List of Independent Lens films
This is a list of films from the Independent Lens series on PBS . All airdates are relative to this series as many of these films were screened, either in theaters or on television, before becoming a part of the Independent Lens series. After the third season, PBS expanded and relaunched the series in 2003 declaring what is technically the fourth season as the new first season. As a result, any reference made by PBS or ITVS to a season number will be three less than the number represented in this list. For example, PBS declares the 2007-2008 season as season 6, but this complete list shows it as season 9. The 2014-2015 season is regarded as the 13th season for the series.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (1999)
Season 2 (2000)
Season 3 (2001)
Season 4 (2003)
Note: After the third season, PBS expanded and relaunched the series in 2003 declaring what is technically the fourth season as the new first season. As a result, any reference made by PBS or ITVS to a season number will be three less than the number represented in this list. For example, PBS declares the 2007-2008 season as season 6, but this complete list shows it as season 9.
Season 5 (2003–04)
Episode 510 is a short film block titled "Man Bites Shorts".
Episode 518 "T-Shirt Travels" was first broadcast on PBS on June 1, 2002, but not as part of the Independent Lens series.[1]
* The New Americans is a seven-hour, three-part special, and therefore does not have an episode number.
Season 6 (2004–05)
Episode 608 is a short film block titled "Short, Not Sweet".
Season 7 (2005–06)
Episode 710 is a short film block titled "Short Stack: Lost & Found".
Season 8 (2006–07)
Episode 803 "Still Life with Animated Dogs" was first broadcast on PBS on March 29, 2001, but not as part of the Independent Lens series.
Episode 809 is a short film block titled "Short Stack 2006".
Season 9 (2007–08)
Season 10 (2008–09)
Season 11 (2009–2010)
Season 12 (2010–11)
Season 13 (2011–12)
Season 14 (2012–13)
"Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" was a special co-presentation between Independent Lens and Show of Force.
Episode 1410 "Kind Hearted Woman" is a co-presentation with the PBS series Frontline (U.S. TV series) .
Season 15 (2013–14)
Season 16 (2014–15)
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Season 17 (2015–16)
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Season 18 (2016–17)
[5]
Season 19 (2017–18)
[26]
Season 20 (2018–19)
[47]
Season 21 (2019-2020)
This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (February 2020 )
[70]
Season 22 (2020-2021)
This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (February 2020 )
[88]
Season 23 (2021-2022)
This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2023 )
[101]
Season 24 (2022-2023)
This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2023 )
[115]
Season 25 (2023-2024)
This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2024 )
[132]
References
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^ "Best of Enemies | Documentary about Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, Jr. Debates | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Meet the Patels | Documentary about Indian American Arranged Marriage | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Best and Most Beautiful Things | Documentary about Quirky Young Blind Woman | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Containment | Documentary about Storing Nuclear Waste in the Future | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "What Was Ours | Searching for Ancestral Native American Artifacts | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "The Witness | Film about Reinvestigating Kitty Genovese Murder | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Birth of a Movement | Film about Controversy Around D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Accidental Courtesy | Film about Daryl Davis Meeting KKK Members | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "TOWER | Film about Survivors & Heroes of 1966 Univ. of Texas Shooting | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "The Bad Kids | Last Chance School for At-Risk Teens | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Ovarian Psycos | Film About Women of Color Bike Brigade | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Newtown | Documentary about Sandy Hook School Shooting Aftermath | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "SEED: The Untold Story | Documentary About Importance of Seed Keeping | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "The Last Laugh | Film About Taboos in Comedy | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "National Bird | Drone Warfare Whistleblowers | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "The Prison in Twelve Landscapes | How Prisons Affect Lives Outside the Gates | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Forever Pure | Israeli Soccer Club Torn Apart by Racism | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "They Call Us Monsters | Incarcerated Juveniles Learn Filmmaking | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Farmer/Veteran | Veteran Fights PTSD on Farm | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Real Boy | Trans Teen and His Mom's Journey to Acceptance | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
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^ "Chasing Trane | Definitive Film Bio of Jazz Legend John Coltrane | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Shadow World | Shocking Inside Story of Global Arms Trade | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Supergirl | Orthodox Jewish Teen Powerlifting Champ | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin | Groundbreaking Tales of the City Writer | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Unrest | Filmmaker Documents Struggles with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (M.E.) | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "I Am Not Your Negro | Oscar-Nominated Film of James Baldwin's Words on Race in America | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "The Force | Inside the Oakland Police Dept. During a Time of Upheaval | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "I Am Another You | Filmmaker Nanfu Wang's Portrait of an American Drifter | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Winnie | Film About Overshadowed South African Activist Winnie Mandela | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Tell Them We Are Rising | History & Impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Rat Film | Connecting Rat Population and Classism in Baltimore | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Dolores | Portrait of Labor and Feminist Icon Dolores Huerta | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "When God Sleeps | Rock-Doc About Iranian Musician Shahin Najafi Who Lives in Hiding | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "The Art of the Shine | The World of Professional Shoe Shiners | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "What Lies Upstream | Expose of Fallout from West Virginia Chemical Spill | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2018-11-19 .
^ "Look & See: Wendell Berry's Kentucky | Portrait of Changing Landscape of Rural America | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2018-11-19 .
^ "True Conviction | Detective Agency of Exonerated Men Helping the Wrongly Imprisoned | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2018-11-19 .
^ "No Man's Land | Inside 2016 Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Standoff | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2018-11-19 .
