Independent Lens

Authentic stories. Extraordinary people.

Episodes

  • Home Court: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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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.
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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.
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    The Strike

    S26 Ep10 |
    How a small hunger strike against solitary confinement turned into a massive statewide protest.
  • Without Arrows: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Without Arrows

    S26 Ep9 |
    A champion grass dancer returns home after 13 years to reconnect with his Indigenous culture.
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    Minted

    S26 Ep8 |
    The rise and fall of the NFT phenomenon that transformed the art world.
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    Dallas, 2019 | Episode 5

    S26 Ep7 |
    The final episode of Dallas, 2019 poses the question: What does it mean to be alive?
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    Dallas, 2019 | Episode 4

    S26 Ep6 |
    A judge and a D.A. both aim to bring reform and empathy to a complex and disparate justice system.

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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