Spice Road
Interviews
April 27, 2023
“Laughter Is My Outlet”: How Michele Stellato is Living and Coping with ALS
Craig Phillips in Beyond the Films
After being diagnosed as a young woman with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Michele “Shelly” Stellato said, "We had to decide what to do with the time we had left.” Part…...
Interviews
February 23, 2023
How Vancouver Finds Hope and Love Amid Fentanyl Crisis
Independent Lens in Behind the Films
By Ivonne Spinoza One of the more horrible legacies we are left with from the war on drugs is the lack of compassion toward those who struggle with addiction.…...
Contests
February 01, 2023
Book Giveaway! Jim Allison: This Is What a Hero Looks Like
Independent Lens in Contests
Celebrate an unconventional superhero. We're giving away seven incredible This Is What a Hero Looks Like coffee table books, a companion to our award-winning documentary, Jim Allison: Breakthrough. Enter for your chance to win! 'This…...
Love in the Time of Fentanyl
Silent Beauty
Matter of Mind: My ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neuromuscular… Read More
Mama Bears
Brother
A filmmaker’s intimate phone calls with her brother explore his fragile recovery from opioid addiction. Read More
World Without Oil
On April 30, 2007, the world entered a global oil shock. Or so it seems at World Without Oil, an online ‘alternate reality’ that enlisted the world’s collective imagination to document the oil crisis with blogs, videos, and images. As the simulated crisis unfolded, people all over the U.S. and the… Read More
Hazing
Interviews
April 27, 2022
How Today’s High School Students Face High Pressure in a Grind Culture
Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
By Gail Cornwall Christina Zhang, 16, averages a couple hours of free time a day, but it’s hard to watch Netflix. “The whole time you’re thinking about, ‘Oh, what if…...