Have You Heard From Johannesburg: The Secret Intrigue That H

Independent Lens
Air Date: 01/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG

The anti-apartheid movement used a complex network of covert strategies involving cover identities, disguises, and secret messages to facilitate communication between the exiled ANC Deputy President Oliver Tambo and the imprisoned Nelson Mandela. Don't miss "Free at Last," the final episode of the landmark series, "Have You Heard from Johannesburg," airing January 26, 2012 (check local listings).

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Sansón and Me
S25 Ep1 | 1h 25m 42s
Air Date: 09/19/23 | Expires: 09/18/24 | Rating: TV-14

Filmmaker captures immigrant's life in prison through family reenactments.

El Equipo
S25 Ep2 | 1h 25m 42s
Air Date: 10/09/23 | Expires: 10/08/26 | Rating: TV-14

A collaboration changes the course of forensic science and international human rights.

Three Chaplains
S25 Ep3 | 55m 43s
Air Date: 11/06/23 | Expires: 11/05/26 | Rating: TV-14

Muslim chaplains advocate for equality in the military.

A Town Called Victoria | Episode 1
S25 Ep4 | 54m 41s
Air Date: 11/13/23 | Expires: 11/13/26 | Rating: TV-14

A Texas town is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque erupts in flames.

A Town Called Victoria | Episode 2
S25 Ep5 | 54m 12s
Air Date: 11/13/23 | Expires: 11/13/26 | Rating: TV-14

The town of Victoria’s support for the Muslim community wanes as rebuilding efforts stall.

A Town Called Victoria | Episode 3
S25 Ep6 | 54m 42s
Air Date: 11/14/23 | Expires: 11/13/26 | Rating: TV-14

As the trial concludes, the people of Victoria, Texas, grapple with shocking revelations.

Beyond Utopia
S25 Ep7 | 1h 51m 55s
Air Date: 01/09/24 | Expires: 01/08/27 | Rating: TV-MA

The gripping story of families who risk everything escaping North Korea.

Racist Trees
S25 Ep8 | 1h 23m 49s
Air Date: 01/22/24 | Expires: 01/21/27 | Rating: TV-PG

In Palm Springs, a Black neighborhood fights to remove a divisive wall of trees.

Razing Liberty Square
S25 Ep9 | 1h 23m 30s
Air Date: 01/29/24 | Expires: 01/28/27 | Rating: TV-14

A public housing community in Miami becomes ground zero for climate gentrification.

Sister Úna Lived a Good Death
S25 Ep10 | 55m 23s
Air Date: 02/05/24 | Expires: 02/04/27 | Rating: TV-14

A nun with stage IV cancer teaches others that death doesn’t have to be the end.

Breaking The News
S25 Ep11 | 1h 24m 13s
Air Date: 02/19/24 | Expires: 02/18/27 | Rating: TV-14

Women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch startup The 19th* to buck a broken news media system.

Greener Pastures
S25 Ep12 | 1h 24m 54s
Air Date: 03/25/24 | Expires: 03/24/27 | Rating: TV-14

Midwestern families deal with unseen mental health issues affecting farmers in America.

A Thousand Pines
S25 Ep13 | 55m 37s
Air Date: 04/01/24 | Expires: 03/31/27 | Rating: TV-14

A crew of 12 Mexican tree planters travel the United States regrowing America’s forests.

Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s
S25 Ep14 | 54m 41s
Air Date: 04/08/24 | Expires: 04/07/27 | Rating: TV-14

Three people navigate their lives with determination in the face of Parkinson’s disease.

One With the Whale
S25 Ep15 | 1h 18m 4s
Air Date: 04/22/24 | Expires: 04/21/26 | Rating: TV-14

For Native Alaskans living on a tiny Bering Sea island, if you don’t hunt, you die.

Space: The Longest Goodbye
S25 Ep16 | 1h 24m 52s
Air Date: 05/06/24 | Expires: 05/05/27 | Rating: TV-14

NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation of a Mars mission.

If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis
S25 Ep18 | 25m 43s
Air Date: 01/10/24 | Expires: 01/09/27

With rural hospitals closing, meet the people trying to get help in healthcare deserts.

Hazing
S24 Ep1 | 1h 43m 28s
Air Date: 09/12/22 | Expires: 09/11/25

Hazing reveals the tradition of underground rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly.

