR tells the unlikely story of America’s original shock-jock, Petey Greene, who battled the system and his own demons during a time of civil unrest in the nation’s capital.

A big congratulations to our other nominees: STRANDED: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors; HELVETICA and TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai.

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Watch a 20 minute preview of ADJUST YOUR COLOR on SnagFilms >>

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Voting Closes Tomorrow for the Independent Lens Audience Award Runoff

Have you voted for your favorite Indie Lens film yet? If not, don’t wait any longer since the runoff ends tomorrow. Pick your favorite and let your voice be heard!

Choose from the four most popular films:

ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Greene
The unlikely story of America’s original shock-jock—Petey Greene—who battled the system and his own demons during a time of civil unrest in the nation’s capital.

HELVETICA
A film about typography, typeface, type, font, fonts, graphic design and global visual culture, HELVETICA looks at the proliferation of one typeface.

STRANDED: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors
The survival tale of a group of young men who lived for 72 days in the Andes Mountains after their plane crashed in October 1972.

TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
The dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a global movement.

Cast your vote today! >>

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The 2009 Independent Lens Audience Award Runoff

We’ve tallied your votes from this past season and the verdict is… too close to call! What to do? We’re holding a runoff, and we need YOU to help choose the winner. Has one of your favorites made the list? Choose from the four most popular films:

ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Greene
The unlikely story of America’s original shock-jock, Petey Greene, who battled the system and his own demons during a time of civil unrest in the nation’s capital.

HELVETICA
A film about typography, graphic design and the existence of a global visual culture, HELVETICA looks at the ubiquitous font that appears everywhere in the modern world.

STRANDED: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors
The survival tale of a group of young men who lived for 72 days in the Andes Mountains after their plane crashed in October 1972.

TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
The dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a global movement.

You have until Friday, July 17 to cast your vote. The winner of the 2009 Independent Lens Audience Award will be announced Monday, July 27.

Cast your vote today >>

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