Video: Independent Lens
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.
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Independent Lens | JOURNALS OF A WILY SCHOOL | Film Clip #2 | PBS (#1103)
A victim shows police his sliced pocket. 02:08
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Independent Lens | JOURNALS OF A WILY SCHOOL | Film Clip #1 | PBS (#1103)
A teacher demonstrates sleight of hand. 01:17
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Independent Lens | JOURNALS OF A WILY SCHOOL | Trailer | PBS (#1103)
Forget Slumdog Millionaire—here's the real-life story of survival on the streets of India. Follow Azad, a young pickpocket, who pushes his limits only to get caught by the police. In an effort to crack ... 02:05
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Independent Lens | BUTTE AMERICA | Behind the Scenes | PBS (#1102)
Filmmaker Pamela Roberts offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of BUTTE, AMERICA . 05:14
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Independent Lens | BUTTE AMERICA | Film Clip #3 | PBS (#1102)
"Every night I prayed that I'd get killed instead of gettin' crippled." 05:16
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Independent Lens | BUTTE AMERICA | Film Clip #2 | PBS (#1102)
The Granite Mountain mine fire killed 168 miners, sparking a strike. 04:52
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Independent Lens | BUTTE AMERICA | Film Clip #1 | PBS (#1102)
You see the world differently when you work underground. That made Butte, Montana different right from the start as immigrants came from around the world to work the mines. But what they blasted out of ... 03:56
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Independent Lens | BUTTE AMERICA | Trailer | PBS (#1102)
You see the world differently when you work underground. That made Butte, Montana different right from the start as immigrants came from around the world to work the mines. But what they blasted out of ... 01:31
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Independent Lens | HERB & DOROTHY | Behind the Scenes | PBS (#1101)
Herb and Dorothy Vogel travel the festival circuit with filmmaker Megumi Sasaki, sharing their passion for art and the story of their extraordinary lives. 04:20
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Independent Lens | HERB & DOROTHY | Film Clip #3 | PBS (#1101)
Christo and Jeanne-Claude gave the Vogels art in exchange for cat-sitting services. 01:05
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Independent Lens | HERB & DOROTHY | Film Clip #2 | PBS (#1101)
Herb would negotiate the lowest prices for the best (and most) art he could get. 01:26
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Independent Lens | HERB & DOROTHY | Film Clip #1 | PBS (#1101)
Herbert and Dorothy Vogel only collected what they liked, and what would fit in their flat. 00:46
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Independent Lens | HERB & DOROTHY | Trailer (#1101)
He was a postal clerk. She was a librarian. With modest means, this couple managed to build one of the most important modern art collections in history. Meet Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, whose shared passion ... 02:43
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PBS PREVIEWS | Independent Lens | Young@Heart Chorus
Young@Heart Chorus entertains with songs by everyone from The Clash to Coldplay. Prepare to be surprised, delighted and entertained by the inspiring members of the Young@Heart Chorus, a New England senior ... 02:03
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PBS at the TV Critics Press Tour | Ian Edgar interview
Zadi Diaz interviews Ian Edgar from the INDEPENDENT LENS documentary Copyright Criminals. 07:30
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PBS at the TV Critics Press Tour | McLeod / Franzen Interview
Zadi Diaz interviews filmmakers Benjamin Franzen and Kembrew McLeod from the INDEPENDENT LENS documentary "Copyright Criminals." 08:07
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PBS at the TV Critics Press Tour | Bob Cilman interview
Video blogger Zadi Diaz interviews Bob Cilman, director of the Young@Heart Chorus. 06:28
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PBS at the TV Critics Press Tour | Members of the Young@Heart Chorus
As part of pbs's coverage of the 2009 Television Critics Association Press Tour (Aug 1-2, 2009), we conducted interviews with a variety of people associated with upcoming PBS programs, and the TV critics ... 06:09
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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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