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.
  • The First Rainbow Coalition: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The First Rainbow Coalition

    S21 Ep7 |
    Across lines of race and ethnicity, alliances formed among Chicago activists in the '60s.
  • Always in Season: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Always in Season

    S21 Ep11 |
    A haunting exploration of lynching and racial violence in America.
  • Cooked: Survival by Zip Code: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

    S21 Ep8 |
    Were the 739 deaths from Chicago's 1995 heatwave a one-time tragedy or appalling trend?
  • Pipe Dreams: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Pipe Dreams

    S21 Ep19 |
    Talented young musicians compete in the world's most prestigious pipe organ competition.
  • True Conviction: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    True Conviction

    S19 Ep19 |
    Watch this film up to May 28th.
  • Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

    S21 Ep18 |
    Reclusive activist Marion Stokes videotaped TV 24/7 for decades in the name of truth.
  • Rat Film: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Rat Film

    S19 Ep10 |
    Uses the rat to burrow into the dark, complicated history of Baltimore.
  • Eating Up Easter: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Eating Up Easter

    S21 Ep17 |
    The challenge to protect remote Rapa Nui culture and environment from modernization.

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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