Independent Lens

Independent Lens is America’s home for independent documentary film.

Episodes

  • Cured: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Cured

    S23 Ep1 |
    When homosexuality was considered an illness to be “cured," LGBTQ activists fought back.
  • Home From School: The Children Of Carlisle: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Home From School: The Children Of Carlisle

    S23 Ep5 |
    Native Americans recover the remains of children who died at an Indian boarding school.
  • Duty Free: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Duty Free

    S23 Ep4 |
    After losing her lifelong job, a mom teams up with her son to fulfill her bucket list.
  • Storm Lake: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Storm Lake

    S23 Ep3 |
    Inside the family-run newspaper keeping local journalism alive.
  • Ferguson Rises: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ferguson Rises

    S23 Ep2 |
    Michael Brown Sr. seeks justice after a white police officer kills his son in Ferguson.
  • The People vs. Agent Orange: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The People vs. Agent Orange

    S22 Ep24 |
    Two activists fight to hold the chemical industry accountable for a devastating legacy.
  • Two Gods: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Two Gods

    S22 Ep23 |
    A Muslim mortician uses the rituals of death to teach two troubled teenagers how to live b
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    Part 8 | Philly D.A. | Episode 8

    S22 Ep20 |
    Frustrated Krasner supporters warn he must accelerate plans to phase out cash bail.
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    Part 7 | Philly D.A. | Episode 7

    S22 Ep19 |
    Krasner must decide whether to pursue a rarity—murder charges against a cop.

Specials

  • When I'm Her: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    When I'm Her

    A former ballet prodigy finds refuge in his alter ego, a Russian ballet instructor.
  • Senior Prom: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Senior Prom

    For residents of an LGBTQ+ retirement home, “senior” prom takes on a whole new meaning.
  • The Dancing Man of L.A.: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Dancing Man of L.A.

    A one-man dance party and fixture of the LA concert scene copes during the COVID pandemic.
  • The Great World of Gregory Blackstock: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Great World of Gregory Blackstock

    The richly obsessive life and work of a renowned autistic artist comes to life.
  • American Nomads Short Film: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    American Nomads Short Film

    Meet these American Nomads, who made their homes while living their best life on the road.
  • Daughters of Addiction: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Daughters of Addiction

    Over the last decade, the rate of female incarceration in Tennessee has jumped a whopping
  • Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 1

    Don and Ron head from Kingston to rural Jamaica, for cooler temps and good fishing.
  • Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 2

    The Brodies take a tour of reminiscence with an old acquaintance in Jamaica.
  • Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 3: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 3

    How hard is it to run a taxi service in Kingston, Jamaica? The Brodie brothers find out.

About Independent Lens

Independent Lens is America’s home for independent documentary film.

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