Independent Lens
D Tour (#1105)
When his kidney begins to fail, an indie rock musician must search for a living organ donor.
Education Record Rights: 1 year from each broadcast.
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Independent Lens | D TOUR | PBS (#1105)
Full Program: A budding rock star faces his own mortality when his kidney fails on the road. Watch until 11/17/09. 01:25:09
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Independent Lens | D TOUR | Film Clip #3 | PBS (#1105)
Jill Nielsen-Farrell and her family explain her decision to volunteer to be a living donor for Pat. 01:41
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Independent Lens | D TOUR | Film Clip #2 | PBS (#1105)
On the road in Phoenix, Pat gets an opportunity to meet the family of the young man whose kidney Pat received. 02:55
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Independent Lens | D TOUR | Film Clip #1 | PBS (#1105)
Pat's daily dialysis regimen requires vigilance about germs and some creative problem-solving. 05:04
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Independent Lens | D TOUR | Preview | PBS (#1105)
Pat Spurgeon has big dreams to make it as an indie rock musician. Just as his career is about to take off, he suffers an ... 03:41
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Program Description: Airing weekly on PBS, the Emmy award-winning series Independent Lens is like an independent film festival in your living room. Each episode introduces new documentaries and dramas made by independent thinkers: filmmakers who are taking creative risks, calling their own shots and finding untold stories in unexpected places.
All Upcoming Episodes
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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (#1106)
Reveals the journey of innovative Hollywood cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond.
- Sun, November 22, 11:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, November 22, 11:10 PM on IPTV
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Miss Navajo (#905)
Follows contestants in their quest for the Miss Navajo Nation crown, featuring stories of winners.
- Mon, November 23, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Mon, November 23, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Mon, November 23, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Tue, November 24, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Fri, November 27, 5:00 PM on IPTV World
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Objectified (#1107)
Looks at our complex relationship with manufactured objects and the creative people who design them.
- Wed, November 25, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, November 25, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, November 25, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, November 26, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, November 29, 11:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, November 29, 11:00 PM on IPTV
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Between The Folds (#1108)
Theoretical scientists and fine artists abandon their careers and forge new lives creating origami.
- Wed, December 9, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 9, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 9, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 10, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, December 13, 11:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, December 13, 11:00 PM on IPTV
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Herb and Dorothy (#1101)
With their modest means, Herbert and Dorothy Vogel built an important contemporary art collection.
- Wed, December 16, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 16, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 16, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 17, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, December 20, 11:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, December 20, 11:00 PM on IPTV
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Helvetica (#1012)
Historians and designers discuss this popular font, used on corporate logos and government forms.
- Wed, December 23, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 23, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 23, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, December 24, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, December 27, 11:00 PM on IPTV
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Butte, America (#1102)
Gabriel Byrne narrates stories of five generation mining families in working class Butte, Montana.
- Sun, December 27, 11:00 AM on IPTV World
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Scenes from a Parish (#1109)
A young priest finds boiling ethnic tension in a changing working-class community in Massachusetts.
- Wed, December 30, 7:30 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 30, 1:30 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 30, 6:30 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 30, 11:30 PM on IPTV World
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Knocking (#825)
Reveals how Jehovah's Witnesses have helped shape history beyond the doorstep.
- Wed, December 30, 9:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 30, 3:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 30, 5:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, December 30, 8:00 PM on IPTV World
Past Episodes
These episodes of Independent Lens aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (#1106)
- D Tour (#1105)
- Power Paths (#1104)
- March Point (#1005)
- Journals of a Wily School (#1103)
- Butte, America (#1102)
- Herb and Dorothy (#1101)
- Our Disappeared/Nuestros Desaparecidos (#1026)
- Tulia, Texas (#1014)
- Black Gold (#821)
- La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul (#827)
