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A&E IndieFilms is a prime time programming umbrella on the network, featuring the best in new independent feature documentaries. Under A&E IndieFilms, the network has established a grant with the International Documentary Association for outstanding documentaries in progress, increased its Film Festival presence and co-brands selected theatrical releases, including feature docs acquired for airing following their theatrical runs.
Other films under A&E IndieFilms which have also generated acclaim include Rock School which was also featured as a special screening at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and will air on A&E in 2006; Bearing Witness, a powerful documentary by Barbara Kopple, Marijana Wotten and Bob Eisenhardt on women journalists in combat zones. In production are a documentary by Nanette Burstein ("On the Ropes" and "The Kid Stays in the Picture;" and one by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady ("The Boys of Baraka.") |
