PBS has announced that the winner of the 2007 Independent Lens Audience Award is Micha X. Peled's

CHINA BLUE. The film provides a deep-access account of how the clothes we buy are actually made.
Independent Lens is one of PBS's two flagship series of independently produced documentaries. This year the series was better than ever, with 28 vastly different, award-winning films being programmed. Naturally the voting was extremely close, ending for the first time in a three-way tie, that was decided in the end by an online runoff vote.
This award follows the rave reviews the film received during its theatrical run. CHINA BLUE is Bullfrog's first ever theatrical release. Here's a sampling:
"China Blue is more than an exercise in cinematic activism...the film develops a natural dramatic structure that's profoundly affecting. Mr. Peled doesn't just record the girl's indignities, he listens to their dreams...China Blue examines the plight of the world's largest pool of cheap labor and traces its exploitation to a retail outlet near you." THE NEW YORK TIMES
"The most heartbreaking, moving film in theaters right now is not "Babel," "Letters From Iwo Jima" or "Little Children." It is China Blue...This is an unforgettable film." THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Micha X. Peled's marvelous documentary about the young women who work in a Chinese jeans factory is an empathetic and revealing study. With probing access and a level of detail similar films have failed to obtain, the film doesn't just describe the tough working conditions of these factories - it draws vigorous, charming portraits of the women who work there. This is one of the best of many recent documentaries about globalization." NEW YORK MAGAZINE
Not to mention the academic reviewers, such as Andrew Nathan, Chair, Dept. of Political Science Dept., Columbia University, who wrote "China Blue...is both crystal-clear and complex. The camera team got amazing access, so we feel in touch with what is real. And as a result, there are no bad guys. Everyone is trying to survive and succeed. Where is it in the system -- that starts with a factory in China and ends with us as consumers -- that the problems we see are going to be fixed?"
Micah Peled's previous film was the highly acclaimed

ALA'S NOTABLE VIDEOS FOR ADULTS LIST
For the first time in our history, the American Library Association has named three Bullfrog titles to this year's Notable Videos for Adults list.
HOMELAND tells the inspiring story of four battles in which Native American activists are fighting to preserve their land, sovereignty, and culture. In so doing they present a vision of how people all over the world can turn around the destructive policies of thoughtless resource plundering and create a new paradigm. Directed by Roberta Grossman for the Katahdin Foundation
SIR! NO SIR! tells untold story of the GI movement to end the war in Vietnam. Winner of numerous festival awards, David Zeiger's film challenges deeply-held beliefs not just about the Vietnam War and those who fought it, but about the world we live in today.
STREET FIGHT tells the gripping story of the race for mayor of Newark, N.J., where elections are won and lost in the streets. Called "the best American political documentary since 1993's THE WAR ROOM" by the Washington Post, Marshall Curry's film was nominated for an Academy Award ® in the Documentary Feature category.