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Independent Lens
Air Date: 09/13/19
Now streaming on PBS Passport: an assortment of award-winning films from Independent Lens on PBS, America’s home for documentaries. Being a PBS member means documentaries wherever you are.
Sansón and Me
S25 Ep1 | 1h 25m 42s
Air Date: 09/19/23 | Expires: 09/18/24 | Rating: TV-14
Filmmaker captures immigrant's life in prison through family reenactments.
El Equipo
S25 Ep2 | 1h 25m 42s
Air Date: 10/09/23 | Expires: 10/08/26 | Rating: TV-14
A collaboration changes the course of forensic science and international human rights.
Three Chaplains
S25 Ep3 | 55m 43s
Air Date: 11/06/23 | Expires: 11/05/26 | Rating: TV-14
Muslim chaplains advocate for equality in the military.
A Town Called Victoria | Episode 1
S25 Ep4 | 54m 41s
Air Date: 11/13/23 | Expires: 11/13/26 | Rating: TV-14
A Texas town is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque erupts in flames.
A Town Called Victoria | Episode 2
S25 Ep5 | 54m 12s
Air Date: 11/13/23 | Expires: 11/13/26 | Rating: TV-14
The town of Victoria’s support for the Muslim community wanes as rebuilding efforts stall.
A Town Called Victoria | Episode 3
S25 Ep6 | 54m 42s
Air Date: 11/14/23 | Expires: 11/13/26 | Rating: TV-14
As the trial concludes, the people of Victoria, Texas, grapple with shocking revelations.
Beyond Utopia
S25 Ep7 | 1h 51m 55s
Air Date: 01/09/24 | Expires: 01/08/27 | Rating: TV-MA
The gripping story of families who risk everything escaping North Korea.
Racist Trees
S25 Ep8 | 1h 23m 49s
Air Date: 01/22/24 | Expires: 01/21/27 | Rating: TV-PG
In Palm Springs, a Black neighborhood fights to remove a divisive wall of trees.
Razing Liberty Square
S25 Ep9 | 1h 23m 30s
Air Date: 01/29/24 | Expires: 01/28/27 | Rating: TV-14
A public housing community in Miami becomes ground zero for climate gentrification.
Sister Úna Lived a Good Death
S25 Ep10 | 55m 23s
Air Date: 02/05/24 | Expires: 02/04/27 | Rating: TV-14
A nun with stage IV cancer teaches others that death doesn’t have to be the end.
Breaking The News
S25 Ep11 | 1h 24m 13s
Air Date: 02/19/24 | Expires: 02/18/27 | Rating: TV-14
Women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch startup The 19th* to buck a broken news media system.
Greener Pastures
S25 Ep12 | 1h 24m 54s
Air Date: 03/25/24 | Expires: 03/24/27 | Rating: TV-14
Midwestern families deal with unseen mental health issues affecting farmers in America.
A Thousand Pines
S25 Ep13 | 55m 37s
Air Date: 04/01/24 | Expires: 03/31/27 | Rating: TV-14
A crew of 12 Mexican tree planters travel the United States regrowing America’s forests.
Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s
S25 Ep14 | 54m 41s
Air Date: 04/08/24 | Expires: 04/07/27 | Rating: TV-14
Three people navigate their lives with determination in the face of Parkinson’s disease.
One With the Whale
S25 Ep15 | 1h 18m 4s
Air Date: 04/22/24 | Expires: 04/21/26 | Rating: TV-14
For Native Alaskans living on a tiny Bering Sea island, if you don’t hunt, you die.
Space: The Longest Goodbye
S25 Ep16 | 1h 24m 52s
Air Date: 05/06/24 | Expires: 05/05/27 | Rating: TV-14
NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation of a Mars mission.
If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis
S25 Ep18 | 25m 43s
Air Date: 01/10/24 | Expires: 01/09/27
With rural hospitals closing, meet the people trying to get help in healthcare deserts.
Hazing
S24 Ep1 | 1h 43m 28s
Air Date: 09/12/22 | Expires: 09/11/25
Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.
TikTok, Boom.
S24 Ep2 | 1h 24m 57s
Air Date: 10/24/22 | Expires: 10/23/25
Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.
Move Me
S24 Ep3 | 1h 22m 17s
Air Date: 11/07/22 | Expires: 11/06/25
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury adapts to life with a disability.
Children of Las Brisas
S24 Ep4 | 1h 22m 50s
Air Date: 01/02/23 | Expires: 01/01/26 | Rating: TV-14
A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
The Big Payback
S24 Ep5 | 1h 25m 13s
Air Date: 01/16/23 | Expires: 01/15/26 | Rating: TV-14
The passage of the first-ever reparations bill for Black Americans stirs up a debate.
No Straight Lines
S24 Ep6 | 1h 25m 44s
Air Date: 01/23/23 | Expires: 01/22/26 | Rating: TV-MA
Five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to the mainstream.
The Picture Taker
S24 Ep7 | 1h 25m 44s
Air Date: 01/30/23 | Expires: 01/29/26 | Rating: TV-14
Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
Outta the Muck
S24 Ep8 | 1h 25m 44s
Air Date: 02/06/23 | Expires: 02/05/26 | Rating: TV-14
The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck” to celebrate family history and football.
Love in the Time of Fentanyl
S24 Ep9 | 1h 25m 48s
Air Date: 02/13/23 | Expires: 02/12/26 | Rating: TV-MA
A supervised drug injection site gives hope to a community ravaged by fentanyl deaths.
Storming Caesars Palace
S24 Ep10 | 1h 24m 45s
Air Date: 03/20/23 | Expires: 03/19/26 | Rating: TV-PG
How Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for guaranteed income.
Hidden Letters
S24 Ep11 | 1h 25m 27s
Air Date: 03/27/23 | Expires: 03/26/25 | Rating: TV-PG
Modern women in China keep alive the tradition of Nüshu, a secret written language.
Matter of Mind: My ALS
S24 Ep13 | 54m 42s
Air Date: 05/01/23 | Expires: 04/30/26 | Rating: TV-14
Three people with ALS confront complex choices in this intimate exploration.
Sam Now
S24 Ep14 | 1h 24m 59s
Air Date: 05/08/23 | Expires: 05/07/26 | Rating: TV-14
What happens when a filmmaker helps his half brother search for his missing mother?
Silent Beauty
S24 Ep15 | 1h 25m 49s
Air Date: 05/15/23 | Expires: 05/14/26 | Rating: TV-14
A woman’s journey to heal from childhood sexual abuse and confront generational trauma.
Mama Bears
S24 Ep16 | 1h 25m 23s
Air Date: 06/20/23 | Expires: 06/19/26 | Rating: TV-14
Conservative beliefs have defined them. Now they’re championing their LGBTQ+ children.
Storm Lake
S23 Ep3 | 1h 25m 48s
Air Date: 11/15/21 | Expires: 11/14/25 | Rating: TV-PG
Inside the family-run newspaper keeping local journalism alive.
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
S23 Ep8 | 1h 23m 29s
Air Date: 02/07/22 | Expires: 02/06/25 | Rating: TV-PG
Exposé on how American housing policy has been manipulated in discriminatory ways.
Belly of the Beast
S22 Ep4 | 1h 20m 8s
Air Date: 11/23/20 | Expires: 11/22/24 | Rating: TV-14
Two women investigate a shocking pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons.
Part 1 | Philly D.A. | Episode 1
S22 Ep13 | 58m 59s
Air Date: 04/20/21 | Expires: 05/31/24
The new Philadelphia District Attorney uncovers a secret that shakes the police department
Part 2 | Philly D.A. | Episode 2
S22 Ep14 | 55m 45s
Air Date: 04/20/21 | Expires: 05/31/24
Krasner and his team battle to obtain the complete police misconduct files.
Part 3 | Philly D.A. | Episode 3
S22 Ep15 | 55m 45s
Air Date: 04/27/21 | Expires: 05/31/24
The murder of a police sergeant tests the D.A.’s resolve to never seek the death penalty.
Part 4 | Philly D.A. | Episode 4
S22 Ep16 | 55m 45s
Air Date: 05/04/21 | Expires: 05/31/24
LaTonya Myers fights for probation reform, but any slip-up could send her back to prison.
Part 5 | Philly D.A | Episode 5
S22 Ep17 | 55m 50s
Air Date: 05/11/21 | Expires: 05/31/24
A skeptical parole board and his own pride stand between a man and freedom.
Part 6 | Philly D.A. | Episode 6
S22 Ep18 | 55m 45s
Air Date: 05/18/21 | Expires: 05/31/24
A councilmember bridges constituents plagued by the opioid crisis with the unorthodox D.A.
Part 7 | Philly D.A. | Episode 7
S22 Ep19 | 55m 45s
Air Date: 05/25/21 | Expires: 05/31/24
Krasner must decide whether to pursue a rarity—murder charges against a cop.
Part 8 | Philly D.A. | Episode 8
S22 Ep20 | 55m 45s
Air Date: 06/01/21 | Expires: 05/31/24
Frustrated Krasner supporters warn he must accelerate plans to phase out cash bail.
The Donut King
S22 Ep22 | 1h 25m 51s
Air Date: 05/24/21 | Expires: 05/23/24 | Rating: TV-14
Meet the Donut King, Ted Ngoy, the Cambodian refugee who built a donut empire.
Dolores
S19 Ep12 | 1h 35m 39s
Air Date: 03/27/18 | Expires: 03/23/27
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who led the fight for racial and labor justice.
County Clerk Changes History
5m 2s
Air Date: 06/14/15 | Rating: TV-G
Ahead of Her Time: Government Official Approved Same-Sex Marriage Licenses -- in 1975
TOWER – Guns on Campus – Short Film
5m 24s
Air Date: 02/14/17 | Rating: NR
University of Texas students can now legally carry loaded handguns on campus.
Never Conquered
10m 7s
Air Date: 07/28/17
Get to know Eastern Shoshone tribal elder Philbert McLeod, star of What Was Ours.
Jose and Mr. Ramos
9m 57s
Air Date: 08/07/17 | Rating: TV-G
Both sons of migrant farm workers, Salinas, CA teacher Oscar Ramos mentors Jose Ansaldo.
Sophie and Ben
12m 14s
Air Date: 07/31/17
Sophie Sartain's film about her son, who was diagnosed with Asperger's, a form of autism.
Jose and Mr. Ramos: The Dreamer
8m 19s
Air Date: 09/07/17 | Rating: TV-Y
An optimistic Salinas 14-year-old dreams of college amidst deportation worries.
Should We Kid or Not? Episode 1
7m 51s
Air Date: 11/15/19 | Expires: 11/14/24
Family Pressure vs. Family Support
Should We Kid or Not? Episode 2
8m 12s
Air Date: 11/16/19 | Expires: 11/14/24
Being Fruitful vs. Being Green
Should We Kid or Not? Episode 3
8m 45s
Air Date: 11/17/19 | Expires: 11/14/24
Kids vs. No Kids: Gay Men and Parenthood
Should We Kid or Not? Episode 4
8m 46s
Air Date: 11/18/19 | Expires: 11/14/24
Too Old vs. Too Young To Be a Mom
alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 1
5m 30s
Air Date: 11/19/19 | Expires: 11/18/24
How This Navajo Chef Brings His Native Food Traditions Back
alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 2
5m 48s
Air Date: 11/20/19 | Expires: 11/18/24
What Native Elders Think About Indigenous Cooking
alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 3
6m 6s
Air Date: 11/21/19 | Expires: 11/18/24
Why This Young Hawaiian Chef Still Cooks Underground
alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 4
5m 45s
Air Date: 11/22/19 | Expires: 11/18/24
Are There Too Many Cooks In This Hawaiian Kitchen?
alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 5
5m 9s
Air Date: 11/23/19 | Expires: 11/18/24
What Is “Pre-Colonial” Cooking?
alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 6
8m 8s
Air Date: 11/24/19 | Expires: 11/18/24
What a Six Course, Gourmet Native American Meal Looks Like
American Nomads, Episode 1
5m 24s
Air Date: 01/03/20 | Expires: 01/13/25
How Bob Wells Lives His Best Life in a Van
American Nomads, Episode 2
6m 30s
Air Date: 01/04/20 | Expires: 01/13/25
Is Van Life Harder for Solo Black Women?
American Nomads, Episode 3
6m 21s
Air Date: 01/05/20 | Expires: 01/13/25
Gay Couple Try To Find Love And Acceptance On The Road
American Nomads, Episode 4
5m 45s
Air Date: 01/06/20 | Expires: 01/13/25
Finding Communi-Tea: Will This Couple Park the Bus?
American Nomads, Episode 5
6m
Air Date: 01/07/20 | Expires: 01/13/25
Young Veteran Couple Attend College While Stealth Camping
Blind Love , Episode 4
8m 51s
Air Date: 02/17/20 | Expires: 02/13/25
Can Solomon get over his bias about dating someone who is also blind?
Blind Love , Episode 6
8m 43s
Air Date: 02/19/20 | Expires: 02/13/25
Mario feels a connection with a girl from church and Joni tests James' resolve.
Blind Love, Episode 1
8m 58s
Air Date: 02/14/20 | Expires: 02/13/25
Single blind millennials in the dating game hoping to be recognized for who they are.
Blind Love, Episode 2
9m 41s
Air Date: 02/15/20 | Expires: 02/13/25
Getting past that first date can be hard for people who are blind and have low vision.
Blind Love, Episode 3
9m 4s
Air Date: 02/16/20 | Expires: 02/13/25
A sheltered, blind New Yorker gets a nudge from friends to enter the dating world at last.
Blind Love, Episode 5
8m 28s
Air Date: 02/18/20 | Expires: 02/13/25
Mario's congregation plays matchmaker and Simon gets a style makeover before speed dating.
Blind Love, Episode 7
10m 32s
Air Date: 02/20/20 | Expires: 02/13/25
Final check in with “Blind Love” peeps to find out how the dating world is treating them.
Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 1
10m 37s
Air Date: 09/21/20 | Expires: 09/20/25
Don and Ron head from Kingston to rural Jamaica, for cooler temps and good fishing.
Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 3
11m 57s
Air Date: 09/21/20 | Expires: 09/20/25
How hard is it to run a taxi service in Kingston, Jamaica? The Brodie brothers find out.
Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 4
12m 44s
Air Date: 09/21/20 | Expires: 09/20/25
The Brodies retrace routes and reconnect with family gone but not forgotten in Jamaica.
Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 2
11m 56s
Air Date: 09/21/20 | Expires: 09/20/25
The Brodies take a tour of reminiscence with an old acquaintance in Jamaica.
Senior Prom
14m 2s
Air Date: 06/01/21 | Expires: 05/31/26
For residents of an LGBTQ+ retirement home, “senior” prom takes on a whole new meaning.
When I’m Her
14m 30s
Air Date: 06/21/21 | Expires: 06/20/26
A former ballet prodigy finds refuge in his alter ego, a Russian ballet instructor.
The Great World of Gregory Blackstock
10m 38s
Air Date: 04/30/21 | Expires: 07/11/26
The richly obsessive life and work of a renowned autistic artist comes to life.
Folk Frontera
14m 8s
Air Date: 05/25/22 | Expires: 05/24/27
Two fronteriza women live in two cultures at the same time along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Our League
36m 38s
Air Date: 06/15/22 | Expires: 06/14/27
A transgender woman comes out to her old-school Ohio bowling league.
Brother
14m 21s
Air Date: 07/06/22 | Expires: 07/05/27
A filmmaker's brother opens up about his recovery from opioid use disorder.
The Command Center to Bring Women Home
20m 58s
Air Date: 10/01/22 | Expires: 11/09/27
An imagined space run by formerly incarcerated women for comfort and healing.
Underground
9m 46s
Air Date: 03/02/23 | Expires: 03/01/28
Survivors of subway harassment share their stories in hopes of changing the stigma.
Maletero
15m 32s
Air Date: 03/23/23 | Expires: 03/22/28
Porters deliver precious cargo across the U.S.-Mexico border to keep families connected.
Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go
11m 54s
Air Date: 04/20/23 | Expires: 04/19/28
A filmmaker seeks a cure for her climate anxiety with eco-therapy.
Tandoori Truck Stop | Spice Road, Episode 1
16m 8s
Air Date: 06/22/23 | Expires: 06/21/28
What do truckers and tandooris have in common? Actor Rupak Ginn finds out.
Southern Fried Tikka Masala | Spice Road, Episode 2
16m 31s
Air Date: 07/06/23 | Expires: 06/21/28
Pani puri, pakoras, and… pageants? Indian food in Southern Virginia.
Back to the Motherland-ish | Spice Road, Episode 3
20m 51s
Air Date: 07/20/23 | Expires: 06/21/28
Rupak honors his mom's Maharashtrian heritage in New Jersey and with mom in New York.
LA Street Food, South Asian Style | Spice Road, Episode 4
16m 31s
Air Date: 08/03/23 | Expires: 06/21/28
Rupak Ginna goes home to LA for Desi street delicacies and grocery store comfort food.
Breaking Silence
17m 59s
Air Date: 11/16/23 | Expires: 11/15/28
The bonds between a deaf father and his hearing, formerly incarcerated daughter deepen.
First Disappearances | holding bodies: a justice anthology
12m 36s
Air Date: 03/05/24 | Expires: 03/04/29
What's the first 24 hours after you're arrested like?
D.A. Time | holding bodies: a justice anthology
12m 44s
Air Date: 03/12/24 | Expires: 03/11/29
A young woman feels pressure to plead guilty while kept waiting in jail for 60 days.
After Angola | holding bodies: a justice anthology
18m 5s
Air Date: 03/19/24 | Expires: 03/18/29
A support group for men who served time inside Louisiana's Angola State Pen.
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Trailer | Sansón and Me
S25 Ep1 | 30s
Air Date: 09/19/23
Filmmaker captures immigrant's life in prison through family reenactments.
Trailer | El Equipo
S25 Ep2 | 30s
Air Date: 10/09/23
A collaboration changes the course of forensic science and international human rights.
Trailer | Three Chaplains
S25 Ep3 | 30s
Air Date: 11/06/23
Muslim chaplains advocate for equality in the military.
Trailer | A Town Called Victoria
S25 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 11/13/23
In the Texan town of Victoria, a mosque falls victim to an act of arson.
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S25 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 10/14/23
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Trailer | Beyond Utopia
S25 Ep7 | 30s
Air Date: 08/30/23
The gripping story of families attempting to escape North Korea.
Trailer | Racist Trees
S25 Ep8 | 30s
Air Date: 01/22/24
Were trees intentionally planted to exclude and segregate a Black neighborhood?
Trailer | Razing Liberty Square
S25 Ep9 | 30s
Air Date: 01/29/24
Miami's Liberty City public housing projects become ground zero for climate gentrification
Trailer | Sister Úna Lived a Good Death
S25 Ep10 | 30s
Air Date: 02/05/24
A nun with stage IV cancer teaches others that death doesn’t have to be the end.
Trailer | Breaking The News
S25 Ep11 | 30s
Air Date: 02/19/24
Women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch news startup The 19th* to combat misinformation.
How Did This Women-Owned Newspaper Revolutionize Journalism?
S25 Ep11 | 7m 8s
Air Date: 02/21/24
How a women-led newsroom blazed a trail for women's rights.
Has Journalism Always Been This Stressful?
S25 Ep11 | 8m 52s
Air Date: 02/26/24
A mental health crisis has taken shape in our newsrooms.
How Did Opinions Get In Our News?
S25 Ep11 | 7m 44s
Air Date: 03/04/24
It's not always easy to spot the difference between facts and opinion.
Trailer | Greener Pastures
S25 Ep12 | 30s
Air Date: 03/25/24
Farmers persevere through climate change, industrialization, and mental health crises.
Trailer | A Thousand Pines
S25 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 04/01/24
Meet the Mexican guest workers who leave their families to plant trees across America.
Trailer | Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s
S25 Ep14 | 30s
Air Date: 04/08/24
Facing Parkinson's disease, three Americans navigate their lives with determination.
Trailer | One With the Whale
S25 Ep15 | 30s
Air Date: 04/22/24
An Alaska Native family faces backlash from environmentalists due to whale hunting.
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S25 Ep16 | 30s
Air Date: 05/06/24
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Extended Trailer | Space: The Longest Goodbye
S25 Ep16 | 1m
Air Date: 04/24/24
The grueling journey to Mars.
What an Antarctic Disaster Can Teach Us About Getting to Mars
S25 Ep16 | 15m 9s
Air Date: 05/06/24
How do you keep humans sane and relatively content in isolation?
Can Humans Get to Mars Without Going Insane?
S25 Ep16 | 12m 32s
Air Date: 05/15/24
How can future astronauts best prepare themselves to face these challenges?
Trailer | The Tuba Thieves
S25 Ep17 | 30s
Air Date: 05/20/24
The role and meaning of sound is explored in an unconventional documentary experience.
Herzog Interviews Bahrani | If Dreams Were Lightning
S25 Ep18 | 21m 12s
Air Date: 01/11/24
Werner Herzog interviews Ramin Bahrani about his documentary If Dreams Were Lightning.
If Dreams Were Lightning | One Veteran’s Story | Clip
S25 Ep18 | 2m 37s
Air Date: 01/12/24
A veteran shares their challenges with obtaining healthcare.
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Trailer | Hazing
S24 Ep1 | 30s
Air Date: 06/01/22
Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.
Hazing | Ryan Abele
S24 Ep1 | 7m 18s
Air Date: 09/12/22
How recklessness led to a college student's death.
Trailer | Tiktok, Boom.
S24 Ep2 | 30s
Air Date: 06/01/22
Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.
Trailer | Move Me
S24 Ep3 | 30s
Air Date: 11/07/20
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury adapts to life with a disability.
