Indie Lens Pop-Up
Indie Lens Pop-Up is a neighborhood series that brings people together for film screenings and community-driven conversations. Featuring documentaries seen on Independent Lens on WUCF, Indie Lens Pop-Up draws local residents, leaders and organizations to discuss what matters most, from newsworthy topics, to family and relationships. See the list of films below with details on screening events and WUCF air dates. Screening events co-presented in cooperation with the Global Peace Film Festival.
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Indie Lens Pop-Up Screening Event
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Time: Doors 6:30 p.m., Screening begins at 7 p.m., Panel discussion starts at 8:05 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m.
Location: Fringe ArtSpace, 54 W. Church St., Orlando, FL 32801
Documentary Film Title: Breaking the News
Description: Join WUCF & Global Peace Film Festival at the Fringe ArtSpace in Downtown Orlando for a special screening of Breaking the News about the women and LGBTQ+ journalists who launched the startup The 19th* to buck a broken news media system.
Who decides which stories get told? A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch The 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation. A story of an America in flux, and the voices often left out of the narrative, the documentary Breaking the News shows change doesn’t come easy.
A discussion following the film will feature The 19th* economy reporter, Chabeli Carrazana.
