360 http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/tag/Independent Lens en-us © 2009 Rocky Mountain PBS http://www.rmpbs.org/rss/RMPBS.jpg http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/tag/Independent Lens 100 100 How well do we ever know our parents? This thought occurred to me when I spent time with my mother and her friends over the weekend. I was with them in a social setting on their turf, and it was almost like seeing Mom as a person - not just a mother - for the first time. I chatted with many of her friends and felt as if I'd finally arrived as an actual adult. I was privy to candid stories, confessions and insecurities. From the corner of the room, I observed complicated dynamics among friends, husbands, wives, others. These could be my own friends, I thought. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/229/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/229/rss Tue, 27 May 08 08:02:00 -0700 My friend Paul (not his real name) remembers being taunted as a kid in Chicago. He was an all-American kid whose grandparents were from India. His family was Sikh and his grandfather wore a turban and beard in keeping with traditional Sikh practices. Kids at school called Paul a range of derogatory names, including one in particular that still causes him to grit his teeth. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/227/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/227/rss Tue, 20 May 08 11:47:00 -0700 In the last couple of years, Rocky Mountain PBS has placed great importance in hosting free public screenings and discussions of programs that will later be on TV. Although television is our medium, public screenings give our viewers a chance to meet each other, learn more about a program, hear from experts and share ideas with others. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/213/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/213/rss Tue, 22 Apr 08 12:47:00 -0700 How do other capitalist democracies balance health care and profits? What's the American government's role in the country's obesity epidemic? Find out in an informative and entertaining double feature of health care programs Tuesday, April 15, starting at 9 p.m. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/211/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/211/rss Mon, 14 Apr 08 11:22:00 -0700 Is corn, the all-American staple, truly the cause of some all-American obesity? The makers of the new documentary "King Corn" think so. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/207/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/207/rss Tue, 08 Apr 08 08:47:00 -0700 I eat documentaries for breakfast. Seriously, I can't see enough. Once I saw "Hoop Dreams" in 1994, I was hooked, and I've spent the years since catching up on the greats  - "Hearts and Minds," "Grey Gardens," "Gates of Heaven," etc. - and seeing all the new ones. It's why I love my job at Rocky Mountain PBS and why I love coordinating our ITVS Community Cinema screenings. It is extra exciting to me, then, to see two local filmmakers enjoy serious success with their ambitious, thoughtful documentaries. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/196/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/196/rss Tue, 18 Mar 08 12:58:00 -0700 I wanted to change the subject this week. I really did. But then I saw Charles McGrath's New York Times editorial - "Is PBS Really Necessary?" - and the comment avalanche that followed on the Times' site. It's at 836 at the moment. (Three cheers for new media - I often enjoy reader comments more than the articles themselves.) http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/183/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/183/rss Tue, 19 Feb 08 10:51:00 -0700 People, I love all 115 of you who braved that awful weather Wednesday night to join us for our January ITVS Community Cinema screening of "Banished." I had friends/coworkers who reluctantly came to the screening because they knew the subject matter would be difficult, and it was. But, thanks to a powerful and insightful discussion with our panel, there was some hope in the air as we said our last goodbyes. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/172/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/172/rss Fri, 01 Feb 08 09:00:00 -0700 In the documentary "Banished," when the notion of reparations comes up, those with the burden to repair often say something like "I don't know if any amount of money will ever be enough." http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/171/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/171/rss Tue, 29 Jan 08 14:57:00 -0700 Join us for a free screening! How did three U.S. towns make African Americans disappear? Marco Williams, award-winning filmmaker of "Two Towns of Jasper," visits some of the whitest counties in the country to confront the legacy of "banishment" - a wave of racial purging that tore through the South 100 years ago. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/160/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/160/rss Mon, 14 Jan 08 08:15:00 -0700 Join us for a free screening! This program brings the stem cell debate to the forefront and examines the constantly evolving interplay between the promise of new discoveries, the controversy of modern science and the courage of people living with devastating disease and injury. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/148/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/148/rss Mon, 03 Dec 07 14:00:00 -0700 One of my friends refuses to attend our screening of the Ralph Nader profile "An Unreasonable Man" this week (Wednesday, 11/28, 7 p.m. - free), because she said she'll just get too angry. She's a Democrat and can't forgive Nader for his so-called spoiler role in the 2000 election. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/144/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/144/rss Tue, 27 Nov 07 10:37:00 -0700 For over 40 years, Ralph Nader has worked tirelessly as a consumer advocate, building a legislative record to rival that of any contemporary president. Yet today, many consider him merely an egomaniac and a "spoiler." What do you think? http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/140/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/140/rss Mon, 19 Nov 07 14:14:00 -0700 A thousand thanks to our viewers who traded Halloween festivities for a good movie and discussion! Despite being not the least bit frightening, Wednesday's ITVS Community Cinema screening of "Miss Navajo" made for a perfect October 31 free event at Starz FilmCenter. The theater was packed - about 130, I think - and most everyone stayed for the discussion afterwards. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/128/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/128/rss Fri, 02 Nov 07 13:52:00 -0700 When I tell people I work at Rocky Mountain PBS, I often hear comments like "I don't watch TV, but when I do, it's PBS." I can relate. It seems we're truly television for people turned off by television. Like many of you PBS lovers, I click past the big networks' fly-by-night melodramas, canned-laughter sitcoms and gimmicky-glitzy quiz shows and settle in with my own personal "must-see TV" night--without a doubt Tuesdays on Rocky Mountain PBS. http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/81/rss http://www.rmpbs.org/panorama/index.cfm/entry/81/rss Tue, 16 Oct 07 12:03:00 -0700