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Ferndale - Free Public Screening of Free for All: The Public Library - May 6th at 6:30pm

Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS, Ferndale Library and KEET PBS, invites you to a free community event featuring a special preview screening of Free for All: The Public Library.
 Free for All: The Public Library tells the inspiring story of the quiet revolutionaries — many of them women — who built a civic institution where everything is free and open to all. The film traces the history of America's public libraries and the battles over access, resources, and democracy itself, while celebrating the essential role libraries play in every community, big and small.

Wednesday, May 14 at 6pm in Mckinleyville!

Discover the story of libraries! Join us for a free screening of Free for All: The Public Library at the McKinleyville Library.

Free for All: The Public Library tells the inspiring story of the quiet revolutionaries — many of them women — who built a civic institution where everything is free and open to all. The film traces the history of America's public libraries and the battles over access, resources, and democracy itself, while celebrating the essential role libraries play in every community, big and small.

Saturday, May 17th: 7pm - 10pm

This powerful new PBS documentary from Stanley Nelson and Nicole London explores the rise of funk music and its deep connection to Black identity, politics, and culture. Featuring legends like James Brown, George Clinton, and Questlove, the film is a rhythmic, revolutionary ride through music history.

 After the screening, join us for a lively community discussion, then hit the dance floor as Claire Bent & Citizen Funk bring the funk to life with a high-energy live set. Presented by KEET-TV and Indie Lens Pop-Up.

 Admission is FREE, but space is limited—RSVP now to secure your spot for this unforgettable night of film, music, and movement!

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Programs

Trailer | Bike Vessel
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Father and son bond on an ambitious 350-mile bike ride in this portrait of familial love.

Knowing his dad miraculously recovered from three open-heart surgeries after discovering a passion for cycling, filmmaker Eric D. Seals proposes an ambitious idea: Bike together from St. Louis to Chicago. 350 miles. 4 days. On their journey, the two push each other as they find a deeper connection and a renewed appreciation of their quests for their own health and to reimagine Black health.


Premieres: Monday, February 24th at 10pm on KEET-TV

Home Court is the coming-of-age story of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball prodigy in Southern California whose life intensifies as recruitment heats up. As she overcomes injury as well as racial and class differences between her home and private school worlds, in peer groups, and against rival schools, Ashley strives to become her own person and leave a legacy behind.

Premieres: Monday, March 24th at 10pm on KEET-TV

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Home Court
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We Want the Funk!
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WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown's dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, the story also traces funk's influences on both new wave and hip-hop.




Premieres: Tuesday, April 8th at 9pm


 

Free for All: The Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all.

Premieres: Tuesday, April 29th at 10pm

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Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s 
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Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s is an intimate portrayal of three families confronting the unique challenges of Alzheimer’s and how this progressive neurodegenerative disease transforms roles and relationships. Whether it's a partner becoming a caregiver or an adult child shifting into being their parent's caretaker, these stories show how families evolve when a loved one is diagnosed.

Premiers: In May, Time and day TBD