Independent Lens
Have You Heard from Johannesburg? - From Selma to Soweto (#1310)
A close look at the citizen activists who fought for three decades to end apartheid in South Africa. [56 minutes]
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Independent Lens | A Very Public Protest Against... (#1310)
Watch "From Selma to Soweto" - the third episode of "Have You Heard From Johannesburg" 01:46
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Independent Lens | The Revolutionary Optimists... (#1417)
Full Program: Watch this film through July 8. 55:26
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Independent Lens | The Revolutionary Optimists... (#1417)
www.pbs.org/independentlens/re... Premiering June 17, 2013. Che... 03:06
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Independent Lens | What is "Yellow... (#1414)
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Independent Lens | Do Asian Women Have... (#1414)
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Series Description: This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers. INDEPENDENT LENS features unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history. The series is supported by interactive companion Web sites and national publicity and community engagement campaigns. Actor Stanley Tucci hosts.
All Upcoming Episodes
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The Revolutionary Optimists (#1417)
Amlan Ganguly is a lawyer-turned-social entrepreneur who has trasformed some of the poorest slums of Kolkata by empowering children to become leaaders in improving health and sanitation. [56 minutes]
- Thu, June 20, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, June 20, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, June 20, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, June 22, 11:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, June 23, 10:30 PM on IPTV
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Deaf Jam (#1304)
Aneta Brodski, a deaf teen living in New York City, discovers the power of American Sign Language poetry as she prepares to be one of the first deaf poets to compete in a youth slam. [56 minutes]
- Thu, June 20, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, June 20, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, June 22, 4:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, June 22, 12:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, June 26, 4:00 AM on IPTV World
- Wed, June 26, 10:00 AM on IPTV World
Past Episodes
These episodes of Independent Lens aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- The Revolutionary Optimists (#1417)
- Deaf Jam (#1304)
- Two Spirits (#1225)
- Love Free or Die (#1403)
- We Were Here (#1326)
- Detropia (#1415)
- Soul Food Junkies (#1405)
- The Invisible War (#1416)
- Seeking Asian Female (#1414)
- A Village Called Versailles (#1126)
- The Undocumented (#1413)
- The Island President (#1412)
- Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines (#1411)
- Wham! Bam! Islam! (#1301)
- The House I Live In (#1410)
- Have You Heard from Johannesburg? - Free at Last (5 of 5) (#1312)
- Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas) (#1117)
- The Desert of Forbidden Art (#1217)
- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (#1409)
- The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights (#1408)
- As Goes Janesville (#1402)
- The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (#1314)
- The Revisionaries (#1407)