TikTok, Boom.
S24 Ep2 | 1h 24m 57s
Air Date: 10/24/22 | Expires: 10/23/25

Gen Z influencers and experts help dissect influential social media platform TikTok.

Move Me
S24 Ep3 | 1h 22m 17s
Air Date: 11/07/22 | Expires: 11/06/25

A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury adapts to life with a disability.

Children of Las Brisas
S24 Ep4 | 1h 22m 50s
Air Date: 01/02/23 | Expires: 01/01/26 | Rating: TV-14

A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.

The Big Payback
S24 Ep5 | 1h 25m 13s
Air Date: 01/16/23 | Expires: 01/15/26 | Rating: TV-14

The passage of the first-ever reparations bill for Black Americans stirs up a debate.

No Straight Lines
S24 Ep6 | 1h 25m 44s
Air Date: 01/23/23 | Expires: 01/22/26 | Rating: TV-MA

Five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to the mainstream.

The Picture Taker
S24 Ep7 | 1h 25m 44s
Air Date: 01/30/23 | Expires: 01/29/26 | Rating: TV-14

Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and FBI informant.

Outta the Muck
S24 Ep8 | 1h 25m 44s
Air Date: 02/06/23 | Expires: 02/05/26 | Rating: TV-14

The people of Pahokee rise “outta the muck” to celebrate family history and football.

Love in the Time of Fentanyl
S24 Ep9 | 1h 25m 48s
Air Date: 02/13/23 | Expires: 02/12/26 | Rating: TV-MA

A supervised drug injection site gives hope to a community ravaged by fentanyl deaths.

Storming Caesars Palace
S24 Ep10 | 1h 24m 45s
Air Date: 03/20/23 | Expires: 03/19/26 | Rating: TV-PG

How Vegas activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of moms fought for guaranteed income.

Hidden Letters
S24 Ep11 | 1h 25m 27s
Air Date: 03/27/23 | Expires: 03/26/25 | Rating: TV-PG

Modern women in China keep alive the tradition of Nüshu, a secret written language.

Matter of Mind: My ALS
S24 Ep13 | 54m 42s
Air Date: 05/01/23 | Expires: 04/30/26 | Rating: TV-14

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

Sam Now
S24 Ep14 | 1h 24m 59s
Air Date: 05/08/23 | Expires: 05/07/26 | Rating: TV-14

What happens when a filmmaker helps his half brother search for his missing mother?

Silent Beauty
S24 Ep15 | 1h 25m 49s
Air Date: 05/15/23 | Expires: 05/14/26 | Rating: TV-14

A woman’s journey to heal from childhood sexual abuse and confront generational trauma.

Mama Bears
S24 Ep16 | 1h 25m 23s
Air Date: 06/20/23 | Expires: 06/19/26 | Rating: TV-14

Conservative beliefs have defined them. Now they’re championing their LGBTQ+ children.

County Clerk Changes History
5m 2s
Air Date: 06/14/15 | Rating: TV-G

Ahead of Her Time: Government Official Approved Same-Sex Marriage Licenses -- in 1975

TOWER – Guns on Campus – Short Film
5m 24s
Air Date: 02/14/17 | Rating: NR

University of Texas students can now legally carry loaded handguns on campus.

Never Conquered
10m 7s
Air Date: 07/28/17

Get to know Eastern Shoshone tribal elder Philbert McLeod, star of What Was Ours.

Jose and Mr. Ramos
9m 57s
Air Date: 08/07/17 | Rating: TV-G

Both sons of migrant farm workers, Salinas, CA teacher Oscar Ramos mentors Jose Ansaldo.

Sophie and Ben
12m 14s
Air Date: 07/31/17

Sophie Sartain's film about her son, who was diagnosed with Asperger's, a form of autism.

Jose and Mr. Ramos: The Dreamer
8m 19s
Air Date: 09/07/17 | Rating: TV-Y

An optimistic Salinas 14-year-old dreams of college amidst deportation worries.

