Independent Lens

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

Episodes

  • Writing with Fire: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Writing with Fire

    S23 Ep11 |
    Meet the fearless women journalists of India's only all-female newspaper.
  • Women in Blue: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Women in Blue

    S22 Ep8 |
    Female officers in the Minneapolis Police Department fight for gender equity and police re
  • 9to5: The Story of a Movement: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    9to5: The Story of a Movement

    S22 Ep7 |
    They couldn’t kill their bosses, so they did the next best thing — they organized.
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    A Day in the Life of America

    S22 Ep6 |
    July 4th, 2017: 92 film crews, 24 hours, a snapshot of a nation on the verge of upheaval.
  • A Woman's Work: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    A Woman's Work

    S22 Ep5 |
    Meet the NFL's most exploited athletes — the cheerleaders.
  • Belly of the Beast: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Belly of the Beast

    S22 Ep4 |
    Two women investigate a shocking pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons.
  • Jonathan Scott's Power Trip: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Jonathan Scott's Power Trip

    S22 Ep3 |
    The “Property Brother” journeys across the U.S. to explore the battle over solar energy.
  • Dawnland: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Dawnland

    S20 Ep2 |
    Watch this film up to November 30th.
  • Represent: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Represent

    S22 Ep2 |
    Leading up to 2018 elections, three Midwestern women tackle politics on their own terms.

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.
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    alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 5

    What Is “Pre-Colonial” Cooking?
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    alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 4

    Are There Too Many Cooks In This Hawaiian Kitchen?
  • alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 3: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 3

    Why This Young Hawaiian Chef Still Cooks Underground
  • alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 2

    What Native Elders Think About Indigenous Cooking
  • alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How This Navajo Chef Brings His Native Food Traditions Back
  • Should We Kid or Not? Episode 5: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Should We Kid or Not? Episode 5

    Childfree vs. Childless
  • Should We Kid or Not? Episode 4: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Should We Kid or Not? Episode 4

    Too Old vs. Too Young To Be a Mom
  • Should We Kid or Not? Episode 3: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Should We Kid or Not? Episode 3

    Kids vs. No Kids: Gay Men and Parenthood

About Independent Lens

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

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