Trailer | Children of Las Brisas
S24 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 01/09/23
A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
Trailer | The Big Payback
S24 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 01/30/23
The passage of the first-ever reparations bill for Black Americans stirs up a debate.
Trailer | No Straight Lines
S24 Ep6 | 30s
Air Date: 01/23/23
Five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to the mainstream.
Trailer | The Picture Taker
S24 Ep7 | 30s
Air Date: 02/06/23
Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.
Trailer | Outta the Muck
S24 Ep8 | 30s
Air Date: 02/20/23
The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck” to celebrate family history and football.
Trailer | Love in the Time of Fentanyl
S24 Ep9 | 30s
Air Date: 02/13/23
A supervised drug injection site gives hope to a community ravaged by fentanyl deaths.
Trailer | Storming Caesars Palace
S24 Ep10 | 30s
Air Date: 03/20/23
How Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for guaranteed income.
Trailer | Hidden Letters
S24 Ep11 | 30s
Air Date: 03/27/23
Modern women in China keep alive the tradition of Nüshu, a secret written language.
Trailer | Free Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 30s
Air Date: 04/24/23
Rollercoaster story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.
Teaser | Free Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 1m
Air Date: 04/24/23
The unbelievable life story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of mu
Inside Look | Free Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 1m 30s
Air Date: 04/20/23
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Dinner And a Doc | Free Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 1m 50s
Air Date: 04/22/23
Free Chol Soo Lee co-directors share lunch with activists in L.A.'s Koreatown.
The Ballad of Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 4m 49s
Air Date: 04/24/23 | Expires: 04/23/28
Did a song help free an incarcerated man?
A Short History of Korean American Immigration
S24 Ep12 | 4m 53s
Air Date: 04/24/23 | Expires: 05/07/28
What was that Korean-American journey like?
The Misrepresentation of Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 5m 34s
Air Date: 05/01/23 | Expires: 04/30/28
Was this flick a prime example of Hollywood’s White Savior Complex?
Trailer | Matter of Mind: My ALS
S24 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 05/01/23
Three people with ALS confront complex choices in this intimate exploration.
Trailer | Sam Now
S24 Ep14 | 30s
Air Date: 05/08/23
What happens when a filmmaker helps his half brother search for his missing mother?
Trailer | Silent Beauty
S24 Ep15 | 30s
Air Date: 04/03/23
A woman’s journey to heal from childhood sexual abuse and confront generational trauma.
Trailer | Mama Bears
S24 Ep16 | 30s
Air Date: 06/19/23
Conservative beliefs have defined them. Now they’re championing their LGBTQ+ children.
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Trailer | Cured
S23 Ep1 | 30s
Air Date: 10/11/21
When homosexuality was considered an illness to be “cured," LGBTQ activists fought back.
Trailer | Ferguson Rises
S23 Ep2 | 30s
Air Date: 11/08/21
Michael Brown Sr. seeks justice after a white police officer kills his son in Ferguson.
Trailer | Storm Lake
S23 Ep3 | 30s
Air Date: 11/15/21
Inside the family-run newspaper keeping local journalism alive.
Trailer | Duty Free
S23 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 11/22/21 | Rating: TV-MA
After losing her lifelong job, a mom teams up with her son to fulfill her bucket list.
Trailer | Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
S23 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 11/23/21
Native Americans recover the remains of children who died at an Indian boarding school.
Trailer | A Reckoning in Boston
S23 Ep6 | 30s
Air Date: 12/07/21
A filmmaker teams with Clemente Course students to reckon with Boston's racial history.
Trailer |Missing in Brooks County
S23 Ep7 | 30s
Air Date: 12/08/21
An activist detective searches for missing migrants in rural South Texas.
Trailer | Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
S23 Ep8 | 30s
Air Date: 02/07/22
Exposé on how American housing policy has been manipulated in discriminatory ways.
Trailer | Bulletproof
S23 Ep9 | 30s
Air Date: 02/14/22
A provocative look at what it means to feel safe in an American classroom.
Trailer | Apart
S23 Ep10 | 30s
Air Date: 02/21/22
Three formerly incarcerated mothers fight to rebuild their lives outside of prison.
Trailer | Writing with Fire
S23 Ep11 | 30s
Air Date: 03/28/22
Meet the fearless women journalists of India's only all-female newspaper.
Trailer | AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
S23 Ep12 | 30s
Air Date: 04/25/22
Researchers take a mind-blowing journey to investigate the mysteries of consciousness.
Trailer | Try Harder!
S23 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 05/02/22
At San Francisco’s Lowell High School, stressed-out seniors chase college dreams.
Trailer | When Claude Got Shot
S23 Ep14 | 29s
Air Date: 05/09/22
After being shot in the face, a law student is torn by the effects of gun violence.
Trailer | Scenes From the Glittering World
S23 Ep15 | 30s
Air Date: 05/16/22
Indigenous teens going to a remote school on Navajo Nation reservation plan their futures.
Trailer | Feels Good Man
S22 Ep1 | 30s
Air Date: 10/19/20
Pepe the Frog’s surreal journey from mellow cartoon character to registered hate symbol.
Trailer | Represent
S22 Ep2 | 30s
Air Date: 10/26/20
Leading up to 2018 elections, three Midwestern women tackle politics on their own terms.
Trailer | Jonathan Scott’s Power Trip
S22 Ep3 | 30s
Air Date: 11/16/20
The “Property Brother” journeys across the U.S. to explore the battle over solar energy.
Trailer | Belly of the Beast
S22 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 11/23/20
Two women investigate a shocking pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons.
Trailer | A Woman’s Work
S22 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 01/04/21
Meet the NFL's most exploited athletes — the cheerleaders.
Trailer | A Day in the Life of America
S22 Ep6 | 30s
Air Date: 01/11/21
July 4th, 2017: 92 film crews, 24 hours, a snapshot of a nation on the verge of upheaval.
Trailer | 9to5: The Story of a Movement
S22 Ep7 | 32s
Air Date: 02/01/21
They couldn’t kill their bosses, so they did the next best thing — they organized.
Trailer | Women in Blue
S22 Ep8 | 32s
Air Date: 02/08/21
Female officers in the Minneapolis Police Department fight for gender equity and police re
Trailer | Mr. SOUL!
S22 Ep9 | 32s
Air Date: 02/22/21
Mr. SOUL! explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public TV.
Trailer | Coded Bias
S22 Ep10 | 32s
Air Date: 03/22/21
Exposing prejudices and threats to civil liberty in facial recognition algorithms and A.I.
Trailer | Down a Dark Stairwell
S22 Ep12 | 32s
Air Date: 04/12/21
Sometimes the quest for racial justice isn’t black and white.
Official Trailer | Philly D.A.
S22 Ep13 | 2m 35s
Air Date: 04/20/21
He sued police over 75 times. Now he’s the D.A. Can his team make change from the inside?
Official Teaser | Philly D.A.
S22 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 03/30/21
The Original Series Philly D.A. begins April 20 on PBS and the PBS Video app.
Official Trailer #2 | Philly D.A.
S22 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 04/06/21
He sued police over 75 times. Now he’s the D.A. Can his team make change from the inside?
Philly D.A. Premieres Tuesday, April 20 at 9/8c
S22 Ep14 | 32s
Air Date: 04/20/21
On PBS and the PBS Video app
Trailer 5 | Philly D.A | Episode 5
S22 Ep17 | 32s
Air Date: 05/11/21
Tuesday, May 11 at 9/8c on PBS and the PBS Video app
Trailer 6 | Philly D.A. | Episode 6
S22 Ep18 | 32s
Air Date: 05/18/21
Tuesday, May 18 at 9/8c on PBS and the PBS Video app.
Trailer 7 | Philly D.A. | Episode 7
S22 Ep19 | 32s
Air Date: 05/25/21
Tuesday, May 25 at 9/8c on PBS and the PBS Video app.
Trailer 8 | Philly D.A. | Episode 8
S22 Ep20 | 32s
Air Date: 06/01/21
Tuesday, June 1 at 9/8c on PBS and the PBS Video app.
Trailer | The Donut King
S22 Ep22 | 32s
Air Date: 05/24/21
Meet the Donut King, the Cambodian refugee who built a multi-million-dollar empire baking
Trailer | Two Gods
S22 Ep23 | 32s
Air Date: 06/21/21 | Rating: TV-14
A Muslim mortician uses the rituals of death to teach two troubled teenagers how to live b
Trailer | The People vs. Agent Orange
S22 Ep24 | 32s
Air Date: 06/28/21
Two activists fight to hold the chemical industry accountable.
Independent Lens 2020 – 2021 Season Promo
S22 Ep26 | 1m
Air Date: 10/28/20
Award-winning films from Independent Lens. Coming to PBS, America’s home for documentaries
Independent Lens 2019-2020 Season Promo
32s
Air Date: 10/28/19
Award-winning films from Independent Lens. Coming to PBS, America’s home for documentaries
Independent Lens on PBS Passport
30s
Air Date: 09/13/19
Now streaming on PBS Passport: an assortment of award-winning films from Independent Lens.
Trailer | Made in Boise
S21 Ep1 | 30s
Air Date: 10/28/19 | Rating: TV-14
Made in Boise offers a rare glimpse at surrogates carrying children for intended parents.
Nicole, a Host of Possibilities | Made in Boise
S21 Ep1 | 54s
Air Date: 10/28/19 | Rating: TV-14
Meet Nicole, a 4-time surrogate herself, and CEO of the largest surrogacy agency in Boise.
Surrogacy Support Group | Made in Boise
S21 Ep1 | 1m 1s
Air Date: 10/28/19 | Rating: TV-14
Boise surrogates find strength in numbers in a support group.
Trailer | Decade of Fire
S21 Ep2 | 30s
Air Date: 11/04/19 | Rating: TV-PG
Decade of Fire covers the shocking story of when the South Bronx was on fire in the '70s.
Banana Kelly Community Improvement | Decade of Fire
S21 Ep2 | 1m 1s
Air Date: 11/04/19
A community group in the Bronx in the '70s helps rebuild a neighborhood ravaged by fires.
Trailer | The Interpreters
S21 Ep3 | 30s
Air Date: 11/11/19
Afghan and Iraqi interpreters risked their lives aiding US troops. Were they left behind?
“You Will Call Me Phillip Morris” | The Interpreters
S21 Ep3 | 2m 38s
Air Date: 11/11/19
How did a gruff American sergeant and an affable Iraqi interpreter become friends?
Trailer | Conscience Point
S21 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 11/18/19
A Native American woman fights to protect her tribe from development in the Hamptons.
No Mosquitos, No Fish | Conscience Point
S21 Ep4 | 1m 25s
Air Date: 11/18/19
Development radically harmed fishing in Long Island's Shinnecock Bay--except in one place.
ATTLA | Trailer
S21 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 12/16/19 | Rating: TV-PG
The gripping story of legendary Alaska Native dogsled racer George Attla.
“Rich Man’s Sport” | ATTLA
S21 Ep5 | 2m 54s
Air Date: 12/16/19
Legendary Alaska Native dogsled racer George Attla and his grandnephew reflect on Attla's
Trailer | Accept the Call
S21 Ep6 | 30s
Air Date: 01/20/20
An anguished Minnesota father tries to find out what led his son to attempt to join ISIS.
When the FBI Detained My Son | Accept the Call
S21 Ep6 | 1m 7s
Air Date: 01/20/20
A Somali-born father in Minnesota receives a shocking call from the FBI about his son.
Trailer | The First Rainbow Coalition
S21 Ep7 | 30s
Air Date: 01/27/20
Across lines of race and ethnicity, alliances formed among Chicago activists in the '60s.
Unlikely Allies | First Rainbow Coalition
S21 Ep7 | 2m 20s
Air Date: 01/27/20
When Black, Latinx and Southern white activists came together to form unlikely coalition.
Trailer | Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
S21 Ep8 | 30s
Air Date: 02/03/20
Were the 739 deaths from Chicago's 1995 heatwave a one-time tragedy or appalling trend?
“Almost Perfect Overlaps” | Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
S21 Ep8 | 1m 29s
Air Date: 02/03/20
A heat death map lays out a painful reality about the tragic 1995 Chicago heatwave.
Trailer | Leftover Women
S21 Ep9 | 30s
Air Date: 02/10/20
Modern Chinese women juggle love life with careers in a society that frowns on singlehood.
“You’re Fooling Yourself” | Leftover Women
S21 Ep9 | 2m 18s
Air Date: 02/10/20
A Chinese woman meets a matchmaker who has blunt advice about her marriage prospects.
Trailer | We Believe In Dinosaurs
S21 Ep10 | 30s
Air Date: 02/17/20
The Bible and science collide amid the battleground of a Kentucky creationism museum.
“A Real Ark for a Real Flood” | We Believe in Dinosaurs
S21 Ep10 | 1m 22s
Air Date: 02/17/20
A massive Noah's Ark exhibit aims to show how the Biblical flood really happened.
Trailer | Always in Season
S21 Ep11 | 30s
Air Date: 02/24/20
Always in Season is a haunting exploration of lynching and racial violence in America.
“He Had too Much to Live For” | Always in Season
S21 Ep11 | 1m 42s
Air Date: 02/24/20
Lennon Lacy's mother recalls the last time she saw her son, seeking closure on his death.
“Like a Lynching” | Always in Season
S21 Ep11 | 2m 20s
Air Date: 02/24/20
Lennon Lacy's brother voices disbelief at police report declaring his death a suicide.
One Child Nation – Trailer
S21 Ep12 | 30s
Air Date: 03/30/20
Filmmaker Nanfu Wang explores the devastating impacts of China’s one-child policy.
The Baby Recruiting Network | One Child Nation
S21 Ep12 | 2m 35s
Air Date: 03/30/20
How a network in China worked to find babies for orphanages during the "one-child" era.
Trailer | Bedlam
S21 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 04/13/20
The stories of people with mental illness are explored with immediacy and urgency.
Jails for Mental Illness | Bedlam
S21 Ep13 | 1m 44s
Air Date: 04/13/20
America's three largest jails are also its three largest psychiatric treatment facilities.
Trailer | The Hottest August
S21 Ep14 | 30s
Air Date: 04/20/20
Ordinary New Yorkers share their anxieties about the future while bracing for record heat.
Survive for the Next Day | The Hottest August
S21 Ep14 | 1m 56s
Air Date: 04/20/20
In The Hottest August, two New Yorkers address their future and the planet's with concern.
Trailer | Jim Allison: Breakthrough
S21 Ep15 | 30s
Air Date: 04/27/20
The story of one warmhearted, stubborn man’s visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.
The Wondrous T-Cell | Jim Allison: Breakthrough
S21 Ep15 | 1m 44s
Air Date: 04/27/20
When young med student Jim Allison met his wife, he also met a new medical discovery.
Trailer | Rewind
S21 Ep16 | 30s
Air Date: 05/11/20 | Rating: TV-MA
Rewind paints a vivid but hopeful portrait of a family plagued by a cycle of abuse.
“I Was Just a Little Kid” | Rewind
S21 Ep16 | 1m 50s
Air Date: 05/11/20 | Rating: TV-MA
The terrible moment when everything changed in Sasha Neulinger's childhood.
Trailer | Eating Up Easter
S21 Ep17 | 30s
Air Date: 05/11/20
The challenge to protect remote Rapa Nui culture and environment from modernization.
Floating International Trash | Eating Up Easter
S21 Ep17 | 2m 4s
Air Date: 05/11/20
How does an island 2,500 miles from the mainland get rid of tourist trash? It's a problem.
Trailer | Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
S21 Ep18 | 30s
Air Date: 06/15/20
Reclusive activist Marion Stokes videotaped TV 24/7 for decades in the name of truth.
TV’s Power to Influence | Recorder
S21 Ep18 | 1m 49s
Air Date: 06/15/20
Activist and archivist Marion Stokes first realized power of mass media to influence minds
Trailer | Pipe Dreams
S21 Ep19 | 30s
Air Date: 06/22/20
Talented young musicians compete in the world's most prestigious pipe organ competition.
Bring Out Your Inner Craziness | Pipe Dreams
S21 Ep19 | 1m 52s
Air Date: 06/22/20
Four young organists prepare minds, bodies and fingers for the "Olympics for organ music."
Independent Lens 2018-19 Season – Promo
1m
Air Date: 10/19/18
A new season of PBS’s Independent Lens premieres on Monday, October 29, 2018.
Wildland – Trailer
S20 Ep1 | 30s
Air Date: 10/29/18
Wildland is a sweeping yet deeply personal account of a wildland firefighting crew.
Getting the Fire Call | Wildland
S20 Ep1 | 2m 1s
Air Date: 10/29/18
Wildland premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, October 29, 2018.
Dawnland – Trailer
S20 Ep2 | 30s
Air Date: 11/05/18
Dawnland offers a painful reminder of the traumatic legacy of forced child removal.
The Cleaners – Trailer
S20 Ep3 | 30s
Air Date: 11/12/18
The Cleaners premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 12, 2018.
The Judge – Trailer
S20 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 11/19/18
The Judge premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 19, 2018.
Man on Fire – Trailer
S20 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 12/17/18
Man on Fire premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 17, 2018.
My Country No More – Trailer
S20 Ep6 | 30s
Air Date: 01/07/19
My Country No More premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 7, 2019.
Rodents of Unusual Size – Trailer
S20 Ep7 | 30s
Air Date: 01/14/19
Rodents of Unusual Size premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 14, 2019.
Kermit Ruffins Cooks Nutria | Rodents of Unusual Size
S20 Ep7 | 2m 19s
Air Date: 01/14/19
Rodents of Unusual Size premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 14, 2019.
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World PBS Promo
S20 Ep8 | 30s
Air Date: 01/21/19
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World premieres on Independent Lens January 21, 2019.
Charley Patton, Grandfather of Delta Blues | RUMBLE
S20 Ep8 | 2m 28s
Air Date: 01/21/19
RUMBLE premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 21, 2019.
Taboo’s Native Roots | RUMBLE
S20 Ep8 | 59s
Air Date: 01/21/19
RUMBLE premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 21.
Trailer | The King | Independent Lens | PBS
S20 Ep9 | 30s
Air Date: 01/28/19
The King premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 28, 2019.
Elvis, Tupelo, and the American Dream | The King
S20 Ep9 | 2m 8s
Air Date: 01/28/19
The King premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 28, 2019.
Trailer | Black Memorabilia
S20 Ep10 | 30s
Air Date: 02/04/19
Black Memorabilia premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 4, 2019.
Trailer | Hale County This Morning, This Evening
S20 Ep11 | 30s
Air Date: 02/11/19
Hale County This Morning, This Evening premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, 2/11/19.
Hale County This Morning, This Evening – Clip
S20 Ep11 | 2m 10s
Air Date: 02/11/19
Hale County This Morning, This Evening premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, 2/11/19.
Trailer | People’s Republic of Desire
S20 Ep12 | 30s
Air Date: 02/25/19
People's Republic of Desire premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019.
Vote$ for Livestreamers | People’s Republic of Desire
S20 Ep12 | 2m 24s
Air Date: 02/25/19
People's Republic of Desire premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019.
Trailer | Tre Maison Dasan
S20 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 04/01/19
Tre Maison Dasan premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, April 1, 2019.
“Naughty School” | Tre Maison Dasan
S20 Ep13 | 2m 2s
Air Date: 04/01/19
Tre Maison Dasan premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, April 1, 2019.
“We Need New Memories” | Tre Maison Dasan
S20 Ep13 | 1m 8s
Air Date: 04/01/19
Tre Maison Dasan premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, April 1, 2019.
Trailer | The Providers
S20 Ep15 | 30s
Air Date: 04/08/19
The Providers premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, April 8, 2019.
Trying to Fill the Health Care Gap | The Providers
S20 Ep15 | 1m 53s
Air Date: 04/08/19
The Providers premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, April 8, 2019.
Pregnant Moms Want to Be Drug-Free | The Providers
S20 Ep15 | 2m 4s
Air Date: 04/08/19
The Providers premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, April 8, 2019.
Trailer | Charm City
S20 Ep16 | 30s
Air Date: 04/22/19
With grit, fury and compassion, they're trying to reclaim their city's future.
Mr. C’s Community Is His Family | Charm City
S20 Ep16 | 2m 14s
Air Date: 04/22/19
Charm City premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, April 22, 2019.
Out of State
S20 Ep17 | 30s
Air Date: 05/06/19
Out of State premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, May 6, 2019.
Trailer | Harvest Season
S20 Ep18 | 30s
Air Date: 05/13/19
Harvest Season premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, May 13, 2019.
My Grapes Are Ready to Harvest | Harvest Season
S20 Ep18 | 2m 23s
Air Date: 05/13/19
Harvest Season airs on Independent Lens on PBS Monday May 13, 2019.
Trailer | Wrestle
S20 Ep19 | 30s
Air Date: 05/20/19
Wrestle premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, May 20, 2019.
Sweating the Weigh-In | Wrestle
S20 Ep19 | 2m 2s
Air Date: 05/20/19
Wrestle premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, May 20, 2019.
Trailer | Marcos Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
S20 Ep20 | 28s
Air Date: 04/15/19
Marcos Doesn't Live Here Anymore premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, April 15, 2019.
Chasing Trane – Trailer
S19 Ep1 | 30s
Air Date: 11/06/17
Chasing Trane premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 6, 2017.
Chasing Trane – Coltrane Reawakens with New Blood – Clip
S19 Ep1 | 2m 58s
Air Date: 11/06/17
Chasing Trane premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 6, 2017.
Shadow World – Trailer
S19 Ep2 | 30s
Air Date: 11/20/17 | Rating: NR
Shadow World premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 20, 2017.
