Independent Lens
The Day My God Died (#605)
Young girls whose lives were shattered by the child sex trade describe the day they were abducted from their villages as "the day my god died." By weaving footage from the brothels of Bombay with these girls' stories, producer Andrew Levine offers an unforgettable examination of the growing plague of child sex slavery. [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)
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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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Deaf Jam (#1304)
Deaf teens reveal passions, frustrations and humor as they discover American Sign Language poetry. [56 minutes]
- Wed, June 19, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- 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
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The Revolutionary Optimists (#1417)
Children are helping to make radical health and sanitation improvements in the slums of Calcutta. [56 minutes]
- Wed, June 19, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- 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
Past Episodes
These episodes of Independent Lens aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- 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)