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What is Community Cinema?
Community Cinema is a national civic engagement initiative featuring free screenings and curricula for films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. In 100 cities and online, community members come together to learn, discuss, and get involved in key social issues of our time. Coming in September, see The Graduates/Los Graduados!
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1:24:52
Rollercoaster story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.
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1:25:44
Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
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1:22:50
A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
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The rich culinary tradition of soul food and its relevance to black cultural identity.