Independent Lens

Fall Season Trailer | Coming to Independent Lens
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Watch Independent Lens on the PBS App.

Trailer | Sansón and Me
S25 Ep1 | 30s

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

Trailer | El Equipo
S25 Ep2 | 30s

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

Trailer | Three Chaplains
S25 Ep3 | 30s

Muslim chaplains advocate for equality in the military.

Trailer | Hit the Road with Independent Lens!
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Hit the road from the PBS Video app.

Trailer | This Fall on Independent Lens
1m

Watch Independent Lens live or stream anytime on the PBS Video app.

Trailer | The Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction
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“What could go wrong?”

Trailer | Stream the Best Docs on the PBS Video App
1m

Groundbreaking documentary. Award-winning docuseries.

Trailer | This Winter on Independent Lens
1m

Watch Independent Lens live or stream anytime on the PBS app.

Trailer | This Spring on Independent Lens
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Watch Independent Lens live or stream anytime on the PBS App.

Trailer | Hazing
S24 Ep1 | 30s

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

Hazing | George Desdunes
S24 Ep1 | 8m 5s

A mother recounts her son’s death.

Hazing | Ryan Abele
S24 Ep1 | 7m 18s

How recklessness led to a college student's death.

Trailer | Tiktok, Boom.
S24 Ep2 | 30s

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

Trailer | Move Me
S24 Ep3 | 30s

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

Trailer | Children of Las Brisas
S24 Ep4 | 30s

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

Trailer | The Big Payback
S24 Ep5 | 30s

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

Trailer | No Straight Lines
S24 Ep6 | 30s

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

Trailer | The Picture Taker
S24 Ep7 | 30s

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

Trailer | Outta the Muck
S24 Ep8 | 30s

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

Trailer | Love in the Time of Fentanyl
S24 Ep9 | 30s

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

Trailer | Storming Caesars Palace
S24 Ep10 | 30s

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

Trailer | Hidden Letters
S24 Ep11 | 30s

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

Trailer | Free Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 30s

Rollercoaster story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of murder.

Teaser | Free Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 1m

The unbelievable life story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of mu

Inside Look | Free Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 1m 30s

Get an inside look at Free Chol Soo Lee from Independent Lens.

Dinner And a Doc | Free Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 1m 50s

Free Chol Soo Lee co-directors share lunch with activists in L.A.'s Koreatown.

The Ballad of Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 4m 49s

Did a song help free an incarcerated man?

The Misrepresentation of Chol Soo Lee
S24 Ep12 | 5m 34s

Was this flick a prime example of Hollywood’s White Savior Complex?

Trailer | Matter of Mind: My ALS
S24 Ep13 | 30s

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

Trailer | Sam Now
S24 Ep14 | 30s

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

Trailer | Silent Beauty
S24 Ep15 | 30s

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

Trailer | Mama Bears
S24 Ep16 | 30s

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

Trailer | Independent Lens Winter 2022 Season
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Award-winning films from Independent Lens. Coming to PBS, America’s home for documentaries

Trailer | Independent Lens Spring 2022 Season
1m

Watch live or stream anytime on the PBS App.

Trailer | Ferguson Rises
S23 Ep2 | 30s

Michael Brown Sr. seeks justice after a white police officer kills his son in Ferguson.

Trailer | Storm Lake
S23 Ep3 | 30s

Inside the family-run newspaper keeping local journalism alive.

Trailer | Duty Free
S23 Ep4 | 30s

After losing her lifelong job, a mom teams up with her son to fulfill her bucket list.

Trailer | Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
S23 Ep5 | 30s

Native Americans recover the remains of children who died at an Indian boarding school.

Trailer | Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
S23 Ep8 | 30s

Exposé on how American housing policy has been manipulated in discriminatory ways.

Trailer | AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
S23 Ep12 | 30s

Researchers take a mind-blowing journey to investigate the mysteries of consciousness.

Trailer | When Claude Got Shot
S23 Ep14 | 29s

After being shot in the face, a law student is torn by the effects of gun violence.

Trailer | Scenes From the Glittering World
S23 Ep15 | 30s

Indigenous teens going to a remote school on Navajo Nation reservation plan their futures.