Shadow World – “Politicians Are Like Prostitutes” – Clip
S19 Ep2 | 1m 1s
Air Date: 11/20/17
Shadow World premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 20, 2017.
Supergirl
S19 Ep3 | 30s
Air Date: 12/18/17
Supergirl premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 18, 2017.
Supergirl – 80-Pound Recordbreaking Powerlifter – Clip
S19 Ep3 | 2m 15s
Air Date: 12/18/17
Supergirl premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 18, 2017.
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin – Trailer
S19 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 01/01/18
Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, January 1, 2018.
Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin – Armistead in ‘Nam – Clip
S19 Ep4 | 1m 50s
Air Date: 07/19/17
Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens Mon., January 1, 2018
Unrest – Trailer
S19 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 01/08/18
Unrest premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, January 8, 2018.
Unrest – Seeking Relief from M.E./Chronic Fatigue – Clip
S19 Ep5 | 2m 52s
Air Date: 01/08/18
Unrest premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 8, 2018.
I Am Not Your Negro – Trailer
S19 Ep6 | 30s
Air Date: 01/15/18
I Am Not Your Negro envisions the book James Baldwin never finished.
I Am Not Your Negro – “The Future of the Negro” – Clip
S19 Ep6 | 1m 58s
Air Date: 01/15/18
I Am Not Your Negro premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 15, 2018.
The Force – Trailer
S19 Ep7 | 30s
Air Date: 01/22/18
The Force premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, January 22, 2018.
The Force – “Neutralize the Threat” – Clip
S19 Ep7 | 2m 57s
Air Date: 01/22/18
The Force premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 22, 2018.
I Am Another You – Trailer
S19 Ep8 | 30s
Air Date: 01/29/18
I Am Another You premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 29, 2018.
I Am Another You – A Kind of Freedom, with Strangers – Clip
S19 Ep8 | 3m 2s
Air Date: 01/29/18
I Am Another You premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 29, 2018.
Winnie – Trailer
S19 Ep9 | 30s
Air Date: 02/05/18
Winnie premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 5, 2018.
Winnie – Losing Her Identity as “Mandela’s Wife” – Clip
S19 Ep9 | 3m 23s
Air Date: 02/05/18
Winnie premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 5, 2018.
Rat Film – Trailer
S19 Ep10 | 30s
Air Date: 02/26/18
Rat Film premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, February 26, 2018.
Rat Film – “Rats Put Food on My Table” – Clip
S19 Ep10 | 2m 48s
Air Date: 02/26/18
Rat Film premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 26, 2018.
Tell Them We Are Rising – Trailer
S19 Ep11 | 30s
Air Date: 02/19/18
Tell Them We Are Rising premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 19, 2018.
Tell Them We Are Rising – Separate But Unequal – Clip
S19 Ep11 | 3m 6s
Air Date: 02/19/18
Tell Them We Are Rising premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 19, 2018.
Behind the Scenes of “Tell Them We Are Rising”
S19 Ep11 | 2m
Air Date: 02/19/18
Tell Them We Are Rising premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 19, 2018.
Dolores – Trailer
S19 Ep12 | 30s
Air Date: 03/27/18
Dolores premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.
Dolores – Young Dolores Huerta Takes on Sacramento – Clip
S19 Ep12 | 1m 18s
Air Date: 03/27/18
Dolores premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.
When God Sleeps – Trailer
S19 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 04/02/18
When God Sleeps premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 2, 2018.
When God Sleeps – Living on the Run – Clip
S19 Ep13 | 3m 6s
Air Date: 04/02/18
When God Sleeps premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 2, 2018.
The Art of the Shine – Trailer
S19 Ep14 | 30s
Air Date: 04/09/18
The Art of the Shine premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 9, 2018.
The Art of the Shine – The Sober Shoeshine Gang – Clip
S19 Ep14 | 2m 44s
Air Date: 04/09/18
The Art of the Shine premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 9, 2018.
What Lies Upstream – Trailer
S19 Ep15 | 30s
Air Date: 04/16/18
What Lies Upstream premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 16, 2018.
Look & See: Wendell Berry’s Kentucky – Trailer
S19 Ep16 | 30s
Air Date: 04/23/18
Look & See: Wendell Berry's Kentucky premieres on Independent Lens Monday, April 23, 2018.
No Man’s Land – Trailer
S19 Ep17 | 30s
Air Date: 05/07/18
No Man's Land premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 7, 2018.
No Man’s Land – “A Fence, and Feds in the Darkness” – Clip
S19 Ep17 | 2m 34s
Air Date: 05/07/18
No Man's Land premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 7, 2018.
ACORN and the Firestorm – Trailer
S19 Ep18 | 30s
Air Date: 05/21/18
ACORN and the Firestorm premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 21, 2018.
ACORN and the Firestorm – Bertha and Hanna Meet – Clip
S19 Ep18 | 2m
Air Date: 05/21/18
ACORN and the Firestorm premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 21, 2018.
True Conviction – Trailer
S19 Ep19 | 30s
Air Date: 04/30/18
True Conviction premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 30, 2018.
True Conviction – “Get Me Out of Prison, Man” – Clip
S19 Ep19 | 2m 55s
Air Date: 04/30/18 | Rating: TV-PG
True Conviction premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 30, 2018.
Served Like a Girl – Trailer
S19 Ep20 | 30s
Air Date: 05/28/18
Served Like a Girl premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 28, 2018.
Served Like a Girl – Hope and Andrea – Clip
S19 Ep20 | 3m
Air Date: 05/28/18
Served Like a Girl premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 28, 2018.
National Bird – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 04/30/17 | Rating: NR
National Bird premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 1, 2017.
Best of Enemies – Trailer
S18 Ep1 | 30s
Air Date: 10/02/16 | Rating: NR
Best of Enemies premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, October 3, 2016.
“Crypto-Nazi” and Other Insults
S18 Ep1 | 1m 16s
Air Date: 10/02/16 | Rating: NR
Best of Enemies premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, October 3, 2016.
America Split at the Seams
S18 Ep1 | 2m 16s
Air Date: 10/02/16 | Rating: NR
Best of Enemies premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, October 3, 2016.
Gore Vidal: Revolutionary or Degenerate?
S18 Ep1 | 1m 25s
Air Date: 10/03/16 | Rating: NR
Best of Enemies premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, October 3, 2016.
Meet the Patels – Trailer
S18 Ep2 | 30s
Air Date: 12/26/16
Meet the Patels premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 26, 2016.
Patels Must Marry Patels
S18 Ep2 | 36s
Air Date: 12/26/16
Meet the Patels premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 26, 2016.
The Most Unnecessary Pep Speech
S18 Ep2 | 1m 32s
Air Date: 12/26/16
Meet the Patels premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 26, 2016.
Best and Most Beautiful Things – Trailer
S18 Ep3 | 30s
Air Date: 01/02/17
Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017
Online vs. Offline When You’re Blind
S18 Ep3 | 1m 58s
Air Date: 01/02/17
Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017
“It’s Not You, It’s the Autism Speaking”
S18 Ep3 | 2m 40s
Air Date: 01/02/17
Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017
A Flogger for Christmas
S18 Ep3 | 2m 29s
Air Date: 01/02/17
Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017
Containment – Trailer
S18 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 01/09/17
Containment premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 9, 2017.
Savannah River Site Nuclear Facility: No Fishing
S18 Ep4 | 1m 29s
Air Date: 01/09/17
Containment premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 9, 2017.
Scenarios 10,000 Years in the Future
S18 Ep4 | 2m 12s
Air Date: 01/09/17
Containment premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 9, 2017.
Material That Will Be Here for 100,000 Years
S18 Ep4 | 1m 42s
Air Date: 01/09/17
Containment premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 9, 2017.
What Was Ours – Trailer
S18 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 01/16/17
What Was Ours premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 16, 2017.
The Witness – Trailer
S18 Ep6 | 30s
Air Date: 01/23/17
The Witness premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 23, 2017.
Returning to the Scene of Kitty’s Murder
S18 Ep6 | 1m 25s
Air Date: 01/23/17
The Witness premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 23, 2017.
Arranging to Meet His Sister’s Killer
S18 Ep6 | 1m
Air Date: 01/23/17
The Witness premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 23, 2017.
Reenacting the Murder of Kitty Genovese
S18 Ep6 | 2m 14s
Air Date: 01/23/17
The Witness premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 23, 2017.
Bill’s Obsession
S18 Ep6 | 1m 35s
Air Date: 01/23/17
The Witness premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 23, 2017.
Pregnant Freshman Recalls the Moment She Was Shot
S18 Ep9 | 1m 34s
Air Date: 01/31/17 | Rating: NR
TOWER premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 14, 2017.
Like a Battle Scene
S18 Ep9 | 1m 57s
Air Date: 02/14/17 | Rating: NR
TOWER premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 14, 2017.
Keith Maitland and Claire Wilson James Talk About TOWER
S18 Ep9 | 2m
Air Date: 02/13/17 | Rating: NR
Filmmaker Keith Maitland and Survivor Claire Wilson James Talk About TOWER
Officer Martinez Makes It to the Tower
S18 Ep10 | 2m 31s
Air Date: 01/31/17 | Rating: NR
TOWER premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 14, 2017.
The Bad Kids – Breaking the Cycle – Clip
S18 Ep10 | 1m 29s
Air Date: 03/19/17 | Rating: NR
The Bad Kids premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 20, 2017.
The Bad Kids – Black Rock School’s 29th Graduate – Clip
S18 Ep10 | 1m 56s
Air Date: 03/19/17 | Rating: NR
The Bad Kids premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 20, 2017.
The Bad Kids – Principal Viland Goes the Extra Mile – Clip
S18 Ep10 | 1m 26s
Air Date: 03/19/17 | Rating: NR
The Bad Kids premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 20, 2017.
Ovarian Psycos – Women Find Strength in Numbers – Clip
S18 Ep11 | 2m
Air Date: 03/26/17 | Rating: NR
Ovarian Psycos premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 27, 2017.
Ovarian Psycos – Returning to Childhood Home of Abuse – Clip
S18 Ep11 | 3m 51s
Air Date: 03/26/17 | Rating: NR
Ovarian Psycos premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 27, 2017.
Ovarian Psycos – East L.A. & Chicano Civil Rights – Clip
S18 Ep11 | 2m 13s
Air Date: 03/26/17 | Rating: NR
Ovarian Psycos premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 27, 2017.
Ovarian Psycos – Trailer
S18 Ep11 | 30s
Air Date: 03/26/17 | Rating: NR
Ovarian Psycos premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 27, 2017.
Ovarian Psycos – Recruiting for Sisterhood of Ovas – Clip
S18 Ep11 | 1m 26s
Air Date: 03/26/17 | Rating: NR
Ovarian Psycos premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 27, 2017.
Newtown – Trailer
S18 Ep12 | 30s
Air Date: 04/02/17 | Rating: NR
Newtown premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 3, 2017.
Newtown – “We Don’t Have a Teacher” – Clip
S18 Ep12 | 1m 41s
Air Date: 04/02/17 | Rating: NR
Newtown premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 3, 2017.
Newtown – Nicole Hockley Remembers Dylan – Clip
S18 Ep12 | 2m 46s
Air Date: 04/02/17 | Rating: NR
Newtown premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 3, 2017.
SEED: The Untold Story – Trailer
S18 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 04/16/17 | Rating: NR
SEED: The Untold Story premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 17, 2017.
Seeds Are Magic
S18 Ep13 | 2m 12s
Air Date: 04/16/17 | Rating: NR
SEED: The Untold Story premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 17, 2017.
SEED: The Untold Story – Botanical Explorer Joe – Clip
S18 Ep13 | 2m 3s
Air Date: 04/16/17 | Rating: NR
SEED: The Untold Story premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 17, 2017.
SEED: The Untold Story – Pesticide and Suicide – Clip
S18 Ep13 | 2m 42s
Air Date: 04/16/17 | Rating: NR
SEED: The Untold Story premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 17, 2017.
National Bird – Trailer
S18 Ep15 | 30s
Air Date: 05/01/17
National Bird premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 1, 2017.
They Call Us Monsters – Trailer
S18 Ep18 | 30s
Air Date: 05/22/17
They Call Us Monsters premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 22, 2017.
They Call Us Monsters – Juvenile Prisoners Write Film – Clip
S18 Ep18 | 1m 39s
Air Date: 05/22/17
They Call Us Monsters premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 22, 2017.
They Call Us Monsters – Juan’s Unrequited Crush – Clip
S18 Ep18 | 1m 55s
Air Date: 05/22/17
They Call Us Monsters premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 22, 2017.
They Call Us Monsters – Jarad’s Victim Speaks – Clip
S18 Ep18 | 2m 50s
Air Date: 05/22/17
They Call Us Monsters premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 22, 2017.
Farmer/Veteran – Trailer
S18 Ep19 | 30s
Air Date: 05/29/17
Farmer/Veteran premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 29, 2017.
Farmer/Veteran – My “I Don’t Kill People” Pills – Clip
S18 Ep19 | 2m 4s
Air Date: 05/29/17
Farmer/Veteran premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 29, 2017.
Farmer/Veteran – Shellshock Then and Now – Clip
S18 Ep19 | 2m 28s
Air Date: 05/29/17
Farmer/Veteran premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 29, 2017.
Farmer/Veteran – “The Little Dude in Your Brain” – Clip
S18 Ep19 | 1m 27s
Air Date: 05/29/17
Farmer/Veteran premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 29, 2017.
Real Boy – Trailer
S18 Ep20 | 30s
Air Date: 06/19/17
Real Boy premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 19, 2017.
Real Boy – Bennett’s Mom Comes to Support Him – Clip
S18 Ep20 | 3m 7s
Air Date: 06/19/17
Real Boy premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 19, 2017.
Real Boy – Beard and a Haircut – Clip
S18 Ep20 | 1m 1s
Air Date: 06/19/17
Real Boy premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 19, 2017.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of The Revolution (Theatrical)
2m 31s
Air Date: 07/20/15 | Rating: NR
The Official Theatrical Trailer of The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution.
Stray Dog – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 11/09/15 | Rating: NR
Stray Dog premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 9, 2016.
Mimi and Dona: My Aunt Dona
2m 34s
Air Date: 11/23/15 | Rating: NR
Mimi and Dona premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 23, 2016.
Stray Dog: A Vietnam Vet Struggles to Forgive Himself
S17 Ep1 | 2m 21s
Air Date: 09/14/15 | Rating: NR
Stray Dog premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 9, 2016.
Stray Dog: Meat and Potatoes
S17 Ep1 | 54s
Air Date: 09/14/15 | Rating: NR
Stray Dog premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 9, 2016.
India’s Daughter – Trailer
S17 Ep2 | 30s
Air Date: 11/16/15 | Rating: NR
India’s Daughter premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 16, 2015.
India’s Daughter – The Brutal Rape that Galvanized India
S17 Ep2 | 4m 31s
Air Date: 09/26/16 | Rating: NR
Available into perpetuity.
India’s Daughter – A Portrait of India’s Daughter
S17 Ep2 | 6m 32s
Air Date: 09/26/16 | Rating: NR
Available into perpetuity.
India’s Daughter – These Men are Ours India’s Reckoning
S17 Ep2 | 4m 30s
Air Date: 09/26/16 | Rating: NR
Available into perpetuity.
Mimi and Dona: The Lord’s Prayer
S17 Ep3 | 2m 31s
Air Date: 11/23/15 | Rating: NR
Mimi and Dona premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 23, 2016.
Mimi and Dona: “You Cannot Care for Dona Anymore”
S17 Ep3 | 2m 53s
Air Date: 11/23/15 | Rating: NR
Mimi and Dona premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 23, 2016.
Mimi and Dona – Trailer
S17 Ep3 | 30s
Air Date: 11/23/15 | Rating: NR
Mimi and Dona premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 23, 2016.
East of Salinas – Trailer
S17 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 12/28/15 | Rating: NR
East of Salinas premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 23, 2016.
East of Salinas: Jose Does His Homework
S17 Ep4 | 1m 12s
Air Date: 12/28/15 | Rating: NR
East of Salinas premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 28, 2015.
East of Salinas: Leaving Home to Find Work in Yuma
S17 Ep4 | 2m 28s
Air Date: 12/28/15 | Rating: NR
East of Salinas premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 28, 2015.
East of Salinas: An Unexpected Christmas Gift
S17 Ep4 | 2m 44s
Air Date: 12/28/15 | Rating: NR
East of Salinas premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 28, 2015.
Chuck Norris vs. Communism – Trailer
S17 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 01/04/16 | Rating: NR
Chuck Norris vs. Communism premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 4, 2016.
Chuck Norris vs. Communism: Keeping Romania In Ignorance
S17 Ep5 | 1m 6s
Air Date: 01/04/16 | Rating: NR
Chuck Norris vs. Communism premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 4, 2016.
Chuck Norris vs. Communism: Underground Movie Screening
S17 Ep5 | 2m 58s
Air Date: 01/04/16 | Rating: NR
Chuck Norris vs. Communism premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 4, 2016.
Chuck Norris vs. Oxygen: “The Films Were My Oxygen”
S17 Ep5 | 1m 54s
Air Date: 01/04/16 | Rating: NR
Chuck Norris vs. Communism premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 4, 2016.
Autism in Love – Trailer
S17 Ep6 | 30s
Air Date: 01/11/16 | Rating: NR
Autism in Love premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 11, 2016.
Autism in Love: “How Do You Know When You’re in Love?”
S17 Ep6 | 1m 47s
Air Date: 01/11/16 | Rating: NR
Autism in Love premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 11, 2016.
Autism in Love: “I Wish I Could’ve Been a Normal Person”
S17 Ep6 | 2m 22s
Air Date: 01/11/16 | Rating: NR
Autism in Love premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 11, 2016.
No Más Bebés – Trailer
S17 Ep7 | 30s
Air Date: 02/01/16 | Rating: NR
No Más Bebés premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016.
No Más Bebés: Sign Here to Take Away the Pain
S17 Ep7 | 1m 12s
Air Date: 01/25/16 | Rating: NR
No Más Bebés premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016.
No Más Bebés: Cut the Birth Rate
S17 Ep7 | 1m 52s
Air Date: 01/25/16 | Rating: NR
No Más Bebés premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016.
No Más Bebés: “My Mind Broke”
S17 Ep7 | 2m 5s
Air Date: 01/25/16 | Rating: NR
No Más Bebés premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016.
In Football We Trust – Trailer
S17 Ep8 | 30s
Air Date: 02/25/16 | Rating: NR
In Football We Trust premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 1, 2016.
In Football We Trust: Purpose and Hope through Football
S17 Ep8 | 2m 9s
Air Date: 01/25/16 | Rating: NR
In Football We Trust premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016.
In Football We Trust: Gang Violence and Camaraderie
S17 Ep8 | 1m 46s
Air Date: 01/25/16 | Rating: NR
In Football We Trust premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016.
In Football We Trust: Scholarships in Jeopardy
S17 Ep8 | 2m 41s
Air Date: 01/25/16 | Rating: NR
In Football We Trust premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016.
In Football We Trust: The Kava Tradition
S17 Ep8 | 1m 13s
Air Date: 01/25/16 | Rating: NR
In Football We Trust premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 25, 2016.
In Football We Trust – Harvey Langi
S17 Ep8 | 7m 7s
Air Date: 09/26/16 | Rating: NR
Available into perpetuity.
A Ballerina’s Tale – Trailer
S17 Ep9 | 30s
Air Date: 02/08/16 | Rating: NR
A Ballerina's Tale premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 8, 2016.
A Ballerina’s Tale: Misty’s Career in Jeopardy
S17 Ep9 | 2m 28s
Air Date: 02/08/16 | Rating: NR
A Ballerina's Tale premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 8, 2016.
A Ballerina’s Tale: A Young, Naive Ballerina Pays Her Dues
S17 Ep9 | 2m 14s
Air Date: 02/08/16 | Rating: NR
A Ballerina's Tale premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 8, 2016.
(T)ERROR – Trailer
S17 Ep10 | 30s
Air Date: 02/22/16 | Rating: NR
(T)ERROR premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 22, 2016.
(T)error: Paranoia
S17 Ep10 | 1m 41s
Air Date: 02/22/16 | Rating: NR
(T)ERROR premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 22, 2016.
(T)error: “Shariff’s” Map
S17 Ep10 | 1m 50s
Air Date: 02/22/16 | Rating: NR
T)ERROR premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 22, 2016.
(T)ERROR: The Conflicted Ideologies of a Black Panther
S17 Ep10 | 5m 53s
Air Date: 09/26/16 | Rating: NR
Available into perpetuity.
Wilhemina’s War – Trailer
S17 Ep11 | 30s
Air Date: 02/29/16 | Rating: NR
Wilhemina's War premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 29, 2016.
Wilhemina’s War Explores South Carolina’s AIDS Epidemic
S17 Ep11 | 4m 6s
Air Date: 09/26/16 | Expires: 11/07/27 | Rating: NR
Available into perpetuity.
An Honest Liar – Trailer
S17 Ep12 | 30s
Air Date: 03/27/16 | Rating: NR
An Honest Liar premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 28, 2016.
An Honest Liar: Exposing Peter Popoff
S17 Ep12 | 2m 36s
Air Date: 03/27/16 | Rating: NR
An Honest Liar premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 28, 2016.
An Honest Liar: Exposing Peter Popoff
S17 Ep12 | 1m 33s
Air Date: 03/27/16 | Rating: NR
An Honest Liar premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 28, 2016.
