Independent Lens

Authentic stories. Extraordinary people.

Episodes

  • Who is Michael Jang?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Who is Michael Jang?

    S26 Ep19 |
    An elusive photographer uses street art tactics to share his previously unknown work with the world.
  • 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.
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    Cured

    S23 Ep1 |
    When homosexuality was considered an illness to be “cured," LGBTQ activists fought back.
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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
  • Part 8 | Philly D.A. | Episode 8: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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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.
  • Part 7 | Philly D.A. | Episode 7: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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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.
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    Part 6 | Philly D.A. | Episode 6

    S22 Ep18 |
    A councilmember bridges constituents plagued by the opioid crisis with the unorthodox D.A.
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    Part 5 | Philly D.A | Episode 5

    S22 Ep17 |
    A skeptical parole board and his own pride stand between a man and freedom.

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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