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.
  • Dallas, 2019 | Episode 3: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Dallas, 2019 | Episode 3

    S26 Ep5 |
    Three diverse spirits with longstanding Texas roots struggle with their place in the world.
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    Dallas, 2019 | Episode 2

    S26 Ep4 |
    A graduating high school student, superintendent, and county sheriff all strive for a better future.
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    Dallas, 2019 | Episode 1

    S26 Ep3 |
    Episode 1 of Dallas, 2019 shows workers navigating a city in crisis after a tornado.
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    Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen

    S26 Ep2 |
    A veteran uses hand-carved battlefield crosses to reconnect with families of fallen, fellow Marines.
  • One Person, One Vote?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    One Person, One Vote?

    S26 Ep1 |
    Unravel the complexities of the Electoral College through four 2020 presidential electors.
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    Season Extras

    S26 Ep20 |
    Sizzles and such
  • The Tuba Thieves: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Tuba Thieves

    S25 Ep17 |
    The central mystery of this unconventional documentary is the nature of sound itself.
  • Space: The Longest Goodbye: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Space: The Longest Goodbye

    S25 Ep16 |
    NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation of a Mars mission.

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.
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    When I Close My Eyes

    Oil painter Samir Khurshid's work reflects his tumultuous Iraq childhood and refugee life.
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    After Angola | holding bodies: a justice anthology

    A support group for men who served time inside Louisiana's Angola State Pen.
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    D.A. Time | holding bodies: a justice anthology

    A young woman feels pressure to plead guilty while kept waiting in jail for 60 days.
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    First Disappearances | holding bodies: a justice anthology

    What's the first 24 hours after you're arrested like?
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    1 Hour Cozy Yule Log | Independent Lens

    Snuggle up.
  • Breaking Silence: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Breaking Silence

    The bonds between a deaf father and his hearing, formerly incarcerated daughter deepen.
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    LA Street Food, South Asian Style | Spice Road, Episode 4

    Rupak Ginna goes home to LA for Desi street delicacies and grocery store comfort food.
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    Back to the Motherland-ish | Spice Road, Episode 3

    Rupak honors his mom's Maharashtrian heritage in New Jersey and with mom in New York.

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