Should We Kid or Not? Episode 1
7m 51s
Air Date: 11/15/19 | Expires: 11/14/24

Family Pressure vs. Family Support

Should We Kid or Not? Episode 2
8m 12s
Air Date: 11/16/19 | Expires: 11/14/24

Being Fruitful vs. Being Green

Should We Kid or Not? Episode 5
7m 59s
Air Date: 11/19/19 | Expires: 11/14/24

Childfree vs. Childless

Should We Kid or Not? Episode 3
8m 45s
Air Date: 11/17/19 | Expires: 11/14/24

Kids vs. No Kids: Gay Men and Parenthood

Should We Kid or Not? Episode 4
8m 46s
Air Date: 11/18/19 | Expires: 11/14/24

Too Old vs. Too Young To Be a Mom

alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 1
5m 30s
Air Date: 11/19/19 | Expires: 11/18/24

How This Navajo Chef Brings His Native Food Traditions Back

alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 2
5m 48s
Air Date: 11/20/19 | Expires: 11/18/24

What Native Elders Think About Indigenous Cooking

alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 3
6m 6s
Air Date: 11/21/19 | Expires: 11/18/24

Why This Young Hawaiian Chef Still Cooks Underground

alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 4
5m 45s
Air Date: 11/22/19 | Expires: 11/18/24

Are There Too Many Cooks In This Hawaiian Kitchen?

alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 5
5m 9s
Air Date: 11/23/19 | Expires: 11/18/24

What Is “Pre-Colonial” Cooking?

alter-NATIVE: Kitchen, Episode 6
8m 8s
Air Date: 11/24/19 | Expires: 11/18/24

What a Six Course, Gourmet Native American Meal Looks Like

American Nomads, Episode 1
5m 24s
Air Date: 01/03/20 | Expires: 01/13/25

How Bob Wells Lives His Best Life in a Van

American Nomads, Episode 2
6m 30s
Air Date: 01/04/20 | Expires: 01/13/25

Is Van Life Harder for Solo Black Women?

American Nomads, Episode 3
6m 21s
Air Date: 01/05/20 | Expires: 01/13/25

Gay Couple Try To Find Love And Acceptance On The Road

American Nomads, Episode 4
5m 45s
Air Date: 01/06/20 | Expires: 01/13/25

Finding Communi-Tea: Will This Couple Park the Bus?

American Nomads, Episode 5
6m
Air Date: 01/07/20 | Expires: 01/13/25

Young Veteran Couple Attend College While Stealth Camping

American Nomads, Episode 6
5m 40s
Air Date: 01/08/20 | Expires: 01/13/25

Van-Dwelling Mecca in Arizona

Blind Love , Episode 4
8m 51s
Air Date: 02/17/20 | Expires: 02/13/25

Can Solomon get over his bias about dating someone who is also blind?

Blind Love , Episode 6
8m 43s
Air Date: 02/19/20 | Expires: 02/13/25

Mario feels a connection with a girl from church and Joni tests James' resolve.

Blind Love, Episode 1
8m 58s
Air Date: 02/14/20 | Expires: 02/13/25

Single blind millennials in the dating game hoping to be recognized for who they are.

Blind Love, Episode 2
9m 41s
Air Date: 02/15/20 | Expires: 02/13/25

Getting past that first date can be hard for people who are blind and have low vision.

Blind Love, Episode 3
9m 4s
Air Date: 02/16/20 | Expires: 02/13/25

A sheltered, blind New Yorker gets a nudge from friends to enter the dating world at last.

Blind Love, Episode 5
8m 28s
Air Date: 02/18/20 | Expires: 02/13/25

Mario's congregation plays matchmaker and Simon gets a style makeover before speed dating.

Blind Love, Episode 7
10m 32s
Air Date: 02/20/20 | Expires: 02/13/25

Final check in with “Blind Love” peeps to find out how the dating world is treating them.

Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 1
10m 37s
Air Date: 09/21/20 | Expires: 09/20/25

Don and Ron head from Kingston to rural Jamaica, for cooler temps and good fishing.

Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 3
11m 57s
Air Date: 09/21/20 | Expires: 09/20/25

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

Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 4
12m 44s
Air Date: 09/21/20 | Expires: 09/20/25

The Brodies retrace routes and reconnect with family gone but not forgotten in Jamaica.

Driver Radio: Jamaica, Episode 2
11m 56s
Air Date: 09/21/20 | Expires: 09/20/25

The Brodies take a tour of reminiscence with an old acquaintance in Jamaica.

