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• Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (#1223)

  Beginning in the modern day and working backward, this documentary explores the history of Japan's love affair with bugs. [56 minutes]

  • Tue, May 22, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Thu, May 24, 4:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Thu, May 24, 10:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Fri, May 25, 5:00 AM on IPTV World

• Precious Knowledge (#1323)

  Teachers fight back when a Tucson high school's Mexican American Studies program comes under fire. [56 minutes]

  • Wed, May 23, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Wed, May 23, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Wed, May 23, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Thu, May 24, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Sat, May 26, 11:00 AM on IPTV World

• Hell and Back Again (#1324)

  The story of a Marine at war on the front is intercut with a look at his life in recovery at home. [86 minutes]

  • Mon, May 28, 9:00 PM on IPTV
  • Wed, May 30, 7:30 AM on IPTV World
  • Wed, May 30, 1:30 PM on IPTV World
  • Wed, May 30, 6:30 PM on IPTV World
  • Sat, June 2, 11:00 AM on IPTV World

• Two Spirits (#1225)

  A revealing look at the life and death of one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history. [56 minutes]

  • Sun, June 3, 9:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Sun, June 3, 10:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Mon, June 4, 2:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Tue, June 5, 4:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Tue, June 5, 10:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Wed, June 6, 5:00 AM on IPTV World

• Left by the Ship (#1325)

  A look at children born to U.S. servicemen who were stationed in military bases in the Philippines. [56 minutes]

  • Sun, June 3, 11:00 PM on IPTV
  • Wed, June 6, 9:00 AM on IPTV World
  • Wed, June 6, 3:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Wed, June 6, 5:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Wed, June 6, 8:00 PM on IPTV World
  • Thu, June 7, 1:00 AM on IPTV World

• More Than a Month (#1315)

  Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a 29-year-old African-American filmmaker, is on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. [56 minutes]

  • Sun, June 10, 11:00 PM on IPTV

• We Were Here (#1326)

  A look at how the community worked together when AIDS came to San Francisco in the early 1980s. [86 minutes]

  • Sun, June 17, 10:30 PM on IPTV
  • Wed, June 20, 7:30 AM on IPTV World
  • Wed, June 20, 1:30 PM on IPTV World
  • Wed, June 20, 6:30 PM on IPTV World

Past Episodes

These episodes of Independent Lens aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.

• Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (#1223)
• Precious Knowledge (#1323)
• Summer Pasture (#1322)
• Circo (#1321)
• Facing the Storm: Story of the American Bison (#1320)
• Revenge of the Electric Car (#1319)
• When the Drum Is Beating (#1318)
• Steal a Pencil for Me (#1020)
• Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (#1317)
• You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't (#1316)
• Power Paths (#1104)
• Pushing the Elephant (#1216)
• We Still Live Here - As Nutayunean (#1305)
• Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock (#1313)
• Whatever It Takes (#1118)
• More Than a Month (#1315)
• The Order of Myths (#1015)
• The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (#1314)
• Have You Heard from Johannesburg? - Free at Last (5 of 5) (#1312)
• When I Rise (#1213)
• Have You Heard from Johannesburg? - The Bottom Line (#1311)
• Have You Heard from Johannesburg? - From Selma to Soweto (#1310)
• Have You Heard from Johannesburg? - The New Generation (#1309)
• Have You Heard from Johannesburg? - Road to Resistance (#1308)
• Bhutto (#1222)
• Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (#1019)
• Behind the Rainbow (#1115)
• These Amazing Shadows (#1307)

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