Trailer | Represent
S22 Ep2 | 30s

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

Official Trailer | Philly D.A.
S22 Ep13 | 2m 35s

He sued police over 75 times. Now he’s the D.A. Can his team make change from the inside?

Official Teaser | Philly D.A.
S22 Ep13 | 30s

The Original Series Philly D.A. begins April 20 on PBS and the PBS App.

Official Trailer #2 | Philly D.A.
S22 Ep13 | 30s

He sued police over 75 times. Now he’s the D.A. Can his team make change from the inside?

Philly D.A. Premieres Tuesday, April 20 at 9/8c
S22 Ep14 | 32s

On PBS and the PBS App

Trailer 5 | Philly D.A | Episode 5
S22 Ep17 | 32s

Tuesday, May 11 at 9/8c on PBS and the PBS App

Trailer 6 | Philly D.A. | Episode 6
S22 Ep18 | 32s

Tuesday, May 18 at 9/8c on PBS and the PBS App.

Trailer 7 | Philly D.A. | Episode 7
S22 Ep19 | 32s

Tuesday, May 25 at 9/8c on PBS and the PBS App.

Trailer 8 | Philly D.A. | Episode 8
S22 Ep20 | 32s

Tuesday, June 1 at 9/8c on PBS and the PBS App.

Trailer | The Donut King
S22 Ep22 | 32s

Meet the Donut King, the Cambodian refugee who built a multi-million-dollar empire baking

Independent Lens 2020 - 2021 Season Promo
S22 Ep26 | 1m

Award-winning films from Independent Lens. Coming to PBS, America’s home for documentaries

Independent Lens 2019-2020 Season Promo
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Award-winning films from Independent Lens. Coming to PBS, America’s home for documentaries

Independent Lens on PBS Passport
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Now streaming on PBS Passport: an assortment of award-winning films from Independent Lens.

Trailer | Made in Boise
S21 Ep1 | 30s

Made in Boise offers a rare glimpse at surrogates carrying children for intended parents.

Nicole, a Host of Possibilities | Made in Boise
S21 Ep1 | 54s

Meet Nicole, a 4-time surrogate herself, and CEO of the largest surrogacy agency in Boise.

Surrogacy Support Group | Made in Boise
S21 Ep1 | 1m 1s

Boise surrogates find strength in numbers in a support group.

Trailer | Eating Up Easter
S21 Ep17 | 30s

The challenge to protect remote Rapa Nui culture and environment from modernization.

Floating International Trash | Eating Up Easter
S21 Ep17 | 2m 4s

How does an island 2,500 miles from the mainland get rid of tourist trash? It's a problem.

Independent Lens 2018-19 Season - Promo
1m

A new season of PBS’s Independent Lens premieres on Monday, October 29, 2018.

Trailer | Hale County This Morning, This Evening
S20 Ep11 | 30s

Hale County This Morning, This Evening premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, 2/11/19.

Hale County This Morning, This Evening - Clip
S20 Ep11 | 2m 10s

Hale County This Morning, This Evening premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, 2/11/19.

Out of State
S20 Ep17 | 30s

Out of State premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, May 6, 2019.

Trailer | Marcos Doesn't Live Here Anymore
S20 Ep20 | 28s

Marcos Doesn't Live Here Anymore premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, April 15, 2019.

Dolores - Trailer
S19 Ep12 | 30s

Dolores premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

Dolores - Young Dolores Huerta Takes on Sacramento - Clip
S19 Ep12 | 1m 18s

Dolores premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of The Revolution (Theatrical)
2m 31s

The Official Theatrical Trailer of The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution.

Stray Dog - Trailer
30s

Stray Dog premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 9, 2016.

Mimi and Dona: My Aunt Dona
2m 34s

Mimi and Dona premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, November 23, 2016.

Coming Fall 2014 to Independent Lens
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The Emmy-winning Independent Lens returns this fall with a new slate of acclaimed films.