Senior Prom
14m 2s
Air Date: 06/01/21 | Expires: 05/31/26

For residents of an LGBTQ+ retirement home, “senior” prom takes on a whole new meaning.

When I’m Her
14m 30s
Air Date: 06/21/21 | Expires: 06/20/26

A former ballet prodigy finds refuge in his alter ego, a Russian ballet instructor.

The Great World of Gregory Blackstock
10m 38s
Air Date: 04/30/21 | Expires: 07/11/26

The richly obsessive life and work of a renowned autistic artist comes to life.

Folk Frontera
14m 8s
Air Date: 05/25/22 | Expires: 05/24/27

Two fronteriza women live in two cultures at the same time along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Our League
36m 38s
Air Date: 06/15/22 | Expires: 06/14/27

A transgender woman comes out to her old-school Ohio bowling league.

Brother
14m 21s
Air Date: 07/06/22 | Expires: 07/05/27

A filmmaker's brother opens up about his recovery from opioid use disorder.

The Command Center to Bring Women Home
20m 58s
Air Date: 10/01/22 | Expires: 11/09/27

An imagined space run by formerly incarcerated women for comfort and healing.

Underground
9m 46s
Air Date: 03/02/23 | Expires: 03/01/28

Survivors of subway harassment share their stories in hopes of changing the stigma.

Maletero
15m 32s
Air Date: 03/23/23 | Expires: 03/22/28

Porters deliver precious cargo across the U.S.-Mexico border to keep families connected.

Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go
11m 54s
Air Date: 04/20/23 | Expires: 04/19/28

A filmmaker seeks a cure for her climate anxiety with eco-therapy.

Tandoori Truck Stop | Spice Road, Episode 1
16m 8s
Air Date: 06/22/23 | Expires: 06/21/28

What do truckers and tandooris have in common? Actor Rupak Ginn finds out.

Southern Fried Tikka Masala | Spice Road, Episode 2
16m 31s
Air Date: 07/06/23 | Expires: 06/21/28

Pani puri, pakoras, and… pageants? Indian food in Southern Virginia.

Back to the Motherland-ish | Spice Road, Episode 3
20m 51s
Air Date: 07/20/23 | Expires: 06/21/28

Rupak honors his mom's Maharashtrian heritage in New Jersey and with mom in New York.

LA Street Food, South Asian Style | Spice Road, Episode 4
16m 31s
Air Date: 08/03/23 | Expires: 06/21/28

Rupak Ginna goes home to LA for Desi street delicacies and grocery store comfort food.

Breaking Silence
17m 59s
Air Date: 11/16/23 | Expires: 11/15/28

The bonds between a deaf father and his hearing, formerly incarcerated daughter deepen.

1 Hour Cozy Yule Log | Independent Lens
60m 3s
Air Date: 12/12/23

Snuggle up.

First Disappearances | holding bodies: a justice anthology
12m 36s
Air Date: 03/05/24 | Expires: 03/04/29

What's the first 24 hours after you're arrested like?

D.A. Time | holding bodies: a justice anthology
12m 44s
Air Date: 03/12/24 | Expires: 03/11/29

A young woman feels pressure to plead guilty while kept waiting in jail for 60 days.

After Angola | holding bodies: a justice anthology
18m 5s
Air Date: 03/19/24 | Expires: 03/18/29

A support group for men who served time inside Louisiana's Angola State Pen.

The Epidemic That Decimated and Defined a Community
2m 18s
Air Date: 06/14/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch We Were Here - premiering June 14, 2012 (check local listings)

We Were Here: A Health Crisis Catalyzes a Political Movement
1m 6s
Air Date: 06/14/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch We Were Here - premiering June 14, 2012 (check local listings)

We Were Here: Realizing the Devastating Effects of AIDS
47s
Air Date: 06/14/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch We Were Here - premiering June 14, 2012 (check local listings)

We Were Here: We Don’t Let Our Friends Get Hurt
29s
Air Date: 06/14/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch We Were Here - premiering June 14, 2012 (check local listings)

Being Elmo: Elmo Answers Your Question
29s
Air Date: 08/04/11 | Rating: NR

Find out what's Elmo's favorite food.

