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 | Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story | PBS (#927)
www.pbs.org/independentlens/ab... ABDUCTION: The Megumi Yokota Story is the true story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korean spies in 1977, and her parents' 30-year battle to bring ... 03:20
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Deep Water | PBS (#926)
www.pbs.org/independentlens/de... DEEP WATER is the amazing and compelling true story of the fateful voyage of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman who enters the most daring nautical challenge ... 02:19
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INDEPENDENT LENS | The Cool School | PBS (#925)
www.pbs.org/independentlens/co... For a decade—1956 to 1966—the Ferus Gallery was the catalyst of a nascent modern art scene, grooming idealistic beatniks into competitive, often-brilliant artists. ... 02:06
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Writ Writer | PBS (#924)
www.pbs.org/independentlens/wr... WRIT WRITER reveals a little-known battle of the Civil Rights Movement, led by an indigent, under-educated prisoner. Texas-born, Mexican American Fred Cruz came of ... 01:23
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INDEPENDENT LENS | KING CORN | PBS (#920)
Two recent college graduates embark on a mission to see where America's food comes from—by growing it. In the rural town of Greene, Iowa, the two friends plant a single acre of the nation's most powerful ... 02:12
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Water Flowing Together | PBS (#919)
www.pbs.org/independentlens... WATER FLOWING TOGETHER offers an intimate portrait of a remarkable dancer, Jock Soto, who retired from the New York City Ballet at age 40, after a 24-year career. Soto's ... 04:19
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INDEPENDENT LENS | COMPAÑERAS | PBS (#918)
COMPAÑERAS profiles America's first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles. Founded in 1994, the 12 members of Reyna shatter age-old stereotypes while expanding the popularity of mariachi ... 02:12
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Filmocracy Mashup Contest | PBS (#920)
Do you care about what you eat and where your food comes from? Are you tired of our fast food nation? Filmocracy invites you to make a statement about the politics of food. It's easy! Make a short film ... 01:23
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Iron Ladies Of Liberia | PBS (#917)
With unprecedented access, this intimate documentary goes behind the scenes with Africa's first freely elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, president of Liberia. The film explores the ... 02:17
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Hard Road Home | PBS (#916)
HARD ROAD HOME follows two former felons in different stages of life "on the outside." Julio is a former drug dealer who has committed his life to the East Harlem program that helps break the cycle of ... 01:45
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Banished | PBS (#915)
From the 1860s to the 1920s, dozens of towns and counties across America violently expelled entire African American communities, forcing thousands of black families to flee their homes. A century later, ... 02:10
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INDEPENDENT LENS | How Is Your Fish Today? | PBS (#913)
While working on his latest screenplay in Beijing, Hui Rao is suffering from serious writer's block and begins to live the life of the character he is trying to create. The character, Lin Hao, is running ... 01:46
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INDEPENDENT LENS | A SON'S SACRIFICE | PBS (#912)
Imran, a young Muslim American, struggles to take over his father's neighborhood halal slaughterhouse in New York City. The son of an immigrant, Imran must confront his mixed heritage and gain acceptance ... 01:32
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra ... (#911)
Dr. Jack Kessler, a prominent neurologist, shifts his diabetes research to stem cell research when his daughter is paralyzed from the waist down. MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH: Terra Incognita brings the ... 02:06
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Today's Man | PBS (#910)
TODAY'S MAN tells the story of Nicky Gottlieb—a former child genius who, at age 21, is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome—a high functioning form of Autism. The film follows Nicky as he struggles to leave ... 02:28
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Independent Lens | ONLINE SHORTS FESTIVAL II | PBS (#809)
Animation, drama, documentaries...poetry in motion—shorts that pack a punch! Get a preview of the eclectic storytelling mix of with this year's batch of Independent Lens Online Shorts winners. Eleven ... 02:29
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INDEPENDENT LENS | An Unreasonable Man | PBS (#909)
For over 40 years, Ralph Nader has worked tirelessly as a consumer advocate, building a legislative record to rival that of any contemporary president. Yet today, many consider him merely an egomaniac ... 02:06
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INDEPENDENT LENS | The Paper | PBS (#908)
THE PAPER takes an in-depth look at the pressures and problems of modern journalism as faced by the staff of a university newspaper embroiled in controversy. Chronicling a year in the life of Pennsylvania ... 01:11
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Sisters In Law | PBS (#907)
SISTERS IN LAW looks at the work of one small courthouse in the African nation of Cameroon. With fierce compassion, the tough-minded state prosecutor Vera Ngassa and court president Beatrice Ntuba dispense ... 01:47
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INDEPENDENT LENS | The Creek Runs Red | PBS (#906)
The EPA calls the mining town of Picher, Oklahoma the most toxic place in America, but a dwindling population still call it home. Today the town is divided by fears of serious health risks, environmental ... 02:21
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