Coming Soon to Independent Lens: The Graduates
3m 11s

Premiering October 28 & November 4 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Graduates/Los Graduados: Coming This Fall to PBS
30s

Premiering October 28 & November 4, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)

The Graduates/Los Graduados: Latina Student Faces Present Da
1m 48s

Premiering October 28 & November 4, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Graduates/Los Graduados: Latino Student Chooses Between
2m 31s

Premiering October 28 & November 4, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Graduates/Los Graduados: A Latina Struggles with Homeles
1m 51s

Premiering October 28 & November 4, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)

Los Graduados - Adelantado en Español
29s

Premiering October 28 & November 4, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Graduates/Los Graduados: Latino Student Stories
30s

Premiering October 28 & November 4 (check local listings)

Los Graduados: Estudiante elige entre la vida de pandillas o
2m 31s

Se estrenará el 28 de octubre y el 4 de noviembre de 2013 a las 22:00 horas

Los Graduados: Una latina sin hogar mientras asiste la prepa
1m 52s

Se estrenará el 28 de octubre y el 4 de noviembre de 2013 a las 22:00 horas

The Graduates: Homelessness

Chastity is torn between leaving for college or supporting her family after eviction.

The Graduates: Peer Juries
18m

Stephanie Alvarado develops alternatives to “zero tolerance” school discipline policies.

The Graduates: Bullying
17m 10s

Juan Bernabe discovers the value of arts programs to build self-esteem and community.

The Graduates: Gang Prevention
18m 53s

Eduardo Corona breaks the cycle of gang involvement through mentoring.

The Graduates: Undocumented Students
16m 36s

Gustavo Madrigal overcomes the barriers to education caused by his undocumented status.

Coming to Independent Lens: How to Survive a Plague
2m 15s

Premiering Monday, December 30, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)

Oscar-nominated How to Survive a Plague Coming in December
29s

Premiering Monday, December 30, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)

Coming Soon to Independent Lens: At Berkeley
1m 19s

Premiering Monday, January 13, 2014 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)

At Berkeley: Fred Wiseman and Why He Went Back to School

Premiering January 13, 2014 on Independent Lens (check local listings)

See the Preview for Muscle Shoals
1m

Muscle Shoals premieres on PBS Independent Lens on April 21, 2014.

See the Preview for God Loves Uganda
30s

God Loves Uganda premieres on PBS Independent Lens on May 19, 2014.

Muscle Shoals: When Percy Sledge Made it Big
58s

Muscle Shoals premieres on PBS Independent Lens on April 21, 2014.

Coming to Independent Lens: Young Lakota
S15 Ep4 | 30s

Premiering Monday, November 25, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)

Young Lakota: The Difficult Decision
S15 Ep4 | 2m 1s

Premiering Monday, November 25, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)

Young Lakota: South Dakota Law Impact Oglala Lakota Tribal P
S15 Ep4 | 1m 48s

Premiering Monday, November 25, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)

Young Lakota: A Bittersweet Farewell to the Pine Ridge Reser
S15 Ep4 | 5m 15s

Premiering Monday, November 25, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)

Coming to Independent Lens - Playwright: From Page to Stage
S15 Ep5 | 30s

Premiering Monday, December 16, 2013 at 10pm/9c (check local listings)

Playwright: From Page to Stage: "On Being a Playwright"
S15 Ep5 | 2m 5s

Playwright: From Page to Stage premieres on PBS Independent Lens on December 16, 2013.

Playwright: Why Does Theater Still Matter?
S15 Ep5 | 1m 14s

Playwright: From Page to Stage premieres on PBS Independent Lens on December 16, 2013.

Playwright: From Page to Stage: "Replacing the Lead Characte
S15 Ep5 | 3m 21s

Playwright: From Page to Stage premieres on PBS Independent Lens on December 16, 2013.

Playwright: Turning Robin Williams into a Dead Tiger
S15 Ep5 | 3m 3s

Playwright: From Page to Stage premieres on PBS Independent Lens on December 16, 2013.

Blood Brother: Rocky Returns to India
S15 Ep9 | 2m 54s

Blood Brother premieres on PBS Independent Lens on January 20, 2014.

Blood Brother: Rocky Visits with Pizza and Books
S15 Ep9 | 1m 8s

Blood Brother premieres on PBS Independent Lens on January 20, 2014.

Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Blood Brother
S15 Ep9 | 30s

Premiering January 20, 2014 at 10pm/9c (check local listings) .

Coming to Independent Lens: The Waiting Room
2m 16s

Coming this fall to PBS.

Is Soul Food a Sacrament or a Sin?
2m 13s

Watch Soul Food Junkies - airing May 20, 2013 on Independent Lens

Always Something New to Discover on Monday Nights
29s

Tune in Monday nights to PBS for Antiques Roadshow, Market Warriors, and Independent Lens.

On a Mission to Bring Humor into Fine Art
2m 25s

Watch Beauty is Embarrassing - premiering January 21, 2013 (check local listings)

Women and Girls Lead!
3m 15s

Learn more about this innovative public media campaign.

Artist and Activist Ai Weiwei's Muse is His Conscience
2m 24s

Watch Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry - premiering February 25, 2013 (check local listings)

Never Sorry: Ai Weiwei Weaves Red Tape into Art
2m 1s

Watch Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry - premiering February 25, 2013 (check local listings)

Coming to Independent Lens: The Invisible War
1m 46s

The Invisible War premieres May 13, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Invisible War: Women in the U.S. Military
1m 23s

Watch The Invisible War on May 13 at 10pm (check local listings)

The House I Live In Takes a Hard Look at The War on Drugs
2m 17s

Watch The House I Live In - April 8 at 10pm (check local listings)

The House I Live In: The Wire's David Simon on the Downside
3m 22s

Watch The House I Live In - April 8 at 10pm (check local listings)

Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Wonder Women!
30s

Watch Wonder Women! - airs December 2 at 10pm (check local listings).

Coming to Independent Lens: The Island President
2m 27s

Watch The Island President - premiering April 22 at 10pm (check local listings)

Coming to Independent Lens: The Revolutionary Optimists
4m 23s

Watch The Revolutionary Optimists - airs March 10 at 10pm (check local listings)

Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines: Me
2m 2s

Watch Wonder Women! - premiering April 15 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Island President: Mohamed Nasheed Confronts Climate Chan
1m 18s

Watch The Island President - premiering April 22 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Invisible War Nominated for Academy Award
30s

The Invisible War premieres May 13, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Powerbroker: Alfre Woodard on Whitney Young's Fight for
53s

Watch The Powerbroker - February 18 at 10 pm (check local listings)

The Revolutionary Optimists: Teaching Children to Be Agents
3m 5s

Watch The Revolutionary Optimists - premiering June 17 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Island President: Democracy in Maldives
16m 14s

A chronicle of the rise of the democratic movement in the Maldives.

The Island President: Climate Politics
2m 54s

View the link between climate change, political advocacy, and the international politics.

The Island President: Underwater Meeting
1m 29s

President Nasheed stages an underwater meeting to draw attention to the global warming.

The Invisible War Influences Military Policy Changes
36s

Watch The Invisible War - premiering Monday, May 13 at 10pm (check local listings)

As Goes Janesville: One Janesville Family Endures Through Un
S14 Ep2 | 1m 16s

Watch As Goes Janesville - premiering October 8, 2012 (check local listings)

As Goes Janesville: Behind the Scenes
S14 Ep2 | 6m 17s

Watch As Goes Janesville - premiering October 8, 2012 (check local listings)

Spotlight on Civil Rights Leader Whitney Young, Jr.
S14 Ep8 | 1m 51s

Watch The Powerbroker - premiering February 18, 2013 (check local listings)

The Powerbroker: Young Took the Struggle from the Streets to
S14 Ep8 | 2m 14s

Watch The Powerbroker - premiering February 18, 2013 (check local listings)

The Powerbroker - Preview
S14 Ep8 | 30s

Airs Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

Coming to Independent Lens: Sundance Award Winner Detropia
S14 Ep15 | 2m 29s

Watch Detropia - Premiering May 27 at 10 (check local listings)

Detropia: The Scavengers' Story
S14 Ep15 | 3m 19s

Watch Detropia - Premiering May 27 at 10 (check local listings)