Being Elmo: Puppeteer Kevin Clash Talks About Being Elmo
1m 7s
Air Date: 08/04/11 | Rating: NR

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey premieres on PBS' Independent Lens in April, 2012.

Independent Lens Launches Its Tenth Season
2m 18s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: NR

Catch this remarkable lineup of 30 films you won't find anywhere else on television.

Like an Emancipation Proclamation for the Disabled
2m 36s
Air Date: 10/27/11 | Rating: TV-PG

A look back at the dynamic Disability Rights Movement.

Mary-Louise Parker to Host Independent Lens
43s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: NR

Parker's career epitomizes the spirit and the depth that also define Independent Lens.

Deaf Jam: ASL Poets in the Spotlight
3m 3s
Air Date: 11/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG

The students of the Lexington School take the stage for an ASL Poetry Performance.

Deaf Jam: Poets Without Borders
2m 40s
Air Date: 11/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG

Cultural boundaries dissolve when Aneta collaborates with a Palestinian spoken word poet.

Deaf Jam: What Do You Love About Being Deaf?
1m 43s
Air Date: 11/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG

Aneta began attending the Lexington School at age 7, but worries about what's ahead.

Sign Language is Who I Am
2m 26s
Air Date: 11/03/11 | Rating: TV-PG

Follow the rise of a young slam poet who finds her voice through American Sign Language.

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Francesca Woodman
1m 29s
Air Date: 12/22/11 | Rating: TV-14

In a family of artists, Francesca Woodman burned the brightest and burnt out the fastest.

The Woodmans: A Family Reflects Through a Glass Darkly
2m 39s
Air Date: 12/22/11 | Rating: TV-14

The Woodmans shared a remarkably asthetic attitude towards life and art making.

The Woodmans: Art Was a Way of Life
4m 4s
Air Date: 12/22/11 | Rating: TV-14

The family spent summers in Florence, Italy, where young Francesca wandered museums.

The Woodmans: Self-portrait of the Artist as a Young Student
3m 11s
Air Date: 12/22/11 | Rating: TV-14

Francesca Woodman's classmates at RISD describe their first impressions of her.

Fred and Trish: Passionately-Abled
4m 28s
Air Date: 10/27/11 | Rating: TV-PG

Fred and Trish shared a passion for the Celtics, Hill Street Blues, and each other.

Saving the Nation’s Family Pictures
1m 1s
Air Date: 12/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG

What do The Sound of Music, Blazing Saddles, and E.T. have in common?

These Amazing Shadows: Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch
1m 27s
Air Date: 12/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG

Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch embodied both American ideals and fatherhood.

These Amazing Shadows: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
2m 12s
Air Date: 12/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG

Like the best movies, The Wizard of Oz takes reality and turns it into a mythology.

These Amazing Shadows: To Colorize or Not to Colorize
2m 10s
Air Date: 12/29/11 | Rating: TV-PG

Ted Turner's colorization of classic films became film preservation's tipping point.

Looking Back at the Black Power Movement
1m 59s
Air Date: 02/09/12 | Rating: TV-PG

The Black Power Mixtape - premiering February 9, 2012 (check local listings)

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: A Civil Rights Firebrand
2m 46s
Air Date: 02/09/12 | Rating: TV-PG

The Black Power Mixtape - premiering February 9, 2012 (check local listings)

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: A Point Where Caution End
2m 35s
Air Date: 02/09/12 | Rating: TV-PG

The Black Power Mixtape - premiering February 9, 2012 (check local listings)

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-9175: A Miscarriage of Justice
1m 43s
Air Date: 02/09/12 | Rating: TV-PG

The Black Power Mixtape - premiering February 9, 2012 (check local listings)

The African National Congress Turns 100
38s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: NR

Independent Lens recognizes the 100th Anniversary of the African National Congress

Meet the Man Behind Elmo
2m 15s
Air Date: 04/05/12 | Rating: TV-PG

See Being Elmo - airing April 5 & 9, 2012 at 9pm (check local listings)

The Black Power Mixtape: Angela Davis on Seeing Herself
2m 30s
Air Date: 02/09/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Dr. Angela Davis speaks with Hari Sreenivasen of the PBS NewsHour about a 1972 interview.

