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.
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    Rewind

    S21 Ep16 |
    Rewind paints a vivid but hopeful portrait of a family plagued by a cycle of abuse.
  • Jim Allison: Breakthrough: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Jim Allison: Breakthrough

    S21 Ep15 |
    The story of one warmhearted, stubborn man’s visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.
  • The Hottest August: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Hottest August

    S21 Ep14 |
    Ordinary New Yorkers share their anxieties about the future while bracing for record heat.
  • One Child Nation: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    One Child Nation

    S21 Ep12 |
    Filmmaker Nanfu Wang explores the devastating impacts of China’s one-child policy.
  • We Believe In Dinosaurs: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    We Believe In Dinosaurs

    S21 Ep10 |
    The Bible and science collide amid the battleground of a Kentucky creationism museum.
  • Accept the Call: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Accept the Call

    S21 Ep6 |
    An anguished Minnesota father tries to find out what led his son to attempt to join ISIS.
  • ATTLA: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    ATTLA

    S21 Ep5 |
    The gripping story of legendary Alaska Native dogsled racer George Attla.
  • Conscience Point: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Conscience Point

    S21 Ep4 |
    A Native American woman fights to protect her tribe from development in the Hamptons.

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.

About Independent Lens

Authentic stories. Extraordinary people.

Extras

  • Stanley Tucci to Host New Season of Independent Lens : asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Stanley Tucci to Host New Season of Independent Lens

  • Women and Girls Lead: Meet Brionna: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Women and Girls Lead: Meet Brionna

  • The Epidemic That Decimated and Defined a Community: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Epidemic That Decimated and Defined a Community

  • We Were Here: A Health Crisis Catalyzes a Political Movement: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    We Were Here: A Health Crisis Catalyzes a Political Movement

  • We Were Here: Realizing the Devastating Effects of AIDS: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    We Were Here: Realizing the Devastating Effects of AIDS

  • We Were Here: We Don't Let Our Friends Get Hurt: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    We Were Here: We Don't Let Our Friends Get Hurt

  • Circo: For a Circus Family, Life is a Balancing Act: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Circo: For a Circus Family, Life is a Balancing Act

  • Circo: For One Filmmaker, the Sideshow Became the Main Event: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Circo: For One Filmmaker, the Sideshow Became the Main Event

  • Circo: From the Big Top to the Silver Screen: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Circo: From the Big Top to the Silver Screen

  • Circo: Making the Music with Celexico: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Circo: Making the Music with Celexico

  • Circo: Remembering the Ringmaster Who Started It All: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Circo: Remembering the Ringmaster Who Started It All

  • Circo: The Everyday Enchantment of Circus Children: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Circo: The Everyday Enchantment of Circus Children