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Independent Lens 2019-2020 Season Promo
Award-winning films from Independent Lens. Coming to PBS, America’s home for documentaries
Independent Lens 2019-2020 Season Promo
Independent Lens on PBS Passport
Now streaming on PBS Passport: an assortment of award-winning films from Independent Lens.
Independent Lens on PBS Passport
Modern Chinese women juggle love life with careers in a society that frowns on singlehood.
Trailer | Leftover Women
Trailer | Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
Were the 739 deaths from Chicago's 1995 heatwave a one-time tragedy or appalling trend?
Trailer | Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
An anguished Minnesota father tries to find out what led his son to attempt to join ISIS.
Trailer | Accept the Call
When the FBI Detained My Son | Accept the Call
A Somali-born father in Minnesota receives a shocking call from the FBI about his son.
When the FBI Detained My Son | Accept the Call
Unlikely Allies | First Rainbow Coalition
When Black, Latino and Southern white activists came together to form unlikely coalition.
Unlikely Allies | First Rainbow Coalition
Trailer | The First Rainbow Coalition
Across lines of race and ethnicity, alliances formed among Chicago activists in the '60s.
Trailer | The First Rainbow Coalition
Legendary Alaska Native dogsled racer George Attla and his grandnephew reflect on Attla's
"Rich Man's Sport" | ATTLA
A Native American woman fights to protect her tribe from development in the Hamptons.
Trailer | Conscience Point
No Mosquitos, No Fish | Conscience Point
Development radically harmed fishing in Long Island's Shinnecock Bay--except in one place.
No Mosquitos, No Fish | Conscience Point
"You Will Call Me Phillip Morris" | The Interpreters
How did a gruff American sergeant and an affable Iraqi interpreter become friends?
"You Will Call Me Phillip Morris" | The Interpreters
Afghan and Iraqi interpreters risked their lives aiding US troops. Were they left behind?
Trailer | The Interpreters
Banana Kelly Community Improvement | Decade of Fire
A community group in the Bronx in the '70s helps rebuild a neighborhood ravaged by fires.
Banana Kelly Community Improvement | Decade of Fire
Decade of Fire covers the shocking story of when the South Bronx was on fire in the '70s.
Trailer | Decade of Fire
Made in Boise offers a rare glimpse at surrogates carrying children for intended parents.
Trailer | Made in Boise
Nicole, a Host of Possibilities | Made in Boise
Meet Nicole, a 4-time surrogate herself, and CEO of the largest surrogacy agency in Boise.
Nicole, a Host of Possibilities | Made in Boise
Surrogacy Support Group | Made in Boise
Boise surrogates find strength in numbers in a support group.