Independent Lens
The Split Horn: Life of a Hmong Shaman In America (#306)
This film by Taggart Siegel follows the 17-year journey of Paja Thao, a Hmong ("mung") shaman, and his family transplanted from the mountains of Laos during the Vietnam War to America's heartland. As his children turn to cartoons, computer games and Christianity, Paja struggles to keep his family connected to their 5,000-year-old shamanic traditions. [56 minutes]
This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.
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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)
www.pbs.org/independentlens/se... Premiering May 6, 2013 at 10p... 04:22
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Independent Lens | Do Asian Women Have... (#1414)
www.pbs.org/independentlens/se... Premiering May 6, 2013 at 10p... 07:58
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Independent Lens | What about Interracial... (#1414)
www.pbs.org/independentlens/se... Premiering May 6, 2013 at 10p... 07:08
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Herb and Dorothy Vogel's Art Collection
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The Documentary Film King Corn: On the Monday, April 21 edition of The Iowa Journal
(Johnston, Iowa) – Monday’s episode of The Iowa Journal will examine the independent film King... more »
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)