Welcome to Leith – Trailer
S17 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 04/03/16 | Rating: NR
Welcome to Leith premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 4, 2016.
Welcome to Leith: Press Tour Preview
S17 Ep13 | 1m 30s
Air Date: 04/04/16 | Rating: NR
Welcome to Leith chronicles the attempted takeover a small town by white supremacists.
Welcome to Leith: White Supremacy Flags
S17 Ep13 | 2m
Air Date: 04/03/16 | Rating: NR
Welcome to Leith premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 4, 2016.
Welcome to Leith: Armed White Supremacists
S17 Ep13 | 2m 58s
Air Date: 04/03/16 | Rating: NR
Welcome to Leith premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 4, 2016.
Welcome to Leith: Doxxed by a Neo-Nazi
S17 Ep13 | 1m 24s
Air Date: 04/03/16 | Rating: NR
Welcome to Leith premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 4, 2016.
Democrats – Trailer
S17 Ep14 | 30s
Air Date: 04/17/16 | Rating: NR
Democrats premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 18, 2016.
Democrats: “We Don’t Like Sellouts!”
S17 Ep14 | 2m 43s
Air Date: 04/17/16 | Rating: NR
Democrats premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 18, 2016.
Democrats: Beaten to Death
S17 Ep14 | 1m 46s
Air Date: 04/17/16 | Rating: NR
Democrats premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 18, 2016.
My Nazi Legacy – Trailer
S17 Ep15 | 30s
Air Date: 05/01/16 | Rating: NR
My Nazi Legacy premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 2, 2016.
My Nazi Legacy: Baron Otto Gustav von Watcher’s Son
S17 Ep15 | 1m 26s
Air Date: 05/01/16 | Rating: NR
My Nazi Legacy premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 2, 2016.
My Nazi Legacy: The Last Picture of Hans Frank
S17 Ep15 | 1m 27s
Air Date: 05/01/16 | Rating: NR
My Nazi Legacy premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 2, 2016.
Peace Officer – Trailer
S17 Ep16 | 30s
Air Date: 05/08/16 | Rating: NR
Peace Officer premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 9, 2016.
Peace Officer: The Militarization of Police
S17 Ep16 | 2m 51s
Air Date: 05/08/16 | Rating: NR
Peace Officer premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday May 9, 2016.
Peace Officer: Friendly Fire
S17 Ep16 | 2m 5s
Air Date: 05/08/16 | Rating: NR
Peace Officer premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday May 9, 2016.
Peace Officer: Mistaken ID Leads Police to the Wrong House
S17 Ep16 | 2m 55s
Air Date: 05/08/16 | Rating: NR
Peace Officer premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday May 9, 2016.
The Armor of Light – Trailer
S17 Ep17 | 30s
Air Date: 05/09/16 | Rating: NR
The Armor of Light premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, May 10, 2016.
The Armor of Light: The Reverend at the Gun Range
S17 Ep17 | 2m 10s
Air Date: 05/09/16 | Rating: NR
The Armor of Light premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, May 10, 2016.
The Armor of Light: The Sanctity of Life
S17 Ep17 | 2m 54s
Air Date: 05/09/16 | Rating: NR
The Armor of Light premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, May 10, 2016.
The Armor of Light: The Sermon
S17 Ep17 | 1m 55s
Air Date: 05/09/16 | Rating: NR
The Armor of Light premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, May 10, 2016.
Dogtown Redemption – Trailer
S17 Ep18 | 30s
Air Date: 05/15/16 | Rating: NR
Dogtown Redemption premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 16, 2016.
Dogtown Redemption: Recycling Balancing Act
S17 Ep18 | 1m 42s
Air Date: 05/15/16 | Rating: NR
Dogtown Redemption premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 16, 2016.
Dogtown Redemption: Polkacide Drummer Now Homeless
S17 Ep18 | 1m 7s
Air Date: 05/15/16 | Rating: NR
Dogtown Redemption premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 16, 2016.
Dogtown Redemption: A Former Minister Living on the Streets
S17 Ep18 | 2m 37s
Air Date: 05/15/16 | Rating: NR
Dogtown Redemption premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 16, 2016.
Dogtown Redemption: Recyclers vs. NIMBYs
S17 Ep18 | 2m 46s
Air Date: 05/15/16 | Rating: NR
Dogtown Redemption premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 16, 2016.
TRAPPED – Trailer
S17 Ep19 | 30s
Air Date: 06/19/16 | Rating: NR
Trapped premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 20, 2016.
Trapped: Puzzling Women’s Health Regulations
S17 Ep19 | 1m 26s
Air Date: 06/19/16 | Rating: NR
Trapped premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 20, 2016.
Trapped: Informed Consent
S17 Ep19 | 45s
Air Date: 06/19/16 | Rating: NR
Trapped premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 20, 2016.
Trapped: Unnecessary Equipment
S17 Ep19 | 1m 57s
Air Date: 06/19/16 | Rating: NR
Trapped premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 20, 2016.
Trapped: Teen Rape Victim Turned Away
S17 Ep19 | 1m 32s
Air Date: 06/19/16 | Rating: NR
Trapped premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 20, 2016.
T-Rex: Her Fight for Gold – Trailer
S17 Ep20 | 30s
Air Date: 08/01/16 | Rating: NR
T-Rex: Her Fight for Gold premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
T-Rex: Her Own Harshest Critic
S17 Ep20 | 1m 29s
Air Date: 08/01/16 | Rating: NR
T-Rex: Her Fight for Gold premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
T-Rex: Coaching Claressa
S17 Ep20 | 2m 17s
Air Date: 08/01/16 | Rating: NR
T-Rex: Her Fight for Gold premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
T-Rex: Boxing and Dating
S17 Ep20 | 2m 21s
Air Date: 08/01/16 | Rating: NR
T-Rex: Her Fight for Gold premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
Coming Fall 2014 to Independent Lens
1m
Air Date: 10/12/14 | Rating: TV-PG
The Emmy-winning Independent Lens returns this fall with a new slate of acclaimed films.
Coming to Independent Lens: Bully
S16 Ep1 | 30s
Air Date: 10/12/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Bully premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 13, 2014.
Bully: Shake Hands
S16 Ep1 | 2m 8s
Air Date: 10/12/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Bully premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 13, 2014.
Bully: Stand Up for the Silent
S16 Ep1 | 48s
Air Date: 10/12/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Bully premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 13, 2014.
Coming to Independent Lens: Twin Sisters
S16 Ep2 | 30s
Air Date: 10/19/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Twin Sisters premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 20, 2014.
Twin Sisters: Adoptive Parents Meet in China
S16 Ep2 | 1m 5s
Air Date: 10/19/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Twin Sisters premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 20, 2014.
Twin Sisters: American Girl Meets Her Norwegian Twin
S16 Ep2 | 1m 56s
Air Date: 10/19/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Twin Sisters premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 20, 2014.
Twin Sisters: Sibling Love
S16 Ep2 | 2m 3s
Air Date: 10/19/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Twin Sisters premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 20, 2014.
Coming to Independent Lens: Brakeless
S16 Ep3 | 30s
Air Date: 10/26/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Brakeless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 27, 2014.
Brakeless: Deadly Speed at Rush Hour
S16 Ep3 | 1m 13s
Air Date: 10/26/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Brakeless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 27, 2014.
Brakeless: Model of the Tragic Train Crash
S16 Ep3 | 1m
Air Date: 10/26/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Brakeless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 27, 2014.
Coming to Independent Lens: Powerless
S16 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 11/03/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Powerless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 3, 2014.
Powerless: Crackdown on Katiya
S16 Ep4 | 5m 32s
Air Date: 11/03/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Powerless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 3, 2014.
Powerless: Electricity Riots
S16 Ep4 | 1m 16s
Air Date: 11/03/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Powerless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 3, 2014.
Coming to Independent Lens: Happiness
S16 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 11/17/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Happiness premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 17, 2014.
Happiness: A Yak for a Big TV
S16 Ep5 | 1m 53s
Air Date: 11/17/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Happiness premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 17, 2014.
Happiness: Sneaking Off to Do Archery
S16 Ep5 | 57s
Air Date: 11/17/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Happiness premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 17, 2014.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Evolution of a Criminal
S16 Ep6 | 1m 48s
Air Date: 01/12/15 | Rating: TV-PG
Evolution of a Criminal premieres next season on PBS Independent Lens.
Coming to Independent Lens: Rich Hill
S16 Ep6 | 30s
Air Date: 01/05/15 | Rating: TV-PG
Rich Hill premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, January 5, 2015.
Rich Hill: Moving Back to Thayer
S16 Ep6 | 2m 12s
Air Date: 01/05/15 | Rating: TV-PG
Rich Hill premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, January 5, 2015.
Rich Hill: Dreams and Prayers for the Future
S16 Ep6 | 2m 9s
Air Date: 01/05/15 | Rating: TV-PG
Rich Hill premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, January 5, 2015.
Evolution of a Criminal: Pastor Ned
S16 Ep7 | 1m 9s
Air Date: 01/12/15 | Rating: TV-PG
Evolution of a Criminal premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, January 12, 2015.
Coming to Independent Lens: The Kill Team
S16 Ep8 | 30s
Air Date: 12/15/14 | Rating: TV-PG
The Kill Team premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, January 19, 2015.
Coming to Independent Lens: Through a Lens Darkly
S16 Ep8 | 30s
Air Date: 02/16/15 | Rating: TV-PG
Through a Lens Darkly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 16, 2015.
Through a Lens Darkly: Family Photo Albums
S16 Ep8 | 1m 44s
Air Date: 02/16/15 | Rating: TV-PG
Through a Lens Darkly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 16, 2015.
Through a Lens Darkly: Gordon Parks
S16 Ep8 | 1m 47s
Air Date: 02/16/15 | Rating: TV-PG
Through a Lens Darkly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 16, 2015.
American Denial: An American Dilemma
S16 Ep9 | 2m 54s
Air Date: 02/23/15 | Rating: TV-PG
American Denial premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 23, 2015.
American Denial: People at the Margins
S16 Ep9 | 1m 55s
Air Date: 02/23/15 | Rating: TV-PG
American Denial premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 23, 2015.
American Denial: Implicit Bias Test
S16 Ep9 | 2m 14s
Air Date: 02/23/15 | Rating: TV-PG
American Denial premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 23, 2015.
Coming to Independent Lens: American Denial
S16 Ep9 | 30s
Air Date: 02/23/15 | Rating: TV-PG
American Denial premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 23, 2015.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Little White Lie
S16 Ep10 | 30s
Air Date: 03/22/15 | Rating: TV-G
Little White Lie premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 23, 2015.
Little White Lie: Family Origins
S16 Ep10 | 1m 35s
Air Date: 03/22/15 | Rating: TV-PG
Little White Lie premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 23, 2015.
Little White Lie: Growing Up White
S16 Ep10 | 4m 22s
Air Date: 03/22/15 | Rating: TV-G
Little White Lie premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 23, 2015.
Little White Lie: Finding Her New Identity at Georgetown
S16 Ep10 | 3m 39s
Air Date: 03/22/15 | Rating: TV-G
Little White Lie premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 23, 2015.
Little White Lie Lacie Schwartz
S16 Ep10 | 8m 34s
Air Date: 09/26/16 | Rating: NR
Available into perpetuity.
Coming to Independent Lens: Little Hope Was Arson
S16 Ep11 | 30s
Air Date: 04/05/15 | Rating: TV-PG
Little Hope Was Arson premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 6, 2015.
Coming to Independent Lens: The Homestretch
S16 Ep12 | 2m 29s
Air Date: 04/12/15 | Rating: TV-PG
The Homestretch premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 13, 2015.
The Homestretch: Roque’s Story
S16 Ep12 | 2m 32s
Air Date: 04/12/15 | Rating: TV-PG
The Homestretch premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 13, 2015.
Coming to Independent Lens: The Homestretch
S16 Ep12 | 30s
Air Date: 03/12/15 | Rating: TV-G
The Homestretch premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 13, 2015.
Coming to Independent Lens: The Great Invisible
S16 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 04/19/15 | Rating: TV-PG
The Great Invisible premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 20, 2015.
The Great Invisible: Hardluck City
S16 Ep13 | 1m 21s
Air Date: 04/19/15 | Rating: TV-PG
The Great Invisible premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 20, 2015.
Coming to Independent Lens: Kumu Hina
S16 Ep14 | 30s
Air Date: 05/03/15 | Rating: TV-G
Kumu Hina premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 4, 2015.
Kumu Hina: Reunited
S16 Ep14 | 2m 11s
Air Date: 05/03/15 | Rating: TV-G
Kumu Hina premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 4, 2015.
Kumu Hina: Ho’onani Steps Up
S16 Ep14 | 2m 2s
Air Date: 05/03/15 | Rating: TV-G
Kumu Hina premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 4, 2015.
Kumu Hina: You Are the Warriors of Today
S16 Ep14 | 2m 12s
Air Date: 05/03/15 | Rating: TV-G
Kumu Hina premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 4, 2015.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Born to Fly
S16 Ep15 | 30s
Air Date: 05/10/15 | Rating: TV-G
Born to Fly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 11, 2015.
Born to Fly: Artificial Gravity
S16 Ep15 | 1m 27s
Air Date: 05/10/15 | Rating: TV-G
Born to Fly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 11, 2015.
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Sees the Doctor
S16 Ep15 | 3m 30s
Air Date: 05/10/15 | Rating: TV-G
Born to Fly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 11, 2015.
Born to Fly: Waterfall at Millennium Bridge
S16 Ep15 | 2m 57s
Air Date: 05/10/15 | Rating: TV-G
Born to Fly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 11, 2015.
Coming to Independent Lens: 1971
S16 Ep16 | 30s
Air Date: 05/17/15 | Rating: TV-G
1971 premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 18, 2015.
1971: The Idea of a Break-In
S16 Ep16 | 1m 10s
Air Date: 05/17/15 | Rating: TV-G
1971 premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 18, 2015.
1971: Paper Proof
S16 Ep16 | 1m 47s
Air Date: 05/17/15 | Rating: TV-G
1971 premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 18, 2015.
Coming to Independent Lens: Limited Partnership
S16 Ep17 | 30s
Air Date: 06/14/15 | Rating: TV-G
Limited Partnership premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 15, 2015.
Limited Partnership: How They Met
S16 Ep17 | 1m 27s
Air Date: 06/14/15 | Rating: TV-G
Limited Partnership premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 15, 2015.
Limited Partnership: Shocking Letter from the INS
S16 Ep17 | 1m 17s
Air Date: 06/14/15 | Rating: TV-G
Limited Partnership premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 15, 2015.
Limited Partnership: Sneaking Back In at the Border
S16 Ep17 | 1m 19s
Air Date: 06/14/15 | Rating: TV-G
Limited Partnership premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 15, 2015.
Limited Partnership: Justice Kennedy Changes His Mind
S16 Ep17 | 3m 53s
Air Date: 06/14/15 | Rating: TV-G
The evolution of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's same-sex marriage rulings.
Coming to Independent Lens: Don’t Stop Believin’
2m 4s
Air Date: 09/29/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, September 30 during the PBS Indies Showcase
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: The Graduates
3m 11s
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: NR
Premiering October 28 & November 4 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Graduates/Los Graduados: Coming This Fall to PBS
30s
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering October 28 & November 4, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Get Ready for a New Season of Independent Lens
30s
Air Date: 09/29/13 | Rating: NR
Beginning September 30, 2013 only on PBS
The Graduates/Los Graduados: Latina Student Faces Present Da
1m 48s
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering October 28 & November 4, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Graduates/Los Graduados: Latino Student Chooses Between
2m 31s
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering October 28 & November 4, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Graduates/Los Graduados: A Latina Struggles with Homeles
1m 51s
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering October 28 & November 4, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)
Los Graduados – Adelantado en Español
29s
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering October 28 & November 4, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Graduates/Los Graduados: Latino Student Stories
30s
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering October 28 & November 4 (check local listings)
Los Graduados: Estudiante elige entre la vida de pandillas o
2m 31s
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Se estrenará el 28 de octubre y el 4 de noviembre de 2013 a las 22:00 horas
Los Graduados: Una latina sin hogar mientras asiste la prepa
1m 52s
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Se estrenará el 28 de octubre y el 4 de noviembre de 2013 a las 22:00 horas
The Graduates: Homelessness
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Chastity is torn between leaving for college or supporting her family after eviction.
The Graduates: Peer Juries
18m
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Stephanie Alvarado develops alternatives to “zero tolerance” school discipline policies.
The Graduates: Teen Parenting
Air Date: 10/27/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Darlene Bustos, a teen mom, pursues educational opportunities for herself and her son.
The Graduates: Bullying
17m 10s
Air Date: 11/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Juan Bernabe discovers the value of arts programs to build self-esteem and community.
The Graduates: Gang Prevention
18m 53s
Air Date: 11/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Eduardo Corona breaks the cycle of gang involvement through mentoring.
The Graduates: Undocumented Students
16m 36s
Air Date: 11/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Gustavo Madrigal overcomes the barriers to education caused by his undocumented status.
Coming to Independent Lens: How to Survive a Plague
2m 15s
Air Date: 12/30/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, December 30, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Oscar-nominated How to Survive a Plague Coming in December
29s
Air Date: 12/30/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, December 30, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: At Berkeley
1m 19s
Air Date: 01/13/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, January 13, 2014 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
At Berkeley: Fred Wiseman and Why He Went Back to School
Air Date: 01/13/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering January 13, 2014 on Independent Lens (check local listings)
See the Preview for Muscle Shoals
1m
Air Date: 04/20/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Muscle Shoals premieres on PBS Independent Lens on April 21, 2014.
See the Preview for God Loves Uganda
30s
Air Date: 05/18/14 | Rating: TV-PG
God Loves Uganda premieres on PBS Independent Lens on May 19, 2014.
Muscle Shoals: When Percy Sledge Made it Big
58s
Air Date: 04/20/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Muscle Shoals premieres on PBS Independent Lens on April 21, 2014.
Are You an Indian?
S15 Ep3 | 5m 25s
Air Date: 11/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Though their ethnicities are mixed, the Wampanoag take pride in their tribal heritage.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Indian Relay
S15 Ep3 | 30s
Air Date: 11/18/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, November 18, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Indian Relay: The Rituals and Rules
S15 Ep3 | 3m 5s
Air Date: 11/18/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, November 18, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Indian Relay: Fierce Competition and Strong Bonds
S15 Ep3 | 3m 57s
Air Date: 11/18/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, November 18, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Indian Relay: Moments of Reflection Before the Races
S15 Ep3 | 3m 6s
Air Date: 11/18/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, November 18, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Coming to Independent Lens: Young Lakota
S15 Ep4 | 30s
Air Date: 11/25/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, November 25, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Young Lakota: The Difficult Decision
S15 Ep4 | 2m 1s
Air Date: 11/25/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, November 25, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Young Lakota: South Dakota Law Impact Oglala Lakota Tribal P
S15 Ep4 | 1m 48s
Air Date: 11/25/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, November 25, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Young Lakota: A Bittersweet Farewell to the Pine Ridge Reser
S15 Ep4 | 5m 15s
Air Date: 11/25/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, November 25, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Coming to Independent Lens – Playwright: From Page to Stage
S15 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 12/16/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, December 16, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Playwright: From Page to Stage: “On Being a Playwright”
S15 Ep5 | 2m 5s
Air Date: 12/16/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Playwright: From Page to Stage premieres on PBS Independent Lens on December 16, 2013.
Playwright: Why Does Theater Still Matter?
S15 Ep5 | 1m 14s
Air Date: 12/16/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Playwright: From Page to Stage premieres on PBS Independent Lens on December 16, 2013.
Playwright: From Page to Stage: “Replacing the Lead Characte
S15 Ep5 | 3m 21s
Air Date: 12/16/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Playwright: From Page to Stage premieres on PBS Independent Lens on December 16, 2013.
Playwright: Turning Robin Williams into a Dead Tiger
S15 Ep5 | 3m 3s
Air Date: 12/16/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Playwright: From Page to Stage premieres on PBS Independent Lens on December 16, 2013.
Coming to Independent Lens: Jiro Dreams of Sushi
S15 Ep6 | 1m 58s
Air Date: 12/23/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, December 23, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Jiro Dreams of Sushi: The Secret to Success
S15 Ep6 | 2m 23s
Air Date: 12/23/13 | Rating: TV-PG
The acclaimed Jiro Dreams of Sushi premieres on PBS Independent Lens on December 23, 2013.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi: Making a Sushi Restaurant Special
S15 Ep6 | 1m 59s
Air Date: 12/23/13 | Rating: TV-PG
The acclaimed Jiro Dreams of Sushi premieres on PBS Independent Lens on December 23, 2013.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi: The Challenges of Making Shrimp and Oc
S15 Ep6 | 4m 21s
Air Date: 12/23/13 | Rating: TV-PG
The acclaimed Jiro Dreams of Sushi premieres on PBS Independent Lens on December 23, 2013.
See the Preview for Jiro Dreams of Sushi
S15 Ep6 | 29s
Air Date: 12/23/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, December 23, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Seasons Greetings from Jiro & Independent Lens
S15 Ep6 | 29s
Air Date: 12/23/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, December 23, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
Meet Four California Sushi Masters
S15 Ep6 | 2m 20s
Air Date: 12/23/13 | Rating: NR
Don't Miss Jiro Dreams of Sushi - December 23, 2013 at 10pm on Independent Lens
Blood Brother: Rocky Returns to India
S15 Ep9 | 2m 54s
Air Date: 01/20/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Blood Brother premieres on PBS Independent Lens on January 20, 2014.