Black History is American History
30s
Air Date: 02/02/12 | Rating: NR

Tune in during Black History Month - check local listings

It’s Baaaaack!
1m 44s
Air Date: 04/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch "Revenge of the Electric Car" - April 19, 2012 (check local listings)

Haiti’s Best Known Band Keeps Hope Alive
2m 15s
Air Date: 04/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch "When the Drum is Beating" - April 12, 2012 (check local listings)

Revenge of the Electric Car: Enter the Emperor of the Electr
1m 11s
Air Date: 04/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch "Revenge of the Electric Car" - April 19, 2012 (check local listings)

Revenge of the Electric Car: Meet Bob Lutz…Mr. Horsepower
52s
Air Date: 04/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch "Revenge of the Electric Car" - April 19, 2012 (check local listings)

Revenge of the Electric Car: Pimping Yesterday’s Jalopies In
1m 7s
Air Date: 04/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch "Revenge of the Electric Car" - April 19, 2012 (check local listings)

Revenge of the Electric Car: The Incredible Awesomeness of E
1m 3s
Air Date: 04/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch "Revenge of the Electric Car" - April 19, 2012 (check local listings)

More Than a Month: Black History Month…There’s an App for
1m 9s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: NR

Watch More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings)

Circo: For a Circus Family, Life is a Balancing Act
2m 14s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)

Circo: Remembering the Ringmaster Who Started It All
5m 7s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)

Circo: The Everyday Enchantment of Circus Children
2m 50s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)

Meet the Ponce Family Circus!
2m 13s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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When the Drum is Beating: Despite Difficulties, Septentriona
1m 38s
Air Date: 04/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch "When the Drum is Beating" - April 12, 2012 (check local listings)

When the Drum is Beating: Remembering the Glory Days of Cap-
2m 17s
Air Date: 04/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch "When the Drum is Beating" - April 12, 2012 (check local listings)

When the Drum is Beating: The Painful Truth of Haiti’s Colon
1m 19s
Air Date: 04/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch "When the Drum is Beating" - April 12, 2012 (check local listings)

Circo: For One Filmmaker, the Sideshow Became the Main Event
4m 5s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)

Circo: From the Big Top to the Silver Screen
7m 52s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Circo: Making the Music with Celexico
11m 15s
Air Date: 05/03/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Watch Circo - premiering May 3, 2012 (check local listings)

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey – Preview
30s
Air Date: 04/09/12 | Rating: NR

Premieres Monday, April 9, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

Join the Club with Mary-Louise Parker
25s
Air Date: 10/20/11 | Rating: NR

Join the Independent Lens documentary film club on Twitter!

We Were Here – Preview
30s
Air Date: 06/13/12 | Rating: NR

Airs Monday, December 3, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

Daisy Bates: Media Tactics
15m 57s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG

Media-savvy civil rights leader Daisy Bates fought to desegregate schools in Little Rock.

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: Angela Davis
13m 5s
Air Date: 02/04/13 | Rating: TV-PG

Students will learn about Angela Davis and her deep impact on global liberation movements.

Revenge of the Electric Car – Preview
31s
Air Date: 04/18/12 | Rating: NR

Airs Monday, April 28, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

Beware Evildoers: Here Come the 99!
S13 Ep1 | 2m 49s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: TV-PG

A comic book based on the 99 virtues of Allah runs up against unexpected opposition.

Wham! Bam! Islam!: Imagining New Heroes for Muslim Children
S13 Ep1 | 1m 19s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: TV-PG

The creator of The 99 describes what inspired him to create Islamic superheroes.

Wham! Bam! Islam!: Investing in Comics for Social Change
S13 Ep1 | 1m 54s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: TV-PG

An investor in The 99 describes his unlikely Mississippi origins.

Wham! Bam! Islam!: The Secrets of a Comic Book Mastermind Re
S13 Ep1 | 1m 42s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: TV-PG

Naif Al-Mutawa preferred to escape his awkward adolescence by losing himself in books.

Wham! Bam! Islam!: Behind the Scenes
S13 Ep1 | 4m 42s
Air Date: 10/13/11 | Rating: TV-PG

Director Isaac Solotaroff shares outtakes and describes what drew him to his subject.

A Family Reunion Unlike Any Other
S13 Ep2 | 2m 36s
Air Date: 10/20/11 | Rating: TV-PG

A far-flung group of siblings find each other, and their anonymous, sperm donor father.

