WXXI presents: INDIE LENS POP-UP
Indie Lens Pop-Up is a neighborhood series that brings people together—virtually and in-person—for film screenings and community-driven conversations. Featuring documentaries seen on PBS’s Independent Lens, Indie Lens Pop-Up draws local residents, leaders, and organizations to discuss what matters most, from newsworthy topics and social issues, to family and community relationships.
Every season, there are hundreds of local events hosted by Indie Lens Pop-Up partners across the country. Since its inception in 2005, more than 6,700 Indie Lens Pop-Up events have brought an estimated 400,000 participants together to discuss issues that impact local communities.
Free screenings
Seats are first-come, first-served. See each film listing below for details, or search WXXI.ORG
UPCOMING FILMS
Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s – Mar. 18
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, March 18 | Three people—a political cartoonist, a mother turned boxing coach, and an optician—navigate their lives with resourcefulness and determination in the face of a degenerative illness, Parkinson’s disease.
The Tuba Thieves – Apr. 29
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, April 29 | Against the backdrop of a string of California high school tuba thefts, hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O’Daniel generates new sensitivity to sound and meaning in an unconventional documentary experience.
PREVIOUS FILMS
A Town Called Victoria – Oct. 23
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, October 23 at 6:30pm | Theatre 5: The Jack Garner Theatre | When arson strikes the local mosque, a Texas town must reckon with its troubled past.
Razing Liberty Square – Jan. 29
FREE screening | Monday, Jan. 29 at 6:30pm | Liberty City, Miami, was home to one of the oldest segregated public housing projects in the U.S. Now with rising sea levels, the neighborhood’s higher ground has become something else: real estate gold.
Breaking the News – Feb. 26
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, February 26 | Frustrated by the lack of representation in the media, a group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists launched The 19th*, a digital news startup whose work is guided by elevating the voices often left out of the American story.
Indie Lens Pop-Up: Free Chol Soo Lee – Mar 27, 2023
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, March 27 | Theatre 5 | The rollercoaster life story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.
Storming Caesar’s Palace – Feb 27, 2023
INDIE LENS POPUP | Monday, February 27 | Theatre 5 | Activist Ruby Duncan kick-started the grassroots movement that reshaped America’s perception of mothers on welfare. Followed by a panel discussion.
Love in the Time of Fentanyl – Jan 30, 2023
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, January 30 at 6:30pm | Join WXXI for a special screening and discussion of Love in the Time of Fentanyl about a overdose deaths and what is being done to prevent them.
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