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Independent Lens is an anthology of independent documentary films.

Genres: Interview
Station: PBS (US)
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Status: Running
Start: 1999-08-09

Independent Lens Season 24 Air Dates


S24E01 - Hazing Air Date: 13 September 2022 02:00 -

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Hazing is a widespread, far-reaching practice fueled by tradition, secrecy, groupthink, power, and the desire to belong in fraternities and sororities on college campuses across the U.S. Filmmaker Byron Hurt embarks on a deeply personal journey to understand the underground rituals of hazing, revealing the abuse and the lengths college students will go to fit in.


S24E02 - TikTok, Boom. Air Date: 25 October 2022 02:00 -

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What does it mean to be a digital native? TikTok, Boom. dissects the platform along myriad cross-sections—algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural—to explore the impact of the history-making app. Balancing a genuine interest with healthy skepticism, delve into the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform.


S24E03 - Move Me Air Date: 08 November 2022 03:00 -

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At 27, Kelsey Peterson dove into Lake Superior as a dancer and emerged paralyzed. But within the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) community, she found allies in her quest to discover who she is now and to dance with disability. When a cutting-edge trial surfaces, it tests her expectations of a possible cure. She finds herself both scared it might not work—and scared that it might.


S24E04 - Children of Las Brisas Air Date: 03 January 2023 03:00 -

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Young musicians in a youth orchestra in Venezuela's Las Brisas district strive for a better life through classical music.


S24E05 - The Big Payback Air Date: 17 January 2023 03:00 -

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Robin Rue Simmons and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) pressure the government to deliver monetary justice for Blacks harmed by chattel slavery, systemic injustice and corporate exploitation.


S24E06 - No Straight Lines Air Date: 24 January 2023 03:00 -

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When Alison Bechdel received a coveted MacArthur Award for her best-selling graphic memoir Fun Home, it heralded the acceptance of LGBTQ+ comics in American culture. From DIY underground comix scene to mainstream acceptance, meet five smart and funny queer comics artists whose uncensored commentary left no topic untouched and explored art as a tool for social change.


S24E07 - The Picture Taker Air Date: 31 January 2023 03:00 -

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The vibrant life of Ernest Withers—civil rights photographer, and FBI informant—was anything but black and white. From his Memphis studio, Withers' nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by decades of secret FBI service revealed only after his death. Was he a friend of the civil rights community, or enemy—or both?


S24E08 - Outta the Muck Air Date: 07 February 2023 03:00 -

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Wade into the rich soil of Pahokee, Florida, a town on the banks of Lake Okeechobee. Beyond its football legacy, including sending over a dozen players to the NFL (like Anquan Boldin, Fred Taylor, and Rickey Jackson), the fiercely self-determined community tells their stories of Black achievement and resilience in the face of tragic storms and personal trauma.


S24E09 - Love in the Time of Fentanyl Air Date: 14 February 2023 03:00 -

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As fentanyl overdose deaths in Vancouver, Canada reach an all-time high, the Overdose Prevention Society opens its doors—a renegade safe injection site that employs current or former drug users. Its staff and volunteers save lives and give hope to a marginalized community, doing whatever it takes to remain open in this intimate documentary that looks beyond the stigma of injection drug users.


S24E10 - Storming Caesars Palace Air Date: 21 March 2023 02:00 -

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After losing her job as a hotel worker in Las Vegas, Ruby Duncan joined a welfare rights group of mothers who defied notions of the "welfare queen." In a fight for guaranteed income, Ruby and other equality activists took on the Nevada mob in organizing a massive protest that shut down Caesars Palace.


S24E11 - Hidden Letters Air Date: 28 March 2023 02:00 -

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For centuries in China, the once-secret written language of Nüshu was calligraphed on folded fans and handkerchiefs as hidden letters so women could share stories and express solidarity in a repressive era when many women were denied literacy. Confronting patriarchy, two modern women find solace in Nüshu, rediscovering connections between traditional Chinese womanhood and contemporary feminism.


S24E12 - Free Chol Soo Lee Air Date: 25 April 2023 02:00 -

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The rollercoaster life story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.


S24E13 - Matter of Mind: My ALS Air Date: 02 May 2023 02:00 -

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Three people with ALS confront complex choices in this intimate exploration.


S24E14 - Sam Now Air Date: 09 May 2023 02:00 -

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In this coming-of-age documentary about generational trauma, follow Sam Harkness from age 11 to 36 as his middle-class Seattle family is heartbroken and unsure of what to do after his mother suddenly abandons them. Woven together with home movies lovingly crafted by Sam's half brother, director Reed Harkness, witness a boy grow up grappling with the ripple effects of a singular traumatic event.


S24E15 - Silent Beauty Air Date: 16 May 2023 02:00 -

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One woman's journey to heal from childhood sexual abuse evolves into a family bonding over generational trauma.


S24E16 - Mama Bears Air Date: 21 June 2023 02:00 -

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Conservative, Christian beliefs have defined their lives. Now they're championing their LGBTQ children.


S24E17 - Mama Bears Air Date: 21 June 2023 02:00 -

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Conservative, Christian beliefs have defined their lives. Now they're championing their LGBTQ children.


S24E18 - Mama Bears Air Date: 21 June 2023 02:00 -

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Conservative, Christian beliefs have defined their lives. Now they're championing their LGBTQ children.

Next Episode of Independent Lens is

Season 25 / Episode 13 and airs on 02 April 2024 02:00

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