Independent Lens

Authentic stories. Extraordinary people.

Episodes

  • And So It Begins: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    And So It Begins

    S26 Ep18 |
    See how the Philippines' tense race for president in 2022 became the nation's fight for its soul.
  • Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer's: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer's

    S26 Ep17 |
    Three families are transformed when a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
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    Free For All: The Public Library

    S26 Ep16 |
    How public libraries shaped a nation and remain a beloved sanctuary for Americans today.
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    WE WANT THE FUNK!

    S26 Ep15 |
    The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond.
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    Home Court

    S26 Ep14 |
    The coming-of-age story and rise of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball prodigy.
  • Bike Vessel: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Bike Vessel

    S26 Ep13 |
    Father and son bond on an ambitious 350-mile bike ride in this portrait of familial love.
  • Skin of Glass: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Skin of Glass

    S26 Ep12 |
    How the turbulent history of her architect father's iconic building reflects Brazil's own struggles.
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    The In Between

    S26 Ep11 |
    A filmmaker returns to her hometown on the U.S.-Mexico border to reflect on growing up fronterizo.
  • The Strike: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Strike

    S26 Ep10 |
    How a small hunger strike against solitary confinement turned into a massive statewide protest.

Specials

  • Who Can Become American? | The History of White People in America, Ep 6: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Who Can Become American? | The History of White People in America, Ep 6

    Catchy, musical short chronicles the 175-year-long arbitrary system of race in America.
  • Ready For Your Headliner? | United States of Comedy, Ep 5: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ready For Your Headliner? | United States of Comedy, Ep 5

    Iranian American comic Sohrab Forouzesh gets his big break: headlining Chicago's legendary Zanies.
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    The Art of Clown | United States of Comedy, Ep 4

    L.A.'s Christina Catherine Martinez is a bewitching hybrid of standup, clown and performance artist.
  • America’s Gay Christian Sweetheart | United States of Comedy, Ep 3: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    America’s Gay Christian Sweetheart | United States of Comedy, Ep 3

    Legendary Atlanta comic Ian Aber takes the stage with jokes about growing up queer in the South.
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    Be Too Much | United States of Comedy, Ep 2

    Called "too much" her whole life, Austin's Lea’h Sampson now embraces her true self in her standup.
  • The Making of a Griot | United States of Comedy, Ep 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Making of a Griot | United States of Comedy, Ep 1

    Haitian-born, Brooklyn-based comic Tanael Joachim mines comedy from being a fish out of water.
  • All God's Children | The History of White People in America, Episode 5: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    All God's Children | The History of White People in America, Episode 5

    The powerful story of an enslaved woman who sued and won her family’s freedom in 1832.
  • The Diary of Afong Moy | The History of White People in America, Episode 4: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Diary of Afong Moy | The History of White People in America, Episode 4

    How America's first Chinese woman was exhibited and exploited as a circus oddity in 1830s New York.
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    Wild Hogs and Saffron

    An Ozarks wild hog hunt leads to a vulnerable reunion for an Iranian American and childhood friend.

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