Donor Unknown: “Hello, I’m Your Sister. Our father Is Donor
S13 Ep2 | 3m 26s
Air Date: 10/20/11 | Rating: TV-PG

A New York Times article became the catalyst for Donor 150's offspring to meet each other.

Donor Unknown: On the Road with Donor 150
S13 Ep2 | 3m
Air Date: 10/20/11 | Rating: TV-PG

While a friend fixes his camper, Jeffrey -- aka Donor 150 -- pauses to reflect on life.

Donor Unknown: Uncanny Similarities Between Newfound Sibling
S13 Ep2 | 2m 45s
Air Date: 10/20/11 | Rating: TV-PG

The newfound siblings were amazed by their similarities when they finally meet.

We Still Live Here: A Language Is Not Just Words
S13 Ep5 | 3m 18s
Air Date: 11/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG

A new generation is breathing life into what was once thought to be a lost language.

We Still Live Here: Making Peace With a Future Mentor
S13 Ep5 | 4m 15s
Air Date: 11/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG

Jessie Little Doe describes her initial resistance to working with a white linguist.

We Still Live Here: Songs From the End of the Island
S13 Ep5 | 3m 11s
Air Date: 11/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG

The Wampanoag people are slowly recovering their original songs and myths.

We’re the People Who Met the Pilgrims
S13 Ep5 | 46s
Air Date: 11/17/11 | Rating: TV-PG

Follow Jessie Little Doe's tireless efforts to bring her tribal language back to life.

We Still Live Here – As Nutayunean (Preview)
S13 Ep5 | 30s
Air Date: 03/15/12 | Rating: NR

Airs Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

A Landmark Series on the Anti-Apartheid Movement
S13 Ep8 | 34s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Road to Resistance – A Preview
S13 Ep8 | 1m 46s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Have You Heard from Johannesburg: The Sharpeville Massacre C
S13 Ep8 | 1m 49s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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The New Generation – A Preview
S13 Ep9 | 1m 42s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Have You Heard from Johannesburg: The World Witnesses the So
S13 Ep9 | 4m 58s
Air Date: 01/12/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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From Selma to Soweto – A Preview
S13 Ep10 | 2m 41s
Air Date: 01/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Have You Heard From Johannesburg: A Very Public Protest Agai
S13 Ep10 | 1m 45s
Air Date: 01/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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The Bottom Line – A Preview
S13 Ep11 | 3m 2s
Air Date: 01/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Have You Heard From Johannesburg: Making the Case for Divest
S13 Ep11 | 4m 50s
Air Date: 01/19/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Free At Last – A Preview
S13 Ep12 | 3m 40s
Air Date: 01/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Have You Heard From Johannesburg: The Secret Intrigue That H
S13 Ep12 | 3m 46s
Air Date: 01/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Hero Who Put Her Life on the Line
S13 Ep13 | 1m 2s
Air Date: 02/02/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock premiering February 2, 2012 (check local listings)

Daisy Bates: Retiring from the Struggle, But Not From the Ca
S13 Ep13 | 1m 17s
Air Date: 02/02/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock premiering February 2, 2012 (check local listings)

Daisy Bates: Turning a Childhood Tragedy into the Pursuit of
S13 Ep13 | 1m 32s
Air Date: 02/02/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock premiering February 2, 2012 (check local listings)

A Feminist Before the Term Was Invented
S13 Ep13 | 1m 8s
Air Date: 02/02/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock - premieres February 2, 2012 (check local listings)

End Black History Month?
S13 Ep15 | 1m 55s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: TV-PG

More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings)

More than a Month: How Does Confederate History Mesh with Bl
S13 Ep15 | 3m 39s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: TV-PG

More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings)

More Than a Month: Philadelphia’s Innovative Black History R
S13 Ep15 | 5m 1s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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More than a Month: Pounding the Pavement for Black History
S13 Ep15 | 2m 29s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: TV-PG

More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings)

More than a Month: Where It’s At With Marco and Shukree!
S13 Ep15 | 4m 29s
Air Date: 02/16/12 | Rating: TV-PG

More Than a Month - premiering February 16, 2012 (check local listings)