Blood Brother: Rocky Visits with Pizza and Books
S15 Ep9 | 1m 8s
Air Date: 01/20/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Blood Brother premieres on PBS Independent Lens on January 20, 2014.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Blood Brother
S15 Ep9 | 30s
Air Date: 01/20/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering January 20, 2014 at 10pm/9c (check local listings) .
Coming to Independent Lens: The State of Arizona
S15 Ep10 | 1m 54s
Air Date: 01/27/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, January 27, 2014 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
The State of Arizona – See the Preview
S15 Ep10 | 29s
Air Date: 01/27/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, January 27, 2014 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)
The State of Arizona: Salvador Reza Tracks Sheriffs Pulling
S15 Ep10 | 2m 10s
Air Date: 01/27/14 | Rating: TV-PG
The State of Arizona premieres on PBS Independent Lens on January 27, 2014.
The State of Arizona: Russell Pearce Rallies a Crowd
S15 Ep10 | 2m 22s
Air Date: 01/27/14 | Rating: TV-PG
The State of Arizona premieres on PBS Independent Lens on January 27, 2014.
The State of Arizona: Sheriff Joe Debates Journalist During
S15 Ep10 | 2m 15s
Air Date: 01/27/14 | Rating: TV-PG
The State of Arizona premieres on PBS Independent Lens on January 27, 2014.
The State of Arizona: A Wall Goes Up
S15 Ep10 |
Air Date: 01/27/14 | Rating: TV-PG
The State of Arizona premieres on PBS Independent Lens on January 27, 2014.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Spies of Mississippi
S15 Ep11 | 1m 21s
Air Date: 02/10/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering February 10, 2014 at 10pm/9c (check local listings).
Spies of Mississippi: Not-So-Secret Meetings
S15 Ep11 | 37s
Air Date: 02/10/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Spies of Mississippi premieres on PBS Independent Lens on February 10, 2014.
Spies of Mississippi: Many Shades of Opinion
S15 Ep11 | 48s
Air Date: 02/10/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Spies of Mississippi premieres on PBS Independent Lens on February 10, 2014.
Spies of Mississippi: Training for Three Things
S15 Ep11 | 41s
Air Date: 02/10/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Spies of Mississippi premieres on PBS Independent Lens on February 10, 2014.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Las Marthas
S15 Ep12 | 30s
Air Date: 02/17/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, February 17, 2014 at 10p/9c (check local listings)
Las Marthas: Nuevo Laredo Debutante Rosario Gets Fitted for
S15 Ep12 | 1m 28s
Air Date: 02/17/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Las Marthas premieres on PBS Independent Lens on February 17, 2014.
All of Me: Big Beautiful Women
S15 Ep13 | 1m 13s
Air Date: 03/23/14 | Rating: TV-PG
All of Me premieres on PBS Independent Lens on March 24, 2014.
All of Me: Taking a Chance on Surgery
S15 Ep13 | 1m 34s
Air Date: 03/23/14 | Rating: TV-PG
All of Me premieres on PBS Independent Lens on March 24, 2014.
All of Me: HeavyWeight Yoga
S15 Ep13 | 3m 52s
Air Date: 03/23/14 | Rating: TV-PG
All of Me premieres on PBS Independent Lens on March 24, 2014.
All of Me: Support Group
S15 Ep13 | 4m 47s
Air Date: 03/23/14 | Rating: TV-PG
All of Me premieres on PBS Independent Lens on March 24, 2014.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: All Of Me
S15 Ep13 | 2m 17s
Air Date: 03/23/14 | Rating: TV-PG
All of Me premieres on PBS Independent Lens on March 24, 2014.
See the Preview for All of Me
S15 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 03/23/14 | Rating: TV-PG
All of Me premieres on PBS Independent Lens on March 24, 2014.
Medore: Basketball in a Poor Town
S15 Ep14 | 58s
Air Date: 03/30/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Medora premieres on PBS Independent Lens on March 31, 2014.
Medora: Coach Keeps the Faith
S15 Ep14 | 1m 3s
Air Date: 03/30/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Medora premieres on PBS Independent Lens on March 31, 2014.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Medora
S15 Ep14 | 2m 20s
Air Date: 03/30/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Medora premieres on PBS Independent Lens on March 31, 2014.
See the Preview for Medora
S15 Ep14 | 30s
Air Date: 03/30/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Medora premieres on PBS Independent Lens on March 31, 2014.
See the Preview for Brothers Hypnotic
S15 Ep15 | 30s
Air Date: 04/06/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Brothers Hypnotic premieres on PBS Independent Lens on April 7, 2014.
Brothers Hypnotic: The Principle of Simplicity
S15 Ep15 | 1m 52s
Air Date: 04/06/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Brothers Hypnotic premieres on PBS Independent Lens on April 7, 2014.
Brothers Hypnotic: Clef the Trombonist
S15 Ep15 | 1m 1s
Air Date: 04/06/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Brothers Hypnotic premieres on PBS Independent Lens on April 7, 2014.
Brothers Hypnotic: An Unyielding Commitment to Excellence
S15 Ep15 | 1m 10s
Air Date: 04/06/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Brothers Hypnotic premieres on PBS Independent Lens on April 7, 2014.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Trials of Muhammad Ali
S15 Ep16 | 30s
Air Date: 04/13/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Premieres Monday, April 14, 10pm/9c on PBS (check local listings).
Trials of Muhammad Ali: Confronted and Redeemed
S15 Ep16 |
Air Date: 04/13/14 | Rating: TV-PG
The Trials of Muhammad Ali premieres on PBS Independent Lens on April 14, 2014.
Trials of Muhammad Ali: “Why Are We Called Negroes?”
S15 Ep16 | 23s
Air Date: 04/13/14 | Rating: TV-PG
The Trials of Muhammad Ali premieres on PBS Independent Lens on April 14, 2014.
The Trials of Muhammad Ali: Inspired By the Greatest To Be H
S15 Ep16 | 4m 15s
Air Date: 04/13/14 | Rating: TV-PG
The Trials of Muhammad Ali premieres on Independent Lens on April 14, 2014.
A Fragile Trust: Preview
S15 Ep18 | 30s
Air Date: 05/04/14 | Rating: TV-PG
A Fragile Trust premieres on PBS Independent Lens on May 5, 2014.
A Fragile Trust: Jayson Blair on Where It All Began to Fall
S15 Ep18 | 1m 12s
Air Date: 05/04/14 | Rating: TV-PG
A Fragile Trust premieres on PBS Independent Lens on May 5, 2014.
A Fragile Trust: Howell Raines, Change Agent
S15 Ep18 | 2m 19s
Air Date: 05/04/14 | Rating: TV-PG
A Fragile Trust premieres on PBS Independent Lens on May 5, 2014.
A Fragile Trust: Jayson Blair
S15 Ep18 | 2m 7s
Air Date: 05/04/14 | Rating: TV-PG
A Fragile Trust premieres on PBS Independent Lens on May 5, 2014.
A Fragile Trust: Jayson Blair Scandal Fallout
S15 Ep18 | 2m 7s
Air Date: 05/04/14 | Rating: TV-PG
A Fragile Trust premieres on PBS Independent Lens on May 5, 2014.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: A Fragile Trust
S15 Ep18 | 2m 13s
Air Date: 05/04/14 | Rating: TV-PG
A Fragile Trust premieres on PBS Independent Lens on May 5, 2014.
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Let the Fire Burn
S15 Ep19 | 30s
Air Date: 05/11/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Let the Fire Burn premieres on PBS on May 12, 2014.
Let the Fire Burn: The Philosophy of MOVE
S15 Ep19 | 57s
Air Date: 05/11/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Let the Fire Burn premieres on PBS Independent Lens on May 12, 2014.
Let the Fire Burn: Philadelphia Special Investigation Commis
S15 Ep19 | 1m 1s
Air Date: 05/11/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Let the Fire Burn premieres on PBS Independent Lens on May 12, 2014.
See the Preview for The New Black
S15 Ep21 | 30s
Air Date: 06/14/14 | Rating: TV-PG
The New Black premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Sunday, June 15, 2014.
The New Black: Canvassing for Marriage Equality
S15 Ep21 | 1m 22s
Air Date: 06/14/14 | Rating: TV-PG
The New Black premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Sunday, June 15, 2014.
Half the Sky: Diane Lane on Somaliland’s Edna Adan Maternity
2m 54s
Air Date: 10/01/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Treating Fistulas at Edna Adan Hospital
5m 53s
Air Date: 10/01/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Coming to Independent Lens: The Waiting Room
2m 16s
Air Date: 09/30/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Coming this fall to PBS.
Is Soul Food a Sacrament or a Sin?
2m 13s
Air Date: 01/14/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Soul Food Junkies - airing May 20, 2013 on Independent Lens
Can a Church Preach Love and Discriminate at the Same Time?
1m 28s
Air Date: 10/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Love Free or Die -- premiering October 29, 2012 (check local listings)
The Sky’s the Limit for the Women of Barefoot College
2m 2s
Air Date: 11/05/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Solar Mamas - premiering November 5, 2012 (check local listings)
Love Free or Die: Bishop Robinson on Persevering in the Face
3m 15s
Air Date: 10/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Love Free or Die - premiering October 29, 2012 (check local listings)
Stanley Tucci to Host New Season of Independent Lens
49s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Series moves to Monday nights at 10pm (check local listings)
Solar Mamas: Culture Shock and Curiosity at the Barefoot Col
1m 52s
Air Date: 11/05/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Solar Mamas - coming November 5, 2012 to Independent Lens
Independent Lens Season Highlights
2m
Air Date: 10/07/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Join us Monday nights at 10pm (check local listings)
Community Classroom Makes Learning Cinematic
1m 4s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: NR
Learn more about Community Cinema.
Always Something New to Discover on Monday Nights
29s
Air Date: 11/12/12 | Rating: NR
Tune in Monday nights to PBS for Antiques Roadshow, Market Warriors, and Independent Lens.
Find the Unexpected on Monday Nights
29s
Air Date: 11/12/12 | Rating: NR
Tune in Monday nights to PBS for Antiques Roadshow, Market Warriors, and Independent Lens.
On a Mission to Bring Humor into Fine Art
2m 25s
Air Date: 01/21/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Beauty is Embarrassing - premiering January 21, 2013 (check local listings)
Women and Girls Lead!
3m 15s
Air Date: 12/10/12 | Rating: NR
Learn more about this innovative public media campaign.
Artist and Activist Ai Weiwei’s Muse is His Conscience
2m 24s
Air Date: 02/25/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry - premiering February 25, 2013 (check local listings)
Never Sorry: Ai Weiwei Weaves Red Tape into Art
2m 1s
Air Date: 02/25/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry - premiering February 25, 2013 (check local listings)
Coming to Independent Lens: The Invisible War
1m 46s
Air Date: 05/12/13 | Rating: TV-PG
The Invisible War premieres May 13, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Invisible War: Women in the U.S. Military
1m 23s
Air Date: 05/12/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Invisible War on May 13 at 10pm (check local listings)
The House I Live In Takes a Hard Look at The War on Drugs
2m 17s
Air Date: 04/07/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The House I Live In - April 8 at 10pm (check local listings)
The House I Live In: The Wire’s David Simon on the Downside
3m 22s
Air Date: 04/07/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The House I Live In - April 8 at 10pm (check local listings)
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Wonder Women!
30s
Air Date: 04/14/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Wonder Women! - airs December 2 at 10pm (check local listings).
Coming to Independent Lens: The Island President
2m 27s
Air Date: 04/22/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Island President - premiering April 22 at 10pm (check local listings)
Coming to Independent Lens: The Revolutionary Optimists
4m 23s
Air Date: 06/16/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Revolutionary Optimists - airs March 10 at 10pm (check local listings)
Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines: Me
2m 2s
Air Date: 04/14/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Wonder Women! - premiering April 15 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Island President: Mohamed Nasheed Confronts Climate Chan
1m 18s
Air Date: 04/21/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Island President - premiering April 22 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Invisible War Nominated for Academy Award
30s
Air Date: 05/12/13 | Rating: TV-PG
The Invisible War premieres May 13, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Powerbroker: Alfre Woodard on Whitney Young’s Fight for
53s
Air Date: 02/18/13 | Rating: NR
Watch The Powerbroker - February 18 at 10 pm (check local listings)
The Revolutionary Optimists: Teaching Children to Be Agents
3m 5s
Air Date: 06/16/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Revolutionary Optimists - premiering June 17 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Island President: Democracy in Maldives
16m 14s
Air Date: 04/21/13 | Rating: NR
A chronicle of the rise of the democratic movement in the Maldives.
The Island President: Climate Politics
2m 54s
Air Date: 04/21/13 | Rating: NR
View the link between climate change, political advocacy, and the international politics.
The Island President: Underwater Meeting
1m 29s
Air Date: 04/21/13 | Rating: NR
President Nasheed stages an underwater meeting to draw attention to the global warming.
The Invisible War Influences Military Policy Changes
36s
Air Date: 05/12/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Invisible War - premiering Monday, May 13 at 10pm (check local listings)
Is the American Dream Out of Reach?
S14 Ep1 | 36s
Air Date: 11/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering November 12, 2012 (check local listings)
Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream: “One Road, T
S14 Ep1 | 2m 34s
Air Date: 11/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering November 12, 2012 (check local listings)
As Goes Janesville: One Janesville Family Endures Through Un
S14 Ep2 | 1m 16s
Air Date: 10/07/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch As Goes Janesville - premiering October 8, 2012 (check local listings)
As Goes Janesville: Behind the Scenes
S14 Ep2 | 6m 17s
Air Date: 10/07/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch As Goes Janesville - premiering October 8, 2012 (check local listings)
Love Free or Die: Gene Robinson’s Sermon at the New York Cit
S14 Ep3 | 5m 18s
Air Date: 10/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Love Free or Die - premiering October 29, 2012 (check local listings)
Love Free or Die: A Vote on Marriage Equality in New Hampshi
S14 Ep3 | 6m 14s
Air Date: 10/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Love Free or Die - premiering October 29, 2012 (check local listings)
Soul Food Junkies: Good to You vs. Good for You
S14 Ep5 | 4m 5s
Air Date: 01/14/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Soul Food Junkies - premiering January 14, 2013 on Independent Lens
Beauty is Embarrassing: Wayne White and Mimi Pond “Meet Cute
S14 Ep6 | 1m 42s
Air Date: 01/21/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Beauty is Embarrassing - premiering January 21, 2013 (check local listings)
Beauty Is Embarrassing – Preview
S14 Ep6 | 30s
Air Date: 01/21/13 | Rating: NR
Airs Monday, December 9, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Witness a Texas Showdown Over Teaching Standards
S14 Ep7 | 2m 5s
Air Date: 01/28/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Revisionaries - premieres January 28, 2013 (check local listings)
The Revisionaries: The Texas Dentist Who Moonlights as a Cul
S14 Ep7 | 1m 32s
Air Date: 01/28/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Revisionaries - premieres January 28, 2013 (check local listings)
Pushing the Elephant: Reunion
S14 Ep7 | 6m 56s
Air Date: 01/24/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Congolese refugee Rose Mapendo reunites with her daughter Nangabire after 10 years.
Pushing the Elephant: First Day of School
S14 Ep7 | 5m 45s
Air Date: 01/24/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Congolese refugee Nangabire attends her first day of school in the U.S.
Pushing the Elephant: Rose Tells Her Story
S14 Ep7 | 9m 47s
Air Date: 01/24/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Congolese refugee Rose Mapendo's returns to the DRC to discuss women's empowerment.
Bhutto: The History of Pakistan
S14 Ep7 | 7m 43s
Air Date: 01/24/13 | Rating: TV-PG
This film module shows a montage of the pivotal moments in Pakistan’s birth as a nation.
Bhutto: First Woman Leader of a Muslim Nation
S14 Ep7 | 6m 59s
Air Date: 01/24/13 | Rating: TV-PG
A short film module about Benazir Bhutto, the first woman leader of a Muslim nation.
Spotlight on Civil Rights Leader Whitney Young, Jr.
S14 Ep8 | 1m 51s
Air Date: 02/18/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Powerbroker - premiering February 18, 2013 (check local listings)
The Powerbroker: Young Took the Struggle from the Streets to
S14 Ep8 | 2m 14s
Air Date: 02/18/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Powerbroker - premiering February 18, 2013 (check local listings)
The Powerbroker – Preview
S14 Ep8 | 30s
Air Date: 02/18/13 | Rating: NR
Airs Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
The House I Live In: Theme Song Sung by John Legend
S14 Ep10 | 3m 19s
Air Date: 04/07/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The House I Live In - April 8 at 10pm (check local listings)
The House I Live In: Do Limited Options Make Drugs Seem Like
S14 Ep10 | 1m 29s
Air Date: 04/07/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The House I Live In - April 8 at 10pm (check local listings)
The House I Live In: A Law and Order Man Shares His Doubts a
S14 Ep10 | 1m 30s
Air Date: 04/07/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The House I Live In - April 8 at 10pm (check local listings)
The House I Live In: Framing Drugs in Moral Terms May Miss t
S14 Ep10 | 2m 8s
Air Date: 04/07/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The House I Live In - April 8 at 10pm (check local listings)
The House I Live In: Does the War on Drugs Target Minorities
S14 Ep10 | 1m 8s
Air Date: 04/07/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The House I Live In - April 8 at 10pm (check local listings)
Gloria Steinem on Wonder Woman
S14 Ep11 | 45s
Air Date: 04/14/13 | Rating: NR
Watch Wonder Women! - premiering April 15 at 10pm (check local listings)
Coming to Independent Lens: The Undocumented
S14 Ep13 | 30s
Air Date: 04/28/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Undocumented by Marco Williams - premiering April 29 at 10pm (check listings)
The Undocumented: A Family Endures the Tragic Side of the Im
S14 Ep13 | 3m 15s
Air Date: 04/28/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Undocumented by Marco Williams - premiering April 29 at 10pm (check listings)
The Undocumented: Forensics Cannot Explain Why Mother and Da
S14 Ep13 | 1m 45s
Air Date: 04/28/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Undocumented by Marco Williams - premiering April 29 at 10pm (check listings)
An Organization Reunites Undocumented Dead with Families
S14 Ep13 | 2m 27s
Air Date: 04/28/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch The Undocumented by Marco Williams - premiering April 29 at 10pm (check listings)
Coming to Independent Lens: Seeking Asian Female
S14 Ep14 | 30s
Air Date: 05/05/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Seeking Asian Female - premiering May 6 at 10pm (check local listings)
Seeking Asian Female: When Steven Met Sandy
S14 Ep14 | 1m 55s
Air Date: 05/05/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Seeking Asian Female - premiering May 6 at 10pm (check local listings)
Seeking Asian Female: An Internet Romance Boils Down to Inst
S14 Ep14 | 2m 13s
Air Date: 05/05/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Seeking Asian Female - premiering May 6 at 10pm (check local listings)
Seeking Asian Female: What is “Yellow Fever”?
S14 Ep14 | 4m 20s
Air Date: 05/05/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Seeking Asian Female on PBS Video through June 2, 2013
Seeking Asian Female: Do Asian Women Have “White Fever”?
S14 Ep14 | 7m 57s
Air Date: 05/05/13 | Rating: NR
Watch Seeking Asian Female on PBS Video through June 2, 2013
Seeking Asian Female: What About Interracial Marriage?
S14 Ep14 | 7m 6s
Air Date: 05/05/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Seeking Asian Female on PBS Video through June 2, 2013
Coming to Independent Lens: Sundance Award Winner Detropia
S14 Ep15 | 2m 29s
Air Date: 05/26/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Detropia - Premiering May 27 at 10 (check local listings)
Detropia: The Scavengers’ Story
S14 Ep15 | 3m 19s
Air Date: 05/26/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Detropia - Premiering May 27 at 10 (check local listings)
Detropia: America’s Fastest Shrinking City
S14 Ep15 | 2m 10s
Air Date: 05/26/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Detropia - Premiering May 27 at 10 (check local listings)
Don’t Stop Believin’: Journey’s Neal Schon on Finding a Fron
S14 Ep18 | 1m 18s
Air Date: 09/29/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, September 30 during the PBS Indies Showcase
Don’t Stop Believin’: How a Fan Video Led to a Real Life Roc
S14 Ep18 | 1m 57s
Air Date: 09/29/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, September 30 during the PBS Indies Showcase
Don’t Stop Believin’: Journey’s Arnel Pineda Recalls His Deb
S14 Ep18 | 2m 41s
Air Date: 09/29/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, September 30 during the PBS Indies Showcase
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Preview
S14 Ep18 | 30s
Air Date: 09/29/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, September 30, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Waiting Room: Behind the Scenes of a Real Life ER
S14 Ep19 | 4m 54s
Air Date: 10/20/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, October 21, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Waiting Room: Waiting Room Stories Personalize Health Ca
S14 Ep19 | 3m 50s
Air Date: 10/20/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, October 21, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Waiting Room – Preview
S14 Ep19 | 30s
Air Date: 10/20/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Monday, October 21, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)
The Epidemic That Decimated and Defined a Community
2m 18s
Air Date: 06/14/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch We Were Here - premiering June 14, 2012 (check local listings)
We Were Here: A Health Crisis Catalyzes a Political Movement
1m 6s
Air Date: 06/14/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch We Were Here - premiering June 14, 2012 (check local listings)
We Were Here: Realizing the Devastating Effects of AIDS
47s
Air Date: 06/14/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch We Were Here - premiering June 14, 2012 (check local listings)
We Were Here: We Don’t Let Our Friends Get Hurt
29s
Air Date: 06/14/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch We Were Here - premiering June 14, 2012 (check local listings)
Being Elmo: Elmo Answers Your Question
29s
Air Date: 08/04/11 | Rating: NR
Find out what's Elmo's favorite food.