Detropia: America's Fastest Shrinking City
S14 Ep15 | 2m 10s

Watch Detropia - Premiering May 27 at 10 (check local listings)

The Waiting Room: Behind the Scenes of a Real Life ER
S14 Ep19 | 4m 54s

Premiering Monday, October 21, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Waiting Room: Waiting Room Stories Personalize Health Ca
S14 Ep19 | 3m 50s

Premiering Monday, October 21, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Waiting Room - Preview
S14 Ep19 | 30s

Premiering Monday, October 21, 2013 at 10pm (check local listings)

The Epidemic That Decimated and Defined a Community
2m 18s

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

We Were Here: A Health Crisis Catalyzes a Political Movement
1m 6s

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

We Were Here: Realizing the Devastating Effects of AIDS
47s

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

We Were Here: We Don't Let Our Friends Get Hurt
29s

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

It's Baaaaack!
1m 44s

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

Haiti's Best Known Band Keeps Hope Alive
2m 15s

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

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

Revenge of the Electric Car: Meet Bob Lutz...Mr. Horsepower
52s

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

Revenge of the Electric Car: Pimping Yesterday's Jalopies In
1m 7s

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

Revenge of the Electric Car: The Incredible Awesomeness of E
1m 3s

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

Circo: For a Circus Family, Life is a Balancing Act
2m 14s

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

Circo: Remembering the Ringmaster Who Started It All
5m 7s

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

Circo: The Everyday Enchantment of Circus Children
2m 50s

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

Meet the Ponce Family Circus!
2m 13s

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

When the Drum is Beating: Despite Difficulties, Septentriona
1m 38s

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

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

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

Circo: For One Filmmaker, the Sideshow Became the Main Event
4m 5s

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

Circo: From the Big Top to the Silver Screen
7m 52s

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

Circo: Making the Music with Celexico
11m 15s

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

We Were Here - Preview
30s

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

Daisy Bates: Media Tactics
15m 57s

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

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: Angela Davis
13m 5s

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

Revenge of the Electric Car - Preview
31s

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

We Still Live Here: A Language Is Not Just Words
S13 Ep5 | 3m 18s

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

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

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

We're the People Who Met the Pilgrims
S13 Ep5 | 46s

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

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

For Lee Gorewitz, Living With Alzheimer's is an Odyssey
S13 Ep16 | 1m 45s

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

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

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

Premiering March 29, 2012 (check local listings)

Precious Knowledge: Closing the Achievement Gap in Tucson Sc
S13 Ep23 | 4m 48s

Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)

Precious Knowledge: Connecting to Community and Self Through
S13 Ep23 | 4m 58s

Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)

Precious Knowledge: Ethnic Studies Empower One Tucson Teen
S13 Ep23 | 5m 2s

Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)

Precious Knowledge: Planting the Seeds
S13 Ep23 | 4m 17s

Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)

Precious Knowledge: The Case Against Ethnic Studies
S13 Ep23 | 2m 58s

Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)

Ethnic Chauvinism or Modern Civil Rights Struggle?
S13 Ep23 | 1m 59s

Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)

Precious Knowledge: The Lasting Legacy of the Chicano Studen
S13 Ep23 | 8m 8s

Watch Precious Knowledge - premiering May 17, 2012 (check local listings)

Oscar-Nominated Hell and Back Again Comes to PBS
S13 Ep24 | 1m 48s

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

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

Hell and Back Again: Appreciation for a Returning Veteran
S13 Ep24 | 1m 4s

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

Hell and Back Again: For One Marine, a Parking Lot Becomes a
S13 Ep24 | 40s

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

Art & Copy - Trailer
S12 Ep2 | 2m 9s

Watch the story of the real mad men and women who changed the way we feel, see, and buy.

Art & Copy: Advertising, Ali, and Changing the World
S12 Ep2 | 42s

Adman George Lois on advertising, Ali, and changing the world.

Art & Copy: Bill Bernbach
S12 Ep2 | 1m 11s

Bill Bernbach -- the man who brought art and copy together in the agency.

Art & Copy: Mary Wells and the Ads of the 60's
S12 Ep2 | 56s

Trailblazer Mary Wells on making the ads of the '60s fun.

