Independent Lens

The Revolutionary Optimists: Teaching Children to Be Agents

Clip: Season 14 | 3m 5s

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, The Revolutionary Optimists, Amlan Ganguly, a lawyer-turned social entrepreneur, coaches a group of young children in the Calcutta slums in a puppet show designed to inform their communities about health concerns.

Aired: 06/16/13

Rating: TV-PG

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How to Be an Artist with Parkinson's

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How to Be an Artist with Parkinson's

Despite being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl continues to draw. Peter talks about how his drawing has evolved since diagnosis and advises other artists with PD.

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