Being Elmo: Puppeteer Kevin Clash Talks About Being Elmo
1m 7s
Air Date: 08/04/11 | Rating: NR
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey premieres on PBS' Independent Lens in April, 2012.
Independent Lens Launches Its Tenth Season
2m 18s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: NR
Catch this remarkable lineup of 30 films you won't find anywhere else on television.
Like an Emancipation Proclamation for the Disabled
2m 36s
Air Date: 10/27/11 | Rating: TV-PG
A look back at the dynamic Disability Rights Movement.
Mary-Louise Parker to Host Independent Lens
43s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: NR
Parker's career epitomizes the spirit and the depth that also define Independent Lens.
Deaf Jam: ASL Poets in the Spotlight
3m 3s
Air Date: 11/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG
The students of the Lexington School take the stage for an ASL Poetry Performance.
Deaf Jam: Poets Without Borders
2m 40s
Air Date: 11/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Cultural boundaries dissolve when Aneta collaborates with a Palestinian spoken word poet.
Deaf Jam: What Do You Love About Being Deaf?
1m 43s
Air Date: 11/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Aneta began attending the Lexington School at age 7, but worries about what's ahead.
Sign Language is Who I Am
2m 26s
Air Date: 11/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Follow the rise of a young slam poet who finds her voice through American Sign Language.
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Francesca Woodman
1m 29s
Air Date: 12/22/11 | Rating: TV-14
In a family of artists, Francesca Woodman burned the brightest and burnt out the fastest.
The Woodmans: A Family Reflects Through a Glass Darkly
2m 39s
Air Date: 12/22/11 | Rating: TV-14
The Woodmans shared a remarkably asthetic attitude towards life and art making.
The Woodmans: Art Was a Way of Life
4m 4s
Air Date: 12/22/11 | Rating: TV-14
The family spent summers in Florence, Italy, where young Francesca wandered museums.
The Woodmans: Self-portrait of the Artist as a Young Student
3m 11s
Air Date: 12/22/11 | Rating: TV-14
Francesca Woodman's classmates at RISD describe their first impressions of her.
Fred and Trish: Passionately-Abled
4m 28s
Air Date: 10/27/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Fred and Trish shared a passion for the Celtics, Hill Street Blues, and each other.
Saving the Nation’s Family Pictures
1m 1s
Air Date: 12/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG
What do The Sound of Music, Blazing Saddles, and E.T. have in common?
These Amazing Shadows: Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch
1m 27s
Air Date: 12/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch embodied both American ideals and fatherhood.
These Amazing Shadows: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
2m 12s
Air Date: 12/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Like the best movies, The Wizard of Oz takes reality and turns it into a mythology.
These Amazing Shadows: To Colorize or Not to Colorize
2m 10s
Air Date: 12/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Ted Turner's colorization of classic films became film preservation's tipping point.
Looking Back at the Black Power Movement
1m 59s
Air Date: 02/09/12 | Rating: TV-PG
The Black Power Mixtape - premiering February 9, 2012 (check local listings)
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: A Civil Rights Firebrand
2m 46s
Air Date: 02/09/12 | Rating: TV-PG
The Black Power Mixtape - premiering February 9, 2012 (check local listings)
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: A Point Where Caution End
2m 35s
Air Date: 02/09/12 | Rating: TV-PG
The Black Power Mixtape - premiering February 9, 2012 (check local listings)
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-9175: A Miscarriage of Justice
1m 43s
Air Date: 02/09/12 | Rating: TV-PG
The Black Power Mixtape - premiering February 9, 2012 (check local listings)
The African National Congress Turns 100
38s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: NR
Independent Lens recognizes the 100th Anniversary of the African National Congress
Meet the Man Behind Elmo
2m 15s
Air Date: 04/05/12 | Rating: TV-PG
See Being Elmo - airing April 5 & 9, 2012 at 9pm (check local listings)
The Black Power Mixtape: Angela Davis on Seeing Herself
2m 30s
Air Date: 02/09/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Dr. Angela Davis speaks with Hari Sreenivasen of the PBS NewsHour about a 1972 interview.
Black History is American History
30s
Air Date: 02/02/12 | Rating: NR
Tune in during Black History Month - check local listings
It’s Baaaaack!
1m 44s
Air Date: 04/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "Revenge of the Electric Car" - April 19, 2012 (check local listings)
Haiti’s Best Known Band Keeps Hope Alive
2m 15s
Air Date: 04/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "When the Drum is Beating" - April 12, 2012 (check local listings)
Revenge of the Electric Car: Enter the Emperor of the Electr
1m 11s
Air Date: 04/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "Revenge of the Electric Car" - April 19, 2012 (check local listings)
Revenge of the Electric Car: Meet Bob Lutz…Mr. Horsepower
52s
Air Date: 04/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "Revenge of the Electric Car" - April 19, 2012 (check local listings)
Revenge of the Electric Car: Pimping Yesterday’s Jalopies In
1m 7s
Air Date: 04/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "Revenge of the Electric Car" - April 19, 2012 (check local listings)
Revenge of the Electric Car: The Incredible Awesomeness of E
1m 3s
Air Date: 04/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "Revenge of the Electric Car" - April 19, 2012 (check local listings)
More Than a Month: Black History Month…There’s an App for
1m 9s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: NR
Watch More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings)
Circo: For a Circus Family, Life is a Balancing Act
2m 14s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)
Circo: Remembering the Ringmaster Who Started It All
5m 7s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)
Circo: The Everyday Enchantment of Circus Children
2m 50s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)
Meet the Ponce Family Circus!
2m 13s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)
When the Drum is Beating: Despite Difficulties, Septentriona
1m 38s
Air Date: 04/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "When the Drum is Beating" - April 12, 2012 (check local listings)
When the Drum is Beating: Remembering the Glory Days of Cap-
2m 17s
Air Date: 04/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "When the Drum is Beating" - April 12, 2012 (check local listings)
When the Drum is Beating: The Painful Truth of Haiti’s Colon
1m 19s
Air Date: 04/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "When the Drum is Beating" - April 12, 2012 (check local listings)
Circo: For One Filmmaker, the Sideshow Became the Main Event
4m 5s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)
Circo: From the Big Top to the Silver Screen
7m 52s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)
Circo: Making the Music with Celexico
11m 15s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey – Preview
30s
Air Date: 04/09/12 | Rating: NR
Premieres Monday, April 9, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Join the Club with Mary-Louise Parker
25s
Air Date: 10/20/11 | Rating: NR
Join the Independent Lens documentary film club on Twitter!
We Were Here – Preview
30s
Air Date: 06/13/12 | Rating: NR
Airs Monday, December 3, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Daisy Bates: Media Tactics
15m 57s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Media-savvy civil rights leader Daisy Bates fought to desegregate schools in Little Rock.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: Angela Davis
13m 5s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Students will learn about Angela Davis and her deep impact on global liberation movements.
Revenge of the Electric Car – Preview
31s
Air Date: 04/18/12 | Rating: NR
Airs Monday, April 28, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Beware Evildoers: Here Come the 99!
S13 Ep1 | 2m 49s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: TV-PG
A comic book based on the 99 virtues of Allah runs up against unexpected opposition.
Wham! Bam! Islam!: Imagining New Heroes for Muslim Children
S13 Ep1 | 1m 19s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: TV-PG
The creator of The 99 describes what inspired him to create Islamic superheroes.
Wham! Bam! Islam!: Investing in Comics for Social Change
S13 Ep1 | 1m 54s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: TV-PG
An investor in The 99 describes his unlikely Mississippi origins.
Wham! Bam! Islam!: The Secrets of a Comic Book Mastermind Re
S13 Ep1 | 1m 42s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Naif Al-Mutawa preferred to escape his awkward adolescence by losing himself in books.
Wham! Bam! Islam!: Behind the Scenes
S13 Ep1 | 4m 42s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Director Isaac Solotaroff shares outtakes and describes what drew him to his subject.
A Family Reunion Unlike Any Other
S13 Ep2 | 2m 36s
Air Date: 10/20/11 | Rating: TV-PG
A far-flung group of siblings find each other, and their anonymous, sperm donor father.
Donor Unknown: “Hello, I’m Your Sister. Our father Is Donor
S13 Ep2 | 3m 26s
Air Date: 10/20/11 | Rating: TV-PG
A New York Times article became the catalyst for Donor 150's offspring to meet each other.
Donor Unknown: On the Road with Donor 150
S13 Ep2 | 3m
Air Date: 10/20/11 | Rating: TV-PG
While a friend fixes his camper, Jeffrey -- aka Donor 150 -- pauses to reflect on life.
Donor Unknown: Uncanny Similarities Between Newfound Sibling
S13 Ep2 | 2m 45s
Air Date: 10/20/11 | Rating: TV-PG
The newfound siblings were amazed by their similarities when they finally meet.
We Still Live Here: A Language Is Not Just Words
S13 Ep5 | 3m 18s
Air Date: 11/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG
A new generation is breathing life into what was once thought to be a lost language.
We Still Live Here: Making Peace With a Future Mentor
S13 Ep5 | 4m 15s
Air Date: 11/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Jessie Little Doe describes her initial resistance to working with a white linguist.
We Still Live Here: Songs From the End of the Island
S13 Ep5 | 3m 11s
Air Date: 11/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG
The Wampanoag people are slowly recovering their original songs and myths.
We’re the People Who Met the Pilgrims
S13 Ep5 | 46s
Air Date: 11/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Follow Jessie Little Doe's tireless efforts to bring her tribal language back to life.
We Still Live Here – As Nutayunean (Preview)
S13 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 03/15/12 | Rating: NR
Airs Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
A Landmark Series on the Anti-Apartheid Movement
S13 Ep8 | 34s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "Have You Heard From Johannesburg" premiering in January 2012
Road to Resistance – A Preview
S13 Ep8 | 1m 46s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "Road to Resistance" - the first episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg"
Have You Heard from Johannesburg: The Sharpeville Massacre C
S13 Ep8 | 1m 49s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "Road to Resistance" - the first episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg"
The New Generation – A Preview
S13 Ep9 | 1m 42s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "The New Generation" - the second episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg"
Have You Heard from Johannesburg: The World Witnesses the So
S13 Ep9 | 4m 58s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "The New Generation" - the second episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg"
From Selma to Soweto – A Preview
S13 Ep10 | 2m 41s
Air Date: 01/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "From Selma to Soweto" - the third episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg"
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: A Very Public Protest Agai
S13 Ep10 | 1m 45s
Air Date: 01/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "From Selma to Soweto" - the third episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg"
The Bottom Line – A Preview
S13 Ep11 | 3m 2s
Air Date: 01/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "The Bottom Line" - the fourth episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg"
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: Making the Case for Divest
S13 Ep11 | 4m 50s
Air Date: 01/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "The Bottom Line" - the fourth episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg"
Free At Last – A Preview
S13 Ep12 | 3m 40s
Air Date: 01/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "Free At Last" - the final episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg"
Have You Heard From Johannesburg: The Secret Intrigue That H
S13 Ep12 | 3m 46s
Air Date: 01/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "Free At Last" - the final episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg"
Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Hero Who Put Her Life on the Line
S13 Ep13 | 1m 2s
Air Date: 02/02/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock premiering February 2, 2012 (check local listings)
Daisy Bates: Retiring from the Struggle, But Not From the Ca
S13 Ep13 | 1m 17s
Air Date: 02/02/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock premiering February 2, 2012 (check local listings)
Daisy Bates: Turning a Childhood Tragedy into the Pursuit of
S13 Ep13 | 1m 32s
Air Date: 02/02/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock premiering February 2, 2012 (check local listings)
A Feminist Before the Term Was Invented
S13 Ep13 | 1m 8s
Air Date: 02/02/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock - premieres February 2, 2012 (check local listings)
End Black History Month?
S13 Ep15 | 1m 55s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: TV-PG
More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings)
More than a Month: How Does Confederate History Mesh with Bl
S13 Ep15 | 3m 39s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: TV-PG
More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings)
More Than a Month: Philadelphia’s Innovative Black History R
S13 Ep15 | 5m 1s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: TV-PG
More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings)
More than a Month: Pounding the Pavement for Black History
S13 Ep15 | 2m 29s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: TV-PG
More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings)
More than a Month: Where It’s At With Marco and Shukree!
S13 Ep15 | 4m 29s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: TV-PG
More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings)
For Lee Gorewitz, Living With Alzheimer’s is an Odyssey
S13 Ep16 | 1m 45s
Air Date: 03/29/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)
You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t: Hanging O
S13 Ep16 | 1m 11s
Air Date: 03/29/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)
You’re Looking At Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t: Making Mi
S13 Ep16 | 50s
Air Date: 03/29/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)
You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t: Reinventi
S13 Ep16 | 1m 4s
Air Date: 03/29/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)
Facing the Storm: Appreciating the Animal That Symbolizes th
S13 Ep20 | 49s
Air Date: 04/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Facing the Storm - premiering April 26, 2012 (check local listings)
Facing the Storm: Nearing Extinction, the Buffalo Was Hunted
S13 Ep20 | 2m 26s
Air Date: 04/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Facing the Storm - premiering April 26, 2012 (check local listings)
Facing the Storm: Remembering Big Medicine and the Big Bison
S13 Ep20 | 4m 44s
Air Date: 04/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Facing the Storm - premiering April 26, 2012 (check local listings)
Is There Room for the American Bison in America Anymore?
S13 Ep20 | 2m
Air Date: 04/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Facing the Storm - premiering April 26, 2012 (check local listings)
Tibetan Nomads Negotiate the Crossroads Between Tradition…
S13 Ep22 | 1m 54s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Summer Pasture - premiering May 10, 2012 (check local listings)
Summer Pasture: All Seasons Define the Lives of Tibetan Noma
S13 Ep22 | 2m 32s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Summer Pasture - premiering May 10, 2012 (check local listings)
Summer Pasture: Connected by Karma, Two Tibetan Nomads Becom
S13 Ep22 | 2m 49s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Summer Pasture - premiering May 10, 2012 (check local listings)
Summer Pasture: Hardship and Heartbreak Threaten the Bonds o
S13 Ep22 | 5m 24s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Summer Pasture - premiering May 10, 2012 (check local listings)
Summer Pasture: Catching Up With the Summer Pasture Family
S13 Ep22 | 9m 11s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Summer Pasture - premiering May 10, 2012 (check local listings)
Summer Pasture: Education is a Priority
S13 Ep22 | 6m 26s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Summer Pasture - premiering May 10, 2012 (check local listings)
Precious Knowledge: Closing the Achievement Gap in Tucson Sc
S13 Ep23 | 4m 48s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)
Precious Knowledge: Connecting to Community and Self Through
S13 Ep23 | 4m 58s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)
Precious Knowledge: Ethnic Studies Empower One Tucson Teen
S13 Ep23 | 5m 2s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)
Precious Knowledge: Planting the Seeds
S13 Ep23 | 4m 17s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)
Precious Knowledge: The Case Against Ethnic Studies
S13 Ep23 | 2m 58s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)
Ethnic Chauvinism or Modern Civil Rights Struggle?
S13 Ep23 | 1m 59s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)
Precious Knowledge: The Lasting Legacy of the Chicano Studen
S13 Ep23 | 8m 8s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)
Oscar-Nominated Hell and Back Again Comes to PBS
S13 Ep24 | 1m 48s
Air Date: 05/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Hell and Back Again - airing May 28, 2012 (check local listings)
Hell and Back Again: A Marine Company is Debriefed Before Ba
S13 Ep24 | 2m 1s
Air Date: 05/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Hell and Back Again - Premiering May 28, 2012 (check local listings)
Hell and Back Again: Appreciation for a Returning Veteran
S13 Ep24 | 1m 4s
Air Date: 05/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Hell and Back Again - Premiering May 28, 2012 (check local listings)
Hell and Back Again: For One Marine, a Parking Lot Becomes a
S13 Ep24 | 40s
Air Date: 05/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Hell and Back Again - Premiering May 28, 2012 (check local listings)
A Parent Seeks the Father Who Abandoned Him
S13 Ep25 | 2m 20s
Air Date: 05/24/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Left by the Ship - premiering May 24, 2012 (check local listings)
Left by the Ship: An Affidavit Offers Hope to One Filipino A
S13 Ep25 | 2m 26s
Air Date: 05/24/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Left by the Ship - premiering May 24, 2012 (check local listings)
Stigmatized and Shunned, Filipino Amerasians Seek…
S13 Ep25 | 2m 50s
Air Date: 05/24/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Left by the Ship - premiering May 24, 2012 (check local listings)
Left by the Ship: Searching for Their Fathers
S13 Ep25 | 5m
Air Date: 05/24/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Left by the Ship - premiering May 24, 2012 (check local listings)
Left by the Ship: Some Servicemen Paid for “Wives” but Didn’
S13 Ep25 | 3m
Air Date: 05/24/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Left by the Ship - premiering May 24, 2012 (check local listings)
Lift Like a Girl!
S13 Ep27 | 3m 3s
Air Date: 07/25/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Strong! - premiering July 26, 2012 on PBS (check local listings)
Strong!: Shopping’s a Drag for a Power Lifter
S13 Ep27 | 1m 45s
Air Date: 07/25/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Strong! - premiering July, 26 2012 on PBS (check local listings)
Strong!: Raising the Bar With Strength and Grace
S13 Ep27 | 1m 30s
Air Date: 07/25/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Strong! - premiering July, 26 2012 on PBS (check local listings)
Being Big Has Its Advantages
S13 Ep27 | 1m 14s
Air Date: 07/25/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Strong! - premiering July 26, 2012 on PBS (check local listings)
Strong: Visualizing Weightlifting as Poetry in Motion
S13 Ep27 | 5m 30s
Air Date: 07/25/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch Strong! - premiering July, 26 2012 on PBS (check local listings)
Reel Injun: Dances With Wolves
1m 29s
Air Date: 11/02/10 | Rating: TV-PG
"Dances With Wolves" - fleshed-out characters or same old stereotypes?
Reel Injun: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
1m 53s
Air Date: 11/02/10 | Rating: TV-PG
On Will Sampson's performance in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
Reel Injun: The Navajo Get Their Sweet Revenge
1m 18s
Air Date: 11/02/10 | Rating: TV-PG
"After playing the bonehead savage for so many years, the Navajo get their sweet revenge."
The Longoria Affair – Promo
26s
Air Date: 11/09/10 | Rating: TV-PG
The death of Longoria tore a Texas town apart and sparked a civil rights movement.
The Longoria Affair: Lyndon Johnson and Dr. Hector Garcia
2m 2s
Air Date: 11/09/10 | Rating: TV-PG
The relationship of Lyndon Johnson and Dr. Hector Garcia was complex and contentious.
The Longoria Affair: Santiago Hernandez
2m 56s
Air Date: 11/09/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Santiago Hernandez on town opposition to a Felix Longoria commemoration.
The Longoria Affair: The Funeral Home and a Civil Rights Mov
5m 5s
Air Date: 11/09/10 | Rating: TV-PG
In 1940s Three Rivers, segregation extended from town to cemetery.
Reel Injun: “Little Big Man” and the Indiang Massacre
2m 34s
Air Date: 11/02/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Native students react to the depiction of an Indian massacre in "Little Big Man."
El caso Longoria – Clip promocional
27s
Air Date: 11/09/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Su muerte creo el campo para la lucha por los derechos civiles de los mexicano americanos.
El Caso Longoria: Clip de Pelicula 2
2m 56s
Air Date: 11/09/10 | Rating: TV-Y
Santiago Hernandez sobre la oposicion del pueblo a un homenaje a Felix Longoria.
El Caso Longoria: Clip de pelicula 3
2m 2s
Air Date: 11/09/10 | Rating: TV-PG
La relacion entre Lyndon Johnson y el Dr. Hector Garcia era compleja y combativa.
El Caso Longoria: Clip de pelicula 1
2m 5s
Air Date: 11/09/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Los sucesos de Three Rivers cambiaron el destino de tres veteranos y la vida de millones.
El Caso Longoria: The Longoria Affair
5m 5s
Air Date: 11/09/10 | Rating: TV-PG
En los anos 1940, en Three Rivers, la segregacion se extendia del pueblo al cementerio.
The Longoria Affair: “Because the Whites Wouldn’t Like It”
2m 6s
Air Date: 11/09/10 | Rating: TV-PG
What happened in Three Rivers changed the lives of millions.
Lost Sparrow – Video Extra
8m 36s
Air Date: 11/16/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Chris Billing discusses the challenges he faced in investigating his own family's past.
45365: A Campaign Message
1m 5s
Air Date: 12/14/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Judicial candidate Don Luce records a campaign message.
45365: The Barber Shop
51s
Air Date: 12/14/10 | Rating: TV-PG
A barber shop patron describes the rhythms and routines of small town living.
45365: The DUI Arrest
43s
Air Date: 12/14/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Even a DUI arrest is an amiable encounter in Sydney, Ohio.
45365: Gospel Service and Creekside Chatter
2m 34s
Air Date: 12/14/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Both gospel service and creekside chatter give the town it's rhythms and refrains.
William S. Burroughs – Promo
28s
Air Date: 02/22/11 | Rating: TV-PG
William Burroughs was an iconoclast who himself became an icon.
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within: “Always Keep It Loaded”
2m 3s
Air Date: 02/22/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Burroughs didn't feel at home unless he had a loaded gun by his side.
William S. Burroughs: Shotgun Art
1m 35s
Air Date: 02/22/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Later in life, Burroughs moved from words to images...using some very unusual techniques.
