Independent Lens
Ask Not (#1025)
Reveals the personal stories of gay Americans who serve in military combat under a veil of secrecy.
Education Record Rights: 1 year from each broadcast.
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INDEPENDENT LENS | ASK NOT | Film Clip #4 | PBS (#1025)
A gay former soldier responds to radio show callers objecting to gays in the military. 02:07
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INDEPENDENT LENS | ASK NOT | Film Clip #3 | PBS (#1025)
A soldier describes his experiences on the frontlines of Iraq, including a disturbing midnight raid. 01:48
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INDEPENDENT LENS | ASK NOT | Film Clip #2 | PBS (#1025)
Protesters gather at a recruiting office in busy Times Square to contest discrimination in the military. 01:44
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INDEPENDENT LENS | ASK NOT | Trailer | PBS (#1025)
As wars rage in the Middle East, the US military is eager for more recruits—unless you happen to be openly gay. 02:01
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INDEPENDENT LENS | STEAL A PENCIL FOR ME | Film Clip ... (#1020)
Ina and Jack recall the night they first met, a chance encounter at a friend's birthday party. 02:08
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Program 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
There are no broadcasts currently planned. Please check back for future broadcast dates.
Past Episodes
These episodes of Independent Lens aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Ask Not (#1025)
- A Dream In Doubt (#922)
- The Order of Myths (#1015)
- Lioness (#1004)
- Lakshmi and Me (#1011)
- Steal A Pencil for Me (#1020)
- Stranded: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors (#1024)
- Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula (#921)
- Crips and Bloods: Made In America (#1023)
- New Year Baby (#923)
- Wings of Defeat (#1022)
- At Home In Utopia (#1021)
- Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (#1019)
- Milking The Rhino (#1018)
- Arusi Persian Wedding (#1016)
- Recycle (#1017)
- Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (#927)
- March Point (#1005)