For Lee Gorewitz, Living With Alzheimer’s is an Odyssey
S13 Ep16 | 1m 45s
Air Date: 03/29/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)

You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t: Hanging O
S13 Ep16 | 1m 11s
Air Date: 03/29/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)

You’re Looking At Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t: Making Mi
S13 Ep16 | 50s
Air Date: 03/29/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)

You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t: Reinventi
S13 Ep16 | 1m 4s
Air Date: 03/29/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)

Facing the Storm: Appreciating the Animal That Symbolizes th
S13 Ep20 | 49s
Air Date: 04/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Facing the Storm: Nearing Extinction, the Buffalo Was Hunted
S13 Ep20 | 2m 26s
Air Date: 04/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Facing the Storm: Remembering Big Medicine and the Big Bison
S13 Ep20 | 4m 44s
Air Date: 04/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Is There Room for the American Bison in America Anymore?
S13 Ep20 | 2m
Air Date: 04/26/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Tibetan Nomads Negotiate the Crossroads Between Tradition…
S13 Ep22 | 1m 54s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Summer Pasture: All Seasons Define the Lives of Tibetan Noma
S13 Ep22 | 2m 32s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Summer Pasture: Connected by Karma, Two Tibetan Nomads Becom
S13 Ep22 | 2m 49s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Summer Pasture: Hardship and Heartbreak Threaten the Bonds o
S13 Ep22 | 5m 24s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Summer Pasture: Catching Up With the Summer Pasture Family
S13 Ep22 | 9m 11s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Summer Pasture: Education is a Priority
S13 Ep22 | 6m 26s
Air Date: 05/10/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Precious Knowledge: Closing the Achievement Gap in Tucson Sc
S13 Ep23 | 4m 48s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Precious Knowledge: Connecting to Community and Self Through
S13 Ep23 | 4m 58s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Precious Knowledge: Ethnic Studies Empower One Tucson Teen
S13 Ep23 | 5m 2s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Precious Knowledge: Planting the Seeds
S13 Ep23 | 4m 17s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Precious Knowledge: The Case Against Ethnic Studies
S13 Ep23 | 2m 58s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Ethnic Chauvinism or Modern Civil Rights Struggle?
S13 Ep23 | 1m 59s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Precious Knowledge: The Lasting Legacy of the Chicano Studen
S13 Ep23 | 8m 8s
Air Date: 05/17/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Oscar-Nominated Hell and Back Again Comes to PBS
S13 Ep24 | 1m 48s
Air Date: 05/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Hell and Back Again - airing May 28, 2012 (check local listings)

Hell and Back Again: A Marine Company is Debriefed Before Ba
S13 Ep24 | 2m 1s
Air Date: 05/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Hell and Back Again: Appreciation for a Returning Veteran
S13 Ep24 | 1m 4s
Air Date: 05/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Hell and Back Again: For One Marine, a Parking Lot Becomes a
S13 Ep24 | 40s
Air Date: 05/28/12 | Rating: TV-PG

Hell and Back Again - Premiering May 28, 2012 (check local listings)

A Parent Seeks the Father Who Abandoned Him
S13 Ep25 | 2m 20s
Air Date: 05/24/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Left by the Ship: An Affidavit Offers Hope to One Filipino A
S13 Ep25 | 2m 26s
Air Date: 05/24/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Stigmatized and Shunned, Filipino Amerasians Seek…
S13 Ep25 | 2m 50s
Air Date: 05/24/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Left by the Ship: Searching for Their Fathers
S13 Ep25 | 5m
Air Date: 05/24/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Left by the Ship: Some Servicemen Paid for “Wives” but Didn’
S13 Ep25 | 3m
Air Date: 05/24/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Lift Like a Girl!
S13 Ep27 | 3m 3s
Air Date: 07/25/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Strong!: Shopping’s a Drag for a Power Lifter
S13 Ep27 | 1m 45s
Air Date: 07/25/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Strong!: Raising the Bar With Strength and Grace
S13 Ep27 | 1m 30s
Air Date: 07/25/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Being Big Has Its Advantages
S13 Ep27 | 1m 14s
Air Date: 07/25/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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Strong: Visualizing Weightlifting as Poetry in Motion
S13 Ep27 | 5m 30s
Air Date: 07/25/12 | Rating: TV-PG

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