Art & Copy: The Saturn Campaign
S12 Ep2 | 2m 34s

Hal Riney describes the innovative Saturn car campaign.

Deep Down - Trailer
S12 Ep6 | 41s

On Wilson Creek, neighbors grapple with a tough choice: saving land or livelihood?

Deep Down: Mine over Matter
S12 Ep6 | 5m 5s

While community opposition to the mine grows, friends still argue over what's best.

Deep Down: Mining Interests and the Public Hearing
S12 Ep6 | 5m 4s

Beverly May worries that no one will speak up to mining interests at a public hearing.

Deep Down: Mining's Bittersweet Victory
S12 Ep6 | 5m

While voices opposed to mining prevail, Terry Ratliff describes a bittersweet victory.

Deep Down: Virtual Mining Town
S12 Ep6 | 2m 33s

Step into a virtual minining town on Second Life.

The Calling - Trailer
S12 Ep8 | 3m 9s

It takes a true calling to make faith a way of life.

The Calling - Video Extra
S12 Ep8 | 2m 34s

What's your calling? What do you do to make the world a better place?

The Calling: Hospital Chaplain Consoles Family After Devasta
S12 Ep8 | 1m 57s

As a hospital chaplain, Steven Gamez consoles a family folllowing a devastating loss.

The Calling: Jeneen Robinson and being an AME Minister
S12 Ep8 | 3m 28s

Jeneen Robinson describes the life experiences that led her to become an AME minister.

The Calling: Rabbinical Student Explains Devotion to Faith a
S12 Ep8 | 1m 52s

Rabbinical student Shmuly Yanklowitz explains his devotion to faith and his girlfriend.

The Calling: Bilal the Prison Chaplain
S12 Ep8 | 2m 50s

Bilal brings Islam's message of a new, better life to inmates as a Prison chaplain.

The Calling: The Wedding Singer
S12 Ep8 | 2m 53s

Yerachmiel overcomes his nerves to perform his first wedding.

The Calling: Steven Gamez
S12 Ep8 | 10m 30s

Steven studies to become a Catholic priest and serve the poor.

The Calling: Bilal Ansari
S12 Ep8 | 10m 38s

Bilal, a Muslim Chaplain, fights a hate crime against him.

The Calling: Rob Pene
S12 Ep8 | 9m 21s

Rob, an American Samoan, performs Christian rap and pursues the urban ministry.

The Calling: Jeneen Robinson
S12 Ep8 | 10m 25s

Jeneen is an African American single mother balancing family and theological study.

The Calling: Tahera Ahmad
S12 Ep8 | 10m 48s

Tahera is an outspoken Muslim Chaplain and youth leader from a traditional family.

The Calling: Shmuly Yanklowitz
S12 Ep8 | 8m 15s

Shmuly is an activist and rabbinical student redefining an Orthodox Jewish rabbi's role.

Shelbyville is Not Mayberry Anymore
S12 Ep24 | 26s

One small town in America's heartland is changing like never before.

Shelbyville: No Pride in Prejudice
S12 Ep24 | 2m 33s

Lack of cultural orientation for both immigrants and townspeople fuels misunderstanding.

Welcome to Shelbyville: Desperately Seeking Southern Hospita
S12 Ep24 | 3m 4s

Cultural difference makes for insurmountable barriers for some Somali immigrants.

Welcome to Shelbyville: Say Amen, Shelbyville!
S12 Ep24 | 2m 34s

Differences dissolve as bread, company, and customs are shared during a community dinner.

Welcome to Shelbyville: Through Discrimination, Common Groun
S12 Ep24 | 2m 46s

The American Dream seems out of reach for many immigrants in Shelbyville.

Between the Folds - Trailer
S11 Ep8 | 2m 3s

Meet the people exploring the intersection between art and science with origami.

Between the Folds: Reinterpreting the World in Paper
S11 Ep8 | 2m 34s

Michael LaFosse & Richard Alexander demonstrate the art of paper pigmentation.

Between the Folds: Art, Imitating Life
S11 Ep8 | 1m 43s

Joisel's origami seashell is magnificently faithful to the real thing - inside and out.