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within: “Godfather of Punk”
1m 28s
Air Date: 02/22/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Publisher V. Vale describes how Burroughs became a role model on the punk rock scene.
Oscar-Nominated Waste Land Premiering on PBS
2m 9s
Air Date: 04/19/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 10pm
Forbidden Art: Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Stalinist, or Anti-Esta
2m 31s
Air Date: 04/05/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Desert of Forbidden Art: An Art Lover With the Eyes of a
3m 18s
Air Date: 04/05/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Dessert of Forbidden Art: The Road to Uzbekistan
1m 44s
Air Date: 04/05/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Greatest Art You’ve Never Seen
2m 35s
Air Date: 04/05/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Premiering Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Jean-Michel Basquait: Turning Street Energy Into High Art
1m 21s
Air Date: 04/12/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Jean-Michele Basquait: Who was SAMO?
1m 4s
Air Date: 04/12/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
The Wunderkind of the Lower East Side
28s
Air Date: 04/12/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Marwencol: Action and Adventure! Romance and Redemption!
2m 17s
Air Date: 04/26/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Marwencol - Trailer
Marwencol: Imagination Unlimited…But Only 27 Barbies
36s
Air Date: 04/26/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Marwencol - Film Clip
Marwencol: Two Thumbs Up From the Star of the Show!
2m 35s
Air Date: 04/26/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Marwencol - Video Extra
Celebrate the Power of Sisterhood
44s
Air Date: 03/15/11 | Rating: NR
Independent Lens celebrates women's stories.
A Film Unfinished: Finding a Work of Nazi Propaganda
1m 3s
Air Date: 05/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | A Film Unfinished | Film Clip
A Film Unfinished: Scenes from the Warsaw Ghetto Staged to I
1m 15s
Air Date: 05/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | A Film Unfinished | Film Clip
A Mystery Unravels from a Reel of Film
1m 59s
Air Date: 05/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | A Film Unfinished | Trailer
The Desert of Forbiden Art: The Plight of the Nukus Museum
2m 34s
Air Date: 04/05/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | The Desert of Forbidden Art | Video Extra
Waste Land: A Scavenger Since the Age of Seven
52s
Air Date: 04/19/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | Waste Land | Film Clip
Waste Land: Artistically Inspired, Afraid to Turn Back
1m 22s
Air Date: 04/19/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | Waste Land | Film Clip
Waste Land: Finding Art in the Dump
42s
Air Date: 04/19/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | Waste Land | Film Clip
A Film Unfinished: Secrets From the Cutting Room Floor
2m 31s
Air Date: 05/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | A Film Unfinished | Video Extra
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo: Bug Lover Conquers Audiences!
2m 34s
Air Date: 05/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG
A filmmaker finds a way to make audiences less afraid of creepy crawlies.
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo: Looking Forward to a Bug’s Life
2m 24s
Air Date: 05/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Shinto and Buddhist teachings encourage harmony and respect towards all living things.
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo: Ode to the Six-Legged Muse
2m 39s
Air Date: 05/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Haiku is an interpretation of the brevity of life, and the never ending cycle of nature.
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo: Small is Beautiful
3m 15s
Air Date: 05/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Insects, like haiku or a Zen garden, can represent the world at large writ small.
Got Bugs?
27s
Air Date: 05/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Japan's fascination with insects could help us re-imagine our relationship to nature.
Geena Davis Talks About “Women and Girls Lead”
1m 8s
Air Date: 06/03/11 | Rating: NR
Oscar-winning actor Geena Davis on ending gender discrimination in media.
Reel Injun – Trailer
2m 14s
Air Date: 11/02/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Most Indians don't ride horses or wear feathers, but in the movies, they always do.
The Parking Lot Movie: “I Bought the Car”
S12 Ep1 | 1m 55s
Air Date: 10/19/10 | Rating: TV-PG
"I bought the car ... surely, it comes with a parking space."
The Parking Lot Movie: “The Evening Can Go Good or Bad”
S12 Ep1 | 2m 22s
Air Date: 10/19/10 | Rating: TV-PG
"That's kind of where the evening can turn good or bad a lot of the time."
The Parking Lot Movie: Existential Implications
S12 Ep1 | 1m 37s
Air Date: 10/19/10 | Rating: TV-PG
"People were definitely considering the existential implications of the job."
The Parking Lot Movie: The Plight of the Service Sector Work
S12 Ep1 | 2m 34s
Air Date: 10/19/10 | Rating: TV-PG
"Welcome to the CPL, life in a nutshell. Could be heaven, could be hell."
The Parking Lot Movie – Trailer
S12 Ep1 | 1m 43s
Air Date: 10/19/10 | Rating: TV-PG
"It's not just a parking lot, it's a battle with humanity."
2010/2011 Season Preview
S12 Ep1 | 3m 18s
Air Date: 10/19/10 | Rating: NR
The film festival in your living room is back!
Paula Kerger – President & CEO of PBS
S12 Ep1 | 41s
Air Date: 10/19/10 | Rating: NR
Get Inspired by the Arts on Independent Lens
America Ferrera – Community Cinema
S12 Ep1 | 44s
Air Date: 10/19/10 | Rating: NR
America invites you to join Community Cinema
Community Cinema – Promo
S12 Ep1 | 3m 38s
Air Date: 10/19/10 | Rating: NR
Community Cinema features free, monthly screenings nationwide.
Art & Copy – Trailer
S12 Ep2 | 2m 9s
Air Date: 10/26/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch the story of the real mad men and women who changed the way we feel, see, and buy.
Art & Copy: Advertising, Ali, and Changing the World
S12 Ep2 | 42s
Air Date: 10/26/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Adman George Lois on advertising, Ali, and changing the world.
Art & Copy: Bill Bernbach
S12 Ep2 | 1m 11s
Air Date: 10/26/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Bill Bernbach -- the man who brought art and copy together in the agency.
Art & Copy: Mary Wells and the Ads of the 60’s
S12 Ep2 | 56s
Air Date: 10/26/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Trailblazer Mary Wells on making the ads of the '60s fun.
Art & Copy: The Saturn Campaign
S12 Ep2 | 2m 34s
Air Date: 10/26/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Hal Riney describes the innovative Saturn car campaign.
Deep Down – Trailer
S12 Ep6 | 41s
Air Date: 11/23/10 | Rating: TV-PG
On Wilson Creek, neighbors grapple with a tough choice: saving land or livelihood?
Deep Down: Mine over Matter
S12 Ep6 | 5m 5s
Air Date: 11/23/10 | Rating: TV-PG
While community opposition to the mine grows, friends still argue over what's best.
Deep Down: Mining Interests and the Public Hearing
S12 Ep6 | 5m 4s
Air Date: 11/23/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Beverly May worries that no one will speak up to mining interests at a public hearing.
Deep Down: Mining’s Bittersweet Victory
S12 Ep6 | 5m
Air Date: 11/23/10 | Rating: TV-PG
While voices opposed to mining prevail, Terry Ratliff describes a bittersweet victory.
Deep Down: Virtual Mining Town
S12 Ep6 | 2m 33s
Air Date: 11/23/10 | Rating: NR
Step into a virtual minining town on Second Life.
The Calling – Trailer
S12 Ep8 | 3m 9s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
It takes a true calling to make faith a way of life.
The Calling – Video Extra
S12 Ep8 | 2m 34s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
What's your calling? What do you do to make the world a better place?
The Calling: Hospital Chaplain Consoles Family After Devasta
S12 Ep8 | 1m 57s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
As a hospital chaplain, Steven Gamez consoles a family folllowing a devastating loss.
The Calling: Jeneen Robinson and being an AME Minister
S12 Ep8 | 3m 28s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Jeneen Robinson describes the life experiences that led her to become an AME minister.
The Calling: Rabbinical Student Explains Devotion to Faith a
S12 Ep8 | 1m 52s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Rabbinical student Shmuly Yanklowitz explains his devotion to faith and his girlfriend.
The Calling: Bilal the Prison Chaplain
S12 Ep8 | 2m 50s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Bilal brings Islam's message of a new, better life to inmates as a Prison chaplain.
The Calling: The Wedding Singer
S12 Ep8 | 2m 53s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Yerachmiel overcomes his nerves to perform his first wedding.
The Calling: Steven Gamez
S12 Ep8 | 10m 30s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Steven studies to become a Catholic priest and serve the poor.
The Calling: Bilal Ansari
S12 Ep8 | 10m 38s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Bilal, a Muslim Chaplain, fights a hate crime against him.
The Calling: Rob Pene
S12 Ep8 | 9m 21s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Rob, an American Samoan, performs Christian rap and pursues the urban ministry.
The Calling: Jeneen Robinson
S12 Ep8 | 10m 25s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Jeneen is an African American single mother balancing family and theological study.
The Calling: Tahera Ahmad
S12 Ep8 | 10m 48s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Tahera is an outspoken Muslim Chaplain and youth leader from a traditional family.
The Calling: Shmuly Yanklowitz
S12 Ep8 | 8m 15s
Air Date: 12/20/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Shmuly is an activist and rabbinical student redefining an Orthodox Jewish rabbi's role.
Men Who Swim – Trailer
S12 Ep10 | 1m 53s
Air Date: 01/04/11 | Rating: TV-PG
In the midst of mid-life crises, an all-male synchronized swim team is born.
Men Who Swim: Are They “Man” Enough?
S12 Ep10 | 3m 10s
Air Date: 01/04/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Are the Stockholm Arts Swim Gents "man" enough to give up wetsuits?
Men Who Swim: Beer Bellies and Wet Suits
S12 Ep10 | 2m 2s
Air Date: 01/04/11 | Rating: TV-PG
The team struggles with "the Lift" in order to take it to the next level.
Men Who Swim: Synchronized Swimming
S12 Ep10 | 2m 47s
Air Date: 01/04/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Synchronized swimming is offered as the answer to existential angst.
Men Who Swim: The Championship Tour
S12 Ep10 | 2m 41s
Air Date: 01/04/11 | Rating: TV-PG
On the championship tour, friendships flourish and stereotypes are dispelled.
2011 Spring Showcase – Preview
S12 Ep10 | 3m 12s
Air Date: 01/04/11 | Rating: NR
The film festival in your living room is back!
Children of Haiti – Trailer
S12 Ep11 | 4m 36s
Air Date: 01/11/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Follow three, homeless teenagers as they struggle to survive on the streets of Haiti.
Children of Haiti: 500,000 Orphans
S12 Ep11 | 2m 33s
Air Date: 01/11/11 | Rating: TV-PG
How has the earthquake impacted the already dire lives of Haiti's orphans?
Children of Haiti: Nickenson’s Little Hope
S12 Ep11 | 1m 59s
Air Date: 01/11/11 | Rating: TV-PG
For Nickenson, a hard life has left him scarred, with little hope.
Children of Haiti: The Health of Denick and His Friends
S12 Ep11 | 2m 22s
Air Date: 01/11/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Filthy streets and beaches jeopardize the health of Denick and his friends.
Children of Haiti: Twice Orphaned
S12 Ep11 | 2m 10s
Air Date: 01/11/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Homeless youth in Haiti are twice-orphaned, first from family, then by government.
For Once in My Life – Trailer
S12 Ep12 | 28s
Air Date: 02/01/11 | Rating: TV-PG
The Spirit of Goodwill Band lets differently-abled musicians shine.
For Once in My Life: Melissa’s Mother
S12 Ep12 | 2m 24s
Air Date: 02/01/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Percussionist Melissa's mother has no regrets about how she raised her daughter.
For Once in My Life: Nancy
S12 Ep12 | 3m 6s
Air Date: 02/01/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Despite a difficult childhood, soprano Nancy leads a rich life, today.
For Once in My Life: The Band
S12 Ep12 | 1m 36s
Air Date: 02/01/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Bandleader Javier Pena coaches trombone player Jary through a rough patch in practice.
For Once in My Life: After the Big Performance
S12 Ep12 | 2m 34s
Air Date: 02/01/11 | Rating: TV-PG
What's happened to the Spirit of Goodwill band musicians since their big performance?
When I Rise – Promo
S12 Ep13 | 27s
Air Date: 02/08/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Bigotry knocked her down ... but her music knocked back.
When I Rise: Conrad Interview
S12 Ep13 | 2m 5s
Air Date: 02/08/11 | Rating: TV-PG
For Conrad - truly the embodiment of "Amazing Grace" - creativity is essential.
When I Rise: A Musical Legacy
S12 Ep13 | 4m 13s
Air Date: 02/08/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Center Point, TX was a "safe haven" for African Americans, with rich musical traditions.
When I Rise: Interview With Robert Mims
S12 Ep13 | 4m 37s
Air Date: 02/08/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Conrad's classmate, Robert Mims, believes students generally approved of desegregation.
When I Rise: I Felt So Betrayed
S12 Ep13 | 4m 51s
Air Date: 02/08/11 | Rating: TV-Y
Prejudice and politics wounded Conrad deeply, but in the media she appeared stoic.
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story – Promo
S12 Ep15 | 28s
Air Date: 03/01/11 | Rating: TV-PG
She made a split-second decision that changed everything.
Me Facing Life: Pretrial Interview
S12 Ep15 | 3m 9s
Air Date: 03/01/11 | Rating: TV-PG
In a pretrial interview, Dr. William Bernet listens as Cyntonia recounts a painful past.
Me Facing Life: Prison Reflections
S12 Ep15 | 2m 34s
Air Date: 03/01/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Via prison telephone, Cyntoia recounts her past choices and hopes for a better future.
Me Facing Life: They All Wanted Admiration
S12 Ep15 | 3m
Air Date: 03/01/11 | Rating: TV-PG
In prison, Cyntoia tries to recuperate her own self-esteem after years of abuse.
Me Facing Life: Where Was I?
S12 Ep15 | 1m 43s
Air Date: 03/01/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Cyntoia's adoptive mother struggles to understand why she missed the warning signs.
Criminal Justice System: Meet Cyntoia
S12 Ep15 | 6m 29s
Air Date: 01/08/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Cyntoia, a teen girl serving a life sentence for murder, tells her story.
Criminal Justice System: Meet Rosa
S12 Ep15 | 4m 50s
Air Date: 01/08/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Rosa talks about factors that have led to a pattern of juvenile detention.
Criminal Justice System: Seizing Stories
S12 Ep15 | 4m 19s
Air Date: 01/08/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Cyntoia shares her history with sexual violence, which has profoundly impacted her life.
Criminal Justice System: What to Do
S12 Ep15 | 3m 22s
Air Date: 01/08/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Hear opinions on the result of Cyntoia’s case and if teens should be tried as adults.
Criminal Justice System: Decisions
S12 Ep15 | 8m 37s
Air Date: 01/08/13 | Rating: TV-PG
This module looks at the ways families are affected by incarceration.
Criminal Justice System: Expression
S12 Ep15 | 7m 43s
Air Date: 01/08/13 | Rating: NR
Delve into a drama therapy program at a juvenile detention center for girls in Illinois.
Criminal Justice System: Intervention
S12 Ep15 | 6m
Air Date: 01/08/13 | Rating: NR
The Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program connects daughters with their incarcerated moms.
Criminal Justice System: Cyntoia as Mentor
S12 Ep15 | 2m 52s
Air Date: 01/08/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Cyntoia reflects on the difficult circumstances of life in prison.
Criminal Justice System: Mentorship
S12 Ep15 | 4m 22s
Air Date: 01/08/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Ida attends her mother's high school graduation in prison.
Pushing the Elephant – Preview
S12 Ep16 | 28s
Air Date: 03/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Airs Monday, March 17, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Pushing the Elephant: Immeasurable Pain
S12 Ep16 | 50s
Air Date: 03/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Rose's oldest daughter, Aimee, may have paid the highest price during the civil war.
Pushing the Elephant: It Takes a Village…of Women
S12 Ep16 | 3m 2s
Air Date: 03/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Rose implores a group of Congolese women to take charge of their lives and communities.
Pushing the Elephant: Together at Last
S12 Ep16 | 2m 42s
Air Date: 03/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Rose is reunited with her daughter, Nangabire, after a decade of apart.
Pushing the Elephant – Preview
S12 Ep16 | 30s
Air Date: 03/22/12 | Rating: NR
Airs Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Bhutto: Fairy Tale Wedding or Campaign Event?
S12 Ep22 | 1m 56s
Air Date: 05/10/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | Bhutto | Film Clip
Bhutto: Making the Ultimate Sacrifice for Democracy
S12 Ep22 | 2m 27s
Air Date: 05/10/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | Bhutto | Film Clip
Bhutto: Power From the People
S12 Ep22 | 1m 15s
Air Date: 05/10/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | Bhutto | Film Clip
From Pampered Princess to Polarizing Politician
S12 Ep22 | 2m 4s
Air Date: 05/10/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Independent Lens | Bhutto | Trailer
Bhutto – Preview
S12 Ep22 | 30s
Air Date: 03/08/12 | Rating: NR
Airs Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Bhutto: The First Woman Leader of a Muslim Nation
S12 Ep22 | 7m 42s
Air Date: 03/08/12 | Rating: NR
Watch this Community Classroom companion video to Bhutto
Shelbyville is Not Mayberry Anymore
S12 Ep24 | 26s
Air Date: 05/24/11 | Rating: TV-PG
One small town in America's heartland is changing like never before.
Shelbyville: No Pride in Prejudice
S12 Ep24 | 2m 33s
Air Date: 05/24/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Lack of cultural orientation for both immigrants and townspeople fuels misunderstanding.
Welcome to Shelbyville: Desperately Seeking Southern Hospita
S12 Ep24 | 3m 4s
Air Date: 05/24/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Cultural difference makes for insurmountable barriers for some Somali immigrants.
Welcome to Shelbyville: Say Amen, Shelbyville!
S12 Ep24 | 2m 34s
Air Date: 05/24/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Differences dissolve as bread, company, and customs are shared during a community dinner.
Welcome to Shelbyville: Through Discrimination, Common Groun
S12 Ep24 | 2m 46s
Air Date: 05/24/11 | Rating: TV-PG
The American Dream seems out of reach for many immigrants in Shelbyville.
“This is How I’m Gonna Be”
S12 Ep25 | 2m 43s
Air Date: 06/14/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Fred Martinez felt that he was both male and female.
Striving to Be Accepted, Not Tolerated
S12 Ep25 | 2m 32s
Air Date: 06/14/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Participants in a Two-Spirit Gathering share their experiences.
The Bravest Choice Is To Be Yourself
S12 Ep25 | 2m 1s
Air Date: 06/14/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 for identifying as a two-spirit.
Two Spirits: Gender as a Spectrum, Not a Divide
S12 Ep25 | 2m 24s
Air Date: 06/14/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Navajo traditions emphasize the balance between the feminine and masculine.
Two Spirits: The Changing Ones
S12 Ep25 | 2m 34s
Air Date: 06/14/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Historical explorations of gender inspired the first gay organization in the U.S.
Two Spirits: Father Figures
S12 Ep25 | 2m 35s
Air Date: 06/14/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Role models can make all the difference in a young person's life.
Two Spirits: Kids Like Fred
S12 Ep25 | 2m 40s
Air Date: 06/14/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Fred's mother turned her loss into a personal mission to help other kids like her son.
Herb & Dorothy: The Art of Collecting
4m 11s
Air Date: 01/25/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Herb and Dorothy Vogel travel the festival circuit with filmmaker Megumi Sasaki.
Dirt! The Movie – Promo
1m 45s
Air Date: 12/07/10 | Rating: TV-PG
It's under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it?
Herb & Dorothy – Trailer
2m 33s
Air Date: 01/25/11 | Rating: TV-PG
A couple of modest means builds a world-class, contemporary art collection.
Between the Folds – Trailer
S11 Ep8 | 2m 3s
Air Date: 01/18/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Meet the people exploring the intersection between art and science with origami.
Between the Folds: Reinterpreting the World in Paper
S11 Ep8 | 2m 34s
Air Date: 01/18/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Michael LaFosse & Richard Alexander demonstrate the art of paper pigmentation.
Between the Folds: Art, Imitating Life
S11 Ep8 | 1m 43s
Air Date: 01/18/11 | Rating: NR
Joisel's origami seashell is magnificently faithful to the real thing - inside and out.
Between the Folds: Finding Inspiration in Books
S11 Ep8 | 1m 16s
Air Date: 01/18/11 | Rating: NR
From Tolkein to Dungeons & Dragons, Joisel often found inspiration in the fantastical.
Between the Folds: Paper as a Medium
S11 Ep8 | 1m 20s
Air Date: 01/18/11 | Rating: NR
For Joisel, choosing origami as his medium was a bit like falling in love.
Between the Folds: Process of Creating
S11 Ep8 | 1m 24s
Air Date: 01/18/11 | Rating: NR
Joisel recounts the thrill of his first creation and the years it took to achieve it.
Between the Folds: Technique vs. Emotion
S11 Ep8 | 1m 11s
Air Date: 01/18/11 | Rating: NR
For Joisel, his creations were like children, and parting with them cause for suffering.
Young@Heart Promo
S11 Ep10 | 22s
Air Date: 12/22/09 | Rating: NR
Watch the full film 1/12/10, 9PM on PBS. Check local listings.
Copyright Criminals – Trailer
S11 Ep11 | 30s
Air Date: 11/30/10 | Rating: TV-PG
In the age of intellectual property, can you own a sound?
Reinventing a South Bronx School
S11 Ep18 | 31s
Air Date: 03/01/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch "Whatever It Takes" - March 1 (check listings)
Garbage Dreams – Long Preview
S11 Ep22 | 1m 13s
Air Date: 04/26/10 | Rating: NR
Airs Tuesday, April 27, 10PM ET, check local listings.
