Independent Lens

Authentic stories. Extraordinary people.

Episodes

  • The Strike

    How a small hunger strike against solitary confinement turned into a massive statewide protest.
  • Without Arrows

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

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

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

    A judge and a D.A. both aim to bring reform and empathy to a complex and disparate justice system.
  • Dallas, 2019 | Episode 3

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

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

    Episode 1 of Dallas, 2019 shows workers navigating a city in crisis after a tornado.

Specials

  • When I Close My Eyes

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

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

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

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

    Snuggle up.
  • Breaking Silence

    The bonds between a deaf father and his hearing, formerly incarcerated daughter deepen.
  • 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.
  • 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.

About Independent Lens

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