Video: Independent Lens
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.
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Independent Lens | The Desert of Forbidden Art | The Greatest Art You've Never Seen | PBS (#1217)
Back in the USSR, one man created a secret collection of suppressed masterpieces. The Desert of Forbidden Art tells the incredible story of how one man -- Igor Savitsky -- stashed a treasure trove... 02:40
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Independent Lens | The Desert of Forbidden Art | Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Stalinist, or Anti-Establishment? | PBS (#1217)
The Desert of Forbidden Art tells the incredible story of how one man -- Igor Savitsky -- stashed a treasure trove of banned Soviet art worth millions of dollars in a far-off desert of... 02:31
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Independent Lens | Adjust Your Color: The Truth About Petey Greene | Promo | PBS (#1013)
He gave voice to the unheard - speaking truth to power on his raw and uncensored TV and radio programs. His explosive language and brash style shocked the world as he battled both the system and... 00:32
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Independent Lens | Petey Greene - The Ghetto Jester | PBS (#1013)
The unlikely story of America's original shock-jock. 00:32
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Independent Lens | Waste Land Nominated for Oscar | PBS (#1219)
Waste Land, one of this year's Oscar-nominated documentaries, is coming to Independent Lens on April 19 at 10pm (check local listings). Brazilian artist Vik Muniz creates portraits of people using... 02:09
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Independent Lens | Pushing the Elephant - Promo | PBS (#1216)
Rose Mapendo struggles to find balance as a mother and full-time advocate for refugees. When civil war came to Rose's Congolese village, she was separated from her five-year-old daughter,... 00:28
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Independent Lens | Pushing the Elephant - Together at Last | PBS (#1216)
Rose is reunited with her daughter, Nangabire, after a decade of apart. 02:43
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Independent Lens | Pushing the Elephant | It Takes a Village ... of Women | PBS (#1216)
Rose implores a group of Congolese women to take charge of their lives and communities. When civil war came to Rose's Congolese village, she was separated from her five-year-old daughter,... 03:02
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Independent Lens | Pushing the Elephant - Immeasurable Pain | PBS (#1216)
Rose's oldest daughter, Aimee, may have paid the highest price during the civil war. When civil war came to Rose's Congolese village, she was separated from her five-year-old daughter,... 00:50
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Independent Lens | Me Facing Life - Where Was I? | PBS (#1215)
Cyntoia's adoptive mother struggles to understand why she missed the warning signs. In 2004, Cyntoia Brown was arrested for murder. There was no question that a 43-year-old man is dead and that she... 01:44
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Independent Lens | Me Facing Life - Pretrial Interview | PBS (#1215)
In a pretrial interview, Dr. William Bernet listens as Cyntonia recounts a painful past. In 2004, Cyntoia Brown was arrested for murder. There was no question that a 43-year-old man is dead and... 03:09
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Independent Lens | William S. Burroughs - Godfather of Punk | PBS (#1214)
Publisher V. Vale describes how Burroughs became a role model on the punk rock scene. An iconoclast who himself became an icon, William Burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and... 01:28
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Independent Lens | Me Facing Life - They All Wanted Admiration | PBS (#1215)
In prison, Cyntoia tries recuperate her own self-esteem after years of abuse. In 2004, Cyntoia Brown was arrested for murder. There was no question that a 43-year-old man is dead and that she... 03:01
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Independent Lens | Me Facing Life - Prison Reflections | PBS (#1215)
Via prison telephone, Cyntoia recounts her past choices and hope for a better future. 02:34
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Independent Lens | William S. Burroughs - Shotgun Art | PBS (#1214)
Later in life, Burroughs moved from words to images...using some very unusual techniques. An iconoclast who himself became an icon, William Burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and... 01:36
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Independent Lens | William S. Burroughs - Always Keep It Loaded | PBS (#1214)
Burroughs didn't feel at home unless he had a loaded gun by his side. An iconoclast who himself became an icon, William Burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and identity in the... 02:04
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Independent Lens | William S. Burroughs - Promo | PBS (#1214)
William Burroughs was an iconoclast who himself became an icon. 00:28
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Independent Lens | Between the Folds - Paper as a Medium | PBS (#1108)
For Joisel, choosing origami as his medium was a bit like falling in love. Think origami is just paper planes and cranes? Meet a determined group of theoretical scientists and fine artists who have... 01:21
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Independent Lens | When I Rise - Center Point: A Musical Legacy | PBS (#1213)
Center Point, TX was a "safe haven" for African Americans, with rich musical traditions. In 1957, Barbara Smith Conrad, a gifted University of Texas music student found herself at the epicenter of... 04:13
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Independent Lens | When I Rise - Robert Mims Interview | PBS (#1213)
Conrad's classmate, Robert Mims, believes students generally approved of desegregation. In 1957, Barbara Smith Conrad, a gifted University of Texas music student found herself at the epicenter of... 04:38
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