Turning Trash into Cash in Cairo
S11 Ep22 | 1m 34s
Air Date: 05/31/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Don't miss the encore presentation of this Independent Lens favorite!
Garbage Dreams – Short Preview
S11 Ep22 | 30s
Air Date: 04/26/10 | Rating: NR
Airs Monday, December 10, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Lioness – Preview
30s
Air Date: 12/15/11 | Rating: NR
Airs Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
A Path Appears: A Daughter Lost and Found
2m 34s
Air Date: 01/26/15 | Rating: TV-PG
A Path Appears Episode 1 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, January 26, 2015.
A Path Appears: National Day of Johns Arrests
2m 47s
Air Date: 01/26/15 | Rating: TV-PG
A Path Appears Episode 1 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, January 26, 2015.
A Path Appears: A Nashville Pimp
2m 4s
Air Date: 01/26/15 | Rating: TV-PG
A Path Appears Episode 1 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, January 26, 2015.
Hamptons Squalor to Broadway Splendor
S10 Ep9 | 2m 5s
Air Date: 03/08/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway - Promo
The Life and Times of America’s First Shock Jock
S10 Ep13 | 31s
Air Date: 02/15/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch online from February 16 - 22, 2011!
Wangari Maathai Sees the Forest for the Trees
S10 Ep19 | 3m 4s
Air Date: 03/22/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Kenya & Wangari Maathai: Taking Root
S10 Ep19 | 7m 47s
Air Date: 03/14/13 | Rating: NR
Examine how Kenya’s history of colonization contributed to challenges with deforestation.
Taking Root: The Greenbelt Movement
S10 Ep19 | 7m 44s
Air Date: 03/14/13 | Rating: NR
Examine the steps that the Green Belt Movement took to address Kenya’s deforestation.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill – Trailer
2m
Air Date: 12/28/10 | Rating: TV-PG
The true story of a bohemian St. Francis who falls in with an unlikely flock.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Birds of San Francisco’s
45s
Air Date: 12/28/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Mark describes the differing temperments of his feathered friends.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Bohemian St. Francis
2m 34s
Air Date: 12/28/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Mark Bittner describes the impact the film had on both the parrots and his own life.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Bohemian St. Francis
2m 8s
Air Date: 12/28/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Picasso and Sophie are lovebirds in the truest sense.
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Falling in With the Floc
45s
Air Date: 12/28/10 | Rating: TV-PG
Mingus the parrot gets down with the blues with musician Mark Bittner.
The Late, Great Editorial Cartoonist Paul Conrad
1m 7s
Air Date: 11/07/06 | Rating: TV-PG
Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire -- a documentary tribute to a legendary journalist and artist.
Shadya: An Israeli ArabĺäĄ_s Experience
7m 23s
Air Date: 03/14/13 | Rating: NR
Investigate Arab citizens of Israel as a group, a population rarely exposed in the media.
Shadya: Muslim Feminism
9m 3s
Air Date: 03/14/13 | Rating: NR
Explore the ways Muslim girls and women have made strides in asserting their rights.
Girl Scout Troop Unites Daughters With Imprisoned Mothers
35s
Air Date: 12/08/11 | Rating: TV-PG
Watch this Women and Girls Lead presentation of an Independent Lens favorite!
Waiting for the Revolution: Fight for WorkersĺäĄ_ Rights
6m 46s
Air Date: 03/14/13 | Rating: NR
Should organizers work within the system or outside of it to bring about social change?
Waiting for the Revolution: BoliviaĺäĄ_s Indigenous Worker
9m 4s
Air Date: 03/14/13 | Rating: NR
Investigate Bolivia's unemployment, unions and worker’s rights as universal human rights.
Shayfeen.com: Digital Activism
S4 Ep6 | 7m 21s
Air Date: 03/14/13 | Rating: NR
Analyze how digital media can work in support of democracy in less developed nations.
Half the Sky: Every 90 Seconds, a Mother Dies Giving Birth
1m 25s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Rape is Civil War’s Legacy in Sierra Leone
5m 10s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Violence Against Women is a Global Epidemic
S1 Ep1 | 1m 41s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Olivia Wilde on Empowering Women Economically
S1 Ep1 | 5m 14s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: America Ferrera on India’s Sex Trade
S1 Ep1 | 3m 39s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Eva Mendes on Bringing Girl Power to Sierra Le
S1 Ep1 |
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Gabrielle Union on the Challenges That Girls F
S1 Ep1 |
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: The Impact of India’s Caste System on Women
S1 Ep1 | 5m 13s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Room to Read Gives Away Its Ten Millionth Book
S1 Ep1 | 5m 49s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: A Kenyan Restauranteur Flourishes Through Micr
S1 Ep1 | 2m 18s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: One Girl’s Long Road to School and Safety in S
S1 Ep1 | 5m
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: America Ferrera’s Diary Cam Insights on India
S1 Ep1 | 5m 1s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Sakena Yacoobi on Educating Women and Girls in
S1 Ep1 | 5m 50s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Creating Hope within Africa’s Largest Slum
S1 Ep1 | 9m 52s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Prostitution is the Absence of Choice
S1 Ep1 | 1m 40s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Breaking the Cycle of Oppression with Educatio
S1 Ep1 | 1m 43s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Maternal Mortality in Somaliland
S1 Ep1 | 9m 45s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - Classroom Module
Half the Sky: Gender-based Violence in Sierra Leone
S1 Ep1 | 9m 45s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - Classroom Module
Half the Sky: Education in Vietnam
S1 Ep1 | 10m 38s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - Classroom Module
Half the Sky: Intergenerational Prostitution in India
S1 Ep1 | 10m 44s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - Classroom Module
Half the Sky: WomenĺäĄ_s Economic Empowerment in Kenya
S1 Ep1 | 10m 41s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - Classroom Module
Half the Sky: Seeking the Truth About Female Genital Cutting
S1 Ep1 | 4m 2s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Why Do Mothers Die in Somaliland?
S1 Ep1 | 8m 53s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Half the Sky: Gabrielle Union Reflects on Her Experiences in
S1 Ep1 | 7m 48s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: TV-PG
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Coming to Independent Lens: A Path Appears
S1 Ep1 | 3m 7s
Air Date: 01/26/15 | Rating: TV-PG
A Path Appears premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, January 26, February 2 & 9, 2015.
A Path Appears: Catalina of Cartagena
S1 Ep2 | 1m 51s
Air Date: 01/02/15 | Rating: TV-PG
A Path Appears Episode 2 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, February 2, 2015.
A Path Appears: Protests in Port-au-Prince
S1 Ep2 | 1m 3s
Air Date: 01/02/15 | Rating: TV-PG
A Path Appears Episode 2 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, February 2, 2015.
A Path Appears: The Cycle of Poverty in West Virginia
S1 Ep2 | 1m 57s
Air Date: 01/02/15 | Rating: TV-PG
A Path Appears Episode 2 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, February 2, 2015.
A Path Appears: Battered in Atlanta
S1 Ep3 | 2m 8s
Air Date: 02/09/15 | Rating: TV-PG
A Path Appears Episode 3 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, February 9, 2015.
A Path Appears: A SurvivorĺäĄ_s Story
S1 Ep3 | 3m 26s
Air Date: 01/09/15 | Rating: TV-PG
A Path Appears Episode 3 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, February 9, 2015.
A Path Appears: A Girl Named Flevian
S1 Ep3 | 3m 17s
Air Date: 02/09/15 | Rating: TV-PG
A Path Appears Episode 3 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, February 9, 2015.
Half the Sky: Desmond Tutu’s Message About Manmade Customs
1m 18s
Air Date: 03/01/12 | Rating: NR
Desmond Tutu explains how the world must recognize the talents of women and girls.
Women and Girls Lead: Meet Beverly
3m 24s
Air Date: 03/01/12 | Rating: NR
Beverly Kearney leads by example to mold young women into confident, fearless winners.
Women and Girls Lead: Meet Sonia
3m 9s
Air Date: 03/01/12 | Rating: NR
Sonia Castellanos's Con Mi MADRE organization has turned the Latina dropout rate around.
Women and Girls Lead: Melanne Verveer Web Exclusive
1m 14s
Air Date: 03/01/12 | Rating: NR
Melanne Verveer explains the payoff that comes from investing in women and girls.
Rose Mapendo Shares Her Story to Inspire Action
9m 47s
Air Date: 03/22/12 | Rating: NR
A Community Classroom companion to Pushing the Elephant.
Half the Sky: Jane Ngori Turns a House into a Home in Kenya
7m 37s
Air Date: 09/30/12 | Rating: NR
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2
Lois Vossen on Curation at Sundance
3m 29s
Air Date: 01/24/13 | Rating: NR
A conversation with Independent Lens founding series producer, Lois Vossen, on Sundance.
New Frontier: Sparking Innovation at Sundance
1m 41s
Air Date: 01/24/13 | Rating: NR
Senior Sundance Programmer, Shari Frilot on curation behind the New Frontier.
God Loves Uganda: Sundance Premiere
3m 8s
Air Date: 01/24/13 | Rating: NR
A wrap report of the Sundance premiere of “God Loves Uganda” by Roger Ross Williams.
Outlawed in Pakistan: Sundance Premiere
2m 35s
Air Date: 01/24/13 | Rating: TV-PG
A wrap report on the Sundance premiere of the documentary “Outlawed in Pakistan.”
From Sundance to Oscar: Profile of Filmmaker David France
2m 23s
Air Date: 01/24/13 | Rating: TV-PG
An interview with the Oscar-nominated filmmaker David France.
The Boys of “American Promise”
2m 52s
Air Date: 01/24/13 | Rating: NR
A day in the life with the subjects of the documentary American Promise.
Bhutto: Democracy in Pakistan
6m 59s
Air Date: 01/25/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Examine how relations among the U.S., Pakistan, and India have shaped global politics.
Waste Land: Pictures of Garbage
3m 52s
Air Date: 01/25/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Brazilian artist Vik Muniz and his "Pictures of Garbage" inspired the film Wasteland.
Waste Land: Art and Transformation
8m 7s
Air Date: 01/25/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Travel to Jardim Gramacho - the world's largest landfill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Waste Land: Human Dignity
9m 32s
Air Date: 01/25/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Meet two garbage pickers in the world's largest landfill, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
When I Walk: Sundance Premiere
2m 42s
Air Date: 01/28/13 | Rating: NR
A wrap report on the Sundance premiere of the documentary When I Walk.
Sundance 2013: Film Fest Schmoozing in 5 Steps
1m 48s
Air Date: 01/28/13 | Rating: TV-PG
5 simple steps to the art of schmoozing at film festivals by Steve Goldbloom.
Copyright Criminals: Hip Hop Sampling
5m 33s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Learn about sampling and how it came to be widely used in the early days of hip-hop music.
Copyright Criminals: Can You Own a Sound?
5m 23s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Explore the foundations of copyright law and its response to hip-hop sampling in the 90s.
Copyright Criminals: Theft or Tribute
5m 50s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Legends Clyde Stubblefield and George Clinton discuss the sampling of their music.
Copyright Criminals: Sampling in Other Media
4m 47s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Before remix culture emerged, other forms of art and media have sampled and borrowed.
Hip-Hop: Overview & Images of Masculinity
7m 35s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Hear differing points of view about how gender is portrayed in hip hop music.
Hip-Hop: Gender Violence
4m 53s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Analyze misogyny and homophobic content in rap music lyrics and their effect on listeners.
Hip-Hop: Homophobia
5m 29s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
Consider how homophobia in hip-hop maintains a one-dimensional view of masculinity.
Hip-Hop: Media Literacy
5m 28s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG
How are media images manufactured and marketed?
Fallen City: Sundance Premiere
2m 4s
Air Date: 02/06/13 | Rating: NR
A wrap report on the Sundance premiere of the documentary “Fallen City.”
Sen. Tim Kaine Introduces the Created Equal Project
2m 24s
Air Date: 02/19/13 | Rating: NR
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduces the Created Equal Project.
Coming to Community Cinema 2014
30s
Air Date: 10/12/14 | Rating: TV-PG
Community Cinema hosts free screenings and events for Independent Lens films.
Coming to Independent Lens Online: After the Storm
29s
Air Date: 04/26/15 | Rating: TV-PG
After the Storm premieres on Independent Lens Online on Monday, April 27, 2015.
Coming to Independent Lens Online: In the Shadow of Ebola
30s
Air Date: 06/21/15 | Rating: TV-G
In the Shadow of Ebola premieres on Independent Lens Online Monday, June 22, 2015.
What Is Indie Lens Pop-Up?
30s
Air Date: 09/22/15 | Rating: NR
Indie Lens Pop-Up gathers people for screenings and community-driven conversations.
Coming to Independent Lens in 2015/16
1m
Air Date: 11/09/15 | Rating: NR
The Emmy-winning Independent Lens returns this fall with a new slate of acclaimed films.
India’s Daughter: ĺ䥀_No Fear, No Shame, No RemorseĺäĄĺ
1m 40s
Air Date: 11/16/15 | Rating: NR
India’s Daughter premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 16, 2015.
India’s Daughter: ĺ䥀_To Teach Them a LessonĺäĄĺ
1m 30s
Air Date: 11/16/15 | Rating: NR
India’s Daughter premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 16, 2015.
Stray Dog: Find Your Way Back
2m 26s
Air Date: 11/09/15 | Rating: NR
Stray Dog premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 9, 2016.
The Black Panthers – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 02/16/16 | Rating: NR
The Black Panthers premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
The Black Panthers: Black Panther Style
1m 12s
Air Date: 02/16/16 | Rating: NR
The Black Panthers premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
The Black Panthers: Free Breakfast Program
1m 41s
Air Date: 02/16/16 | Rating: NR
The Black Panthers premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution: Women in the
2m
Air Date: 02/16/16 | Rating: NR
The Black Panthers premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
Welhemina’s War: Teen Girl Struggles with HIV Status
2m 7s
Air Date: 02/08/16 | Rating: NR
Wilhemina's War premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 29, 2016.
Wilhemina’s War: Practicing (and Not Practicing) Safe Sex
2m 43s
Air Date: 02/08/16 | Rating: NR
Wilhemina's War premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 29, 2016.
Meet the Patels – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 12/12/16 | Rating: NR
Meet the Patels premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 26, 2016.
Meet the Patels – Patels Must Marry Patels – Clip
36s
Air Date: 12/26/16 | Rating: NR
Meet the Patels premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 26, 2016.
Meet the Patels – Unnecessary Pep Talk – Clip
1m 32s
Air Date: 12/26/16 | Rating: NR
Meet the Patels premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 26, 2016.
Meet the Patels – Patel Matrimonial Convention – Clip
1m 32s
Air Date: 12/26/16 | Rating: NR
Meet the Patels premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, December 26, 2016.
Independent Lens: Best and Most Beautiful Things – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 01/02/17 | Rating: NR
Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 2, 2
Best and Most Beautiful Things – Blind Online vs IRL – Clip
1m 58s
Air Date: 01/02/17 | Rating: NR
Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 2, 2
Best and Most Beautiful Things – Autism Speaking – Clips
2m 40s
Air Date: 01/02/17 | Rating: NR
Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 2, 2
Best and Most Beautiful Things – A Flogger for Xmas – Clip
2m 29s
Air Date: 01/02/17 | Rating: NR
Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 2, 2
Containment – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 01/09/17 | Rating: NR
Containment premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 9, 2017.
What Was Ours – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 01/16/17 | Rating: NR
What Was Ours premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 16, 2017.
The Witness – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 01/23/17 | Rating: NR
The Witness premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 23, 2017.
What Was Ours – Museum Casino Controversy – Clip
1m 53s
Air Date: 01/16/17 | Rating: NR
What Was Ours premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 16, 2017.
What Was Ours – Artifacts at the Field Museum – Clip
2m 5s
Air Date: 01/16/17 | Rating: NR
What Was Ours premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 16, 2017.
Containment – Nuclear Fishing – Clip
1m 29s
Air Date: 01/09/17 | Rating: NR
Containment premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 9, 2017.
Containment – Scenarios 10,000 Years in the Future – Clip
2m 12s
Air Date: 01/09/17 | Rating: NR
Containment premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 9, 2017.
Containment – Material That Will Last 100,000 Years – Clip
1m 42s
Air Date: 01/09/17 | Rating: NR
Containment premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 9, 2017.
The Witness – Returning to Kitty’s Murder Scene – Clip
1m 25s
Air Date: 01/23/17 | Rating: NR
The Witness premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 23, 2017.
The Witness – Arranging to Meet His Sister’s Killer – Clip
1m
Air Date: 01/23/17 | Rating: NR
The Witness premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 23, 2017.
Independent Lens: Birth of a Movement – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 02/06/17 | Rating: NR
Birth of a Movement premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 6, 2017.
Accidental Courtesy – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 02/13/17 | Rating: NR
Accidental Courtesy premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 13, 2017.
TOWER – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 02/14/17 | Rating: NR
TOWER premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, February 14, 2017.
The Bad Kids – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 03/19/17 | Rating: NR
The Bad Kids premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 20, 2017.
Birth of a Movement – D.W. Griffith: Son of the South – Clip
1m 39s
Air Date: 02/06/17 | Rating: NR
Birth of a Movement premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 6, 2017.
Birth of a Movement – The Clansman – Clip
1m 22s
Air Date: 01/24/17 | Rating: NR
Birth of a Movement premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 6, 2017.
Birth of a Movement – Racial Pornography – Clip
53s
Air Date: 01/24/17 | Rating: NR
Birth of a Movement premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 6, 2017.
Accidental Courtesy – A Collection of Robes – Clip
1m 38s
Air Date: 01/31/17 | Rating: NR
Accidental Courtesy premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 13, 2017.
Bill’s Obsession
1m 35s
Air Date: 01/10/17 | Rating: NR
The Witness premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 23, 2017.
National Bird – “You Said it Was Okay to Kill Them” – Clip
2m
Air Date: 04/30/17 | Rating: NR
National Bird premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 1, 2017.
National Bird – NSA Analyst Turned Activist – Clip
1m 31s
Air Date: 04/30/17 | Rating: NR
National Bird premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 1, 2017.
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 05/07/17 | Rating: NR
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 8, 2017
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes – Kanye on Cassette – Clip
1m 24s
Air Date: 05/07/17 | Rating: NR
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 8, 2017
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes – Garbage Jail – Clip
1m 42s
Air Date: 05/07/17 | Rating: NR
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 8, 2017
The Last Laugh – Trailer
29s
Air Date: 04/24/17
The Last Laugh premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 24, 2017.
The Last Laugh – Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman, Comedy and Dar
1m 20s
Air Date: 04/24/17
The Last Laugh premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 24, 2017.
The Last Laugh – My Revenge Against Hitler – Clip
1m 27s
Air Date: 04/24/17
The Last Laugh premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 24, 2017.
Forever Pure – Trailer
30s
Air Date: 05/15/17
Forever Pure premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 15, 2017.
Forever Pure – Beitar’s Billionaire Owner – Clip
2m 5s
Air Date: 05/15/17
Forever Pure premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 15, 2017.
Forever Pure – “We Have Arabs in Our Team?” – Clip
1m 50s
Air Date: 05/15/17
Forever Pure premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 15, 2017.
The Last Laugh – From the Holocaust to Rwanda – Clip
1m 37s
Air Date: 04/24/17
The Last Laugh premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 24, 2017.
National Bird – Borders Don’t Matter Anymore – Clip
2m 19s
Air Date: 04/30/17 | Rating: NR
National Bird premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 1, 2017.
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes – From Coal to Prison – Clip
1m 48s
Air Date: 05/07/17 | Rating: NR
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 8, 2017
Real Boy – A Family Thanksgiving, Apart – Clip
2m 49s
Air Date: 06/20/17
Real Boy premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 19, 2017.
Sentencing Children: Cyntoia’s Story
7m 49s
Air Date: 08/14/17
Part of the "Sentencing Children" series focusing on juvenile justice laws.
Sentencing Children: The Appeal
6m 49s
Air Date: 08/13/17
Part of the "Sentencing Children" series focusing on juvenile justice laws.
Sentencing Children: The Bill
5m 36s
Air Date: 08/12/17
Sentencing Children: The Bill explores Tennessee's proposed juvenile justice reform law.
Sentencing Children: The Interrogation Process
7m 45s
Air Date: 08/11/17
Part of the "Sentencing Children" series about juvenile justice laws.
Sentencing Children: Reforming State Sentencing Laws
5m 14s
Air Date: 08/10/17
Part of the "Sentencing Children" series about juvenile justice laws.
Sentencing Children: Andrea Conte and Victim Advocacy
6m 30s
Air Date: 08/09/17
Part of the "Sentencing Children" series about juvenile justice laws.
Sentencing Children: From Teenage Inmate to Teen Mentor
6m
Air Date: 08/07/17
Part of the "Sentencing Children" series about juvenile justice laws.
The Kansas Experiment: Part I
4m 48s
Air Date: 04/09/18
Part I of the 3-part "Kansas Experiment" short documentary series.
The Kansas Experiment: Part II
5m 47s
Air Date: 04/27/18
Part II of "Kansas Experiment" series looks at how tax cuts affected state health care.
The Kansas Experiment: Part III
6m 6s
Air Date: 04/28/18
Final part of the "Kansas Experiment" looks at how tax cuts affected small businesses.
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11:00 PM
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Free Chol Soo Lee
Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction.
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10:30 PM
KVIE World 6.3
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The Tuba Thieves
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen.
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Free Chol Soo Lee
Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction.
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6:30 AM
KVIE World 6.3
Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen.
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KVIE World 6.3
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Beyond Utopia
Stories of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea.
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Beyond Utopia
Stories of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea.
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The Tuba Thieves
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