Independent Lens
La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul (#827)
Interviews and rare archival footage tell the story of the legendary Afro-Cuban pop singer. [56 minutes]
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INDEPENDENT LENS La Lupe Queen Of Latin Soul... (#827)
Legendary Afro-Cuban pop singer Lupe Victoria Yoli was crowned "The Queen of Latin Soul" by New York's Latin music... 01:20
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Independent Lens | Left by the Ship | Clip 2 | PBS (#1325)
Premiering May 24, 2012. Check local listings: www.pbs.org Born in 1987, Filipino Amerasian JR was left with his... 02:27
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Independent Lens | Left by the Ship | Clip 1 | PBS (#1325)
Premiering May 24, 2012. Check local listings: www.pbs.org Robert, a Filipino Amerasian blogger, listens to his mother... 02:21
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Independent Lens | Left by the Ship | Trailer... (#1325)
Premiering May 24, 2012. Check local listings: www.pbs.org JR, Charlene, and Robert are half American; they are... 02:51
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Independent Lens | Precious Knowledge | PBS (#1323)
Full Program: Watch the complete film here through June 7th 55:25
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Series 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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)