Between the Folds: Finding Inspiration in Books
S11 Ep8 | 1m 16s

From Tolkein to Dungeons & Dragons, Joisel often found inspiration in the fantastical.

Between the Folds: Paper as a Medium
S11 Ep8 | 1m 20s

For Joisel, choosing origami as his medium was a bit like falling in love.

Between the Folds: Process of Creating
S11 Ep8 | 1m 24s

Joisel recounts the thrill of his first creation and the years it took to achieve it.

Between the Folds: Technique vs. Emotion
S11 Ep8 | 1m 11s

For Joisel, his creations were like children, and parting with them cause for suffering.

Young@Heart Promo
S11 Ep10 | 22s

Watch the full film 1/12/10, 9PM on PBS. Check local listings.

Copyright Criminals - Trailer
S11 Ep11 | 30s

In the age of intellectual property, can you own a sound?

Reinventing a South Bronx School
S11 Ep18 | 31s

Watch "Whatever It Takes" - March 1 (check listings)

Garbage Dreams - Long Preview
S11 Ep22 | 1m 13s

Airs Tuesday, April 27, 10PM ET, check local listings.

Turning Trash into Cash in Cairo
S11 Ep22 | 1m 34s

Don't miss the encore presentation of this Independent Lens favorite!

Garbage Dreams - Short Preview
S11 Ep22 | 30s

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

Lioness - Preview
30s

Airs Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

A Path Appears: A Daughter Lost and Found
2m 34s

A Path Appears Episode 1 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, January 26, 2015.

A Path Appears: National Day of Johns Arrests
2m 47s

A Path Appears Episode 1 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, January 26, 2015.

A Path Appears: A Nashville Pimp
2m 4s

A Path Appears Episode 1 premieres on PBS Independent Lens Monday, January 26, 2015.

Hamptons Squalor to Broadway Splendor
S10 Ep9 | 2m 5s

Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway - Promo

The Life and Times of America's First Shock Jock
S10 Ep13 | 31s

Watch online from February 16 - 22, 2011!

Wangari Maathai Sees the Forest for the Trees
S10 Ep19 | 3m 4s

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

Kenya & Wangari Maathai: Taking Root
S10 Ep19 | 7m 47s

Examine how Kenya’s history of colonization contributed to challenges with deforestation.

Taking Root: The Greenbelt Movement
S10 Ep19 | 7m 44s

Examine the steps that the Green Belt Movement took to address Kenya’s deforestation.

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill - Trailer
2m

The true story of a bohemian St. Francis who falls in with an unlikely flock.

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Birds of San Francisco's
45s

Mark describes the differing temperments of his feathered friends.

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Bohemian St. Francis
2m 34s

Mark Bittner describes the impact the film had on both the parrots and his own life.

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: Falling in With the Floc
45s

Mingus the parrot gets down with the blues with musician Mark Bittner.

The Late, Great Editorial Cartoonist Paul Conrad
1m 7s

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire -- a documentary tribute to a legendary journalist and artist.

Shadya: An Israeli Arabĺ䁥_s Experience
7m 23s

Investigate Arab citizens of Israel as a group, a population rarely exposed in the media.

Shadya: Muslim Feminism
9m 3s

Explore the ways Muslim girls and women have made strides in asserting their rights.

Girl Scout Troop Unites Daughters With Imprisoned Mothers
35s

Watch this Women and Girls Lead presentation of an Independent Lens favorite!

Waiting for the Revolution: Fight for Workersĺ䁥_ Rights
6m 46s

Should organizers work within the system or outside of it to bring about social change?

Waiting for the Revolution: Boliviaĺ䁥_s Indigenous Worker
9m 4s

Investigate Bolivia's unemployment, unions and worker’s rights as universal human rights.

Shayfeen.com: Digital Activism
S4 Ep6 | 7m 21s

Analyze how digital media can work in support of democracy in less developed nations.

Half the Sky: Every 90 Seconds, a Mother Dies Giving Birth
1m 25s

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2

Half the Sky: Rape is Civil War's Legacy in Sierra Leone
5m 10s

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women - premiering October 1 & 2