Independent Lens

  • Premiered: Aug 1999
  • Episodes: 529
  • Followers: 24
  • Running
  • PBS
  • Monday at 22
  • Documentary Drama

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Season 22
22x1
Feels Good Man
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Oct 19, 2020
Feels Good Man is the story of how artist Matt Furie, creator of a trippy, once-benign comic character named Pepe the Frog, fought an uphill battle to reclaim his iconic creation from .. show full overview
22x2
Represent
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Oct 26, 2020
Local elections, especially those in smaller cities in Middle America, are often overlooked by national media, even though the dynamics at play can mirror — and even predict — the ebb .. show full overview
22x3
Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
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Nov 16, 2020
Property Brothers co-host and home-renovation expert Jonathan Scott journeys all across the U.S. to uncover why clean, renewable energy isn’t available to all. While traveling to learn .. show full overview
22x4
Belly of the Beast
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Nov 23, 2020
An unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons, shielded by prison officials and doctors, and wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of .. show full overview
22x5
A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem
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Jan 04, 2021
A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem sheds light on the continued fight to end the gender pay gap prevalent throughout the National Football League. For over 50 years, the NFL .. show full overview
22x6
A Day in the Life of America
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Jan 11, 2021
Director Jared Leto crafts a sweeping yet intimate cross-section of America shot on a single July 4th in 2017 with 92 film crews fanning out across each of the United States and Puerto .. show full overview
22x7
9to5: The Story of a Movement
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Feb 01, 2021
When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started with .. show full overview
22x8
Women in Blue
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Feb 08, 2021
With the national conversation around police reform still resonating loudly around the country, Women in Blue shines a spotlight on the women within the Minneapolis Police Department .. show full overview
22x9
Mr. SOUL!
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Feb 22, 2021
In 1968, America’s first Black variety show, “SOUL!,” helmed by producer and host Ellis Haizlip, premiered on public television. The pioneering series ran for five years, cementing .. show full overview
22x10
Coded Bias
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Mar 22, 2021
In an increasingly data-driven, automated world, the question of how to protect individuals’ civil liberties in the face of artificial intelligence looms larger by the day. Coded Bias .. show full overview
22x11
'Til Kingdom Come
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Mar 29, 2021
A rare look at the unlikely alliance between America’s Evangelical Christians and the State of Israel, ‘Til Kingdom Come by filmmaker Maya Zinshtein (Forever Pure) exposes the .. show full overview
22x11
'Til Kingdom Come; The Debate
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Mar 29, 2021
Kentucky pastors known as the Binghams support Israel's foremost philanthropic organization.
22x12
Down a Dark Stairwell
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Apr 12, 2021
On a fall day in 2014, Peter Liang, a Chinese American police officer, shot and killed an innocent, unarmed Black man named Akai Gurley. Unfolding in the dark stairwell of a Brooklyn .. show full overview
22x13
Philly D.A. - Episode 1
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Apr 20, 2021
The new Philadelphia District Attorney uncovers a secret that shakes the police department
22x14
Philly D.A. - Episode 2
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Apr 20, 2021
Krasner and his team battle to obtain the complete police misconduct files.
22x15
Philly D.A. - Episode 3
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Apr 27, 2021
The murder of a police sergeant test the D.A.'s resolve to never seek the death penalty.
22x16
Philly D.A. - Episode 4
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May 04, 2021
LaTonya Myers fights for probation reform, buy any slip-up could send her back to prison.
22x17
Philly D.A. - Episode 5
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May 11, 2021
A skeptical parole board and his own pride stand between a man and freedom.
22x18
Philly D.A. - Episode 6
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May 18, 2021
A councilmember bridges constituents plagued by the opioid crisis with the unorthodox D.A.
22x13
The Donut King
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May 24, 2021
Meet the Donut King, the Cambodian refugee who built a multi-million-dollar empire baking America’s favorite pastry.
22x19
Philly D.A. - Episode 7
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May 25, 2021
Krasner must decide whether to pursue a rarity - murder charges against a cop.
22x20 Season finale
Philly D.A. - Episode 8
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Jun 01, 2021
Frustrated Krasner supporters warn he must accelerate plans to phase out cash bail.
22x14
Two Gods
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Jun 21, 2021
A Muslim mortician uses the rituals of death to teach two troubled teenagers how to live better lives.
22x15
The People vs. Agent Orange
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Jun 28, 2021
Two women, one American and one Vietnamese, fight to hold the chemical industry accountable for a devastating legacy.

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