^ "ACORN and the Firestorm | How a Video Sting to Bring Down Community Organizing Group Set Off Media Frenzy | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2018-11-19 .
^ "Served Like a Girl | Inspiring Women Overcoming Challenges in Ms. Veteran America Competition | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2018-11-19 .
^ "Our Films | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Wildland | Venture Through Hell Alongside Firefighters | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2018-11-19 .
^ "Dawnland | Finding Reconciliation for Native American Child Removal | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2018-11-19 .
^ "The Cleaners | The Outsourced Digital Cleaners Censoring Your Feed | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2018-11-19 .
^ "The Judge | Story of First-Ever Female Judge in Palestine's Religious Courts | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2018-12-05 .
^ "Man on Fire | Community Grapples with a Reverend's Self-Immolation | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "My Country No More | A Community Divided Over Oil Boom | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Rodents of Unusual Size | A Real-Life Horror "Tail" | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "The King | Our Films | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Accident, MD | America's Healthcare Crisis | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-02-09 .
^ "Black Memorabilia | Racially Charged Nostalgia Lives On | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-02-09 .
^ "Won't You Be My Neighbor? | On Mister Rogers' Legacy of Kindness | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-02-09 .
^ "Hale County This Morning, This Evening | Oscar-Nominated Documentary | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-02-09 .
^ "While I Yet Live | African American Quilters | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-02-09 .
^ "People's Republic of Desire | Step Into Virtual World of Livestreaming Showrooms | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-02-09 .
^ "Tre Maison Dasan | Life with a Parent in Prison Through Eyes of Their Children | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-06-26 .
^ "The Providers | Rural Health Care Providers Making a Difference | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-06-26 .
^ "Marcos Doesn't Live Here Anymore | A Co-Presentation with FRONTLINE | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-06-26 .
^ "Charm City | People Working to Stem Tide of Violence in Baltimore | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-06-26 .
^ "Out of State | Hawaiian Inmates Rediscover Their Roots | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-06-26 .
^ "Harvest Season | Latino Underdogs of California Wine Industry | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-06-26 .
^ "Wrestle | Struggling Alabama High School's Wrestling Team | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-06-26 .
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^ "Decade of Fire | The South Bronx Fires | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "The Interpreters | Afghanis & Iraqis Left Behind | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Conscience Point | A Woman's Fight to Protect Her Tribe | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Jewel's Hunt | Our Films | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Attla | Legendary Dogsled Champion | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "A Day in the Life of America | 92 film crews, 24 hours, 1 nation" . PBS. Retrieved January 11, 2021 .
^ "The First Rainbow Coalition" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Cooked: Survival by Zip Code" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Leftover Women" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "We Believe in Dinosaurs" . PBS. Retrieved 2022-07-17 .
^ "We Believe in Dinosaurs" . PBS. Retrieved 2022-07-17 .
^ "Bedlam" . PBS. Retrieved September 29, 2023 .
^ "The Hottest August" . PBS. Retrieved September 29, 2023 .
^ "Jim Allison: Breakthrough" . PBS. Retrieved September 29, 2023 .
^ "Our Films | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-10-30 .
^ "Feels Good Man | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Represent | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Jonathan Scott's Power Trip | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Attla | Exposé of Reproductive Inustice | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem" . PBS. Retrieved January 11, 2021 .
^ "A Day in the Life of America | 92 film crews, 24 hours, 1 nation" . PBS. Retrieved January 11, 2021 .
^ "9to5: The Story of a Movement" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Women in Blue" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Mr. SOUL!" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Coded Bias" . PBS. Retrieved 2022-07-17 .
^ "Down a Dark Stairwell" . PBS. Retrieved 2022-07-17 .
^ " "A new doc shows the vexing work of criminal justice reform" " . L.A. Times . Retrieved 2022-07-17 .
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^ "Cured | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Ferguson Rises | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Storm Lake | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Duty Free | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Home from School: The Children of Carlisle" . PBS. Retrieved January 11, 2021 .
^ "A Reckoning in Boston" . PBS. Retrieved January 17, 2021 .
^ "Missing in Brooks County" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Owned: A Tale of Two Americas" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Bulletproof" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Apart" . PBS. Retrieved 2022-07-17 .
^ "Writing with Fire" . PBS. Retrieved 2022-07-17 .
^ "AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Try Harder!" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
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^ "TikTok, Boom. | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Move Me | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "Children of Las Brisas | Independent Lens | PBS" . PBS. Retrieved 2019-12-01 .
^ "The Big Payback" . PBS. Retrieved January 16, 2023 .
^ "No Straight Lines" . PBS. Retrieved January 23, 2023 .
^ "The Picture Taker" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Outta the Muck" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Love in the Time of Fentanyl" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Storming Caesars Palace" . PBS. Retrieved 2022-07-17 .
^ "Hidden Letters" . PBS. Retrieved 2022-07-17 .
^ "Free Chol Soo Lee" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Matter of Mind: My ALS" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Sam Now" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Silent Beauty" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
^ "Mama Bears" . PBS. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .
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^ ""'Oscar Hopeful 'Beyond Utopia' Kicks Off Winter Slate for PBS Doc Series Independent Lens "" . Variety. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-05 .
^ ""'Oscar Hopeful 'Beyond Utopia' Kicks Off Winter Slate for PBS Doc Series Independent Lens "" . Variety. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-05 .
^ ""'Oscar Hopeful 'Beyond Utopia' Kicks Off Winter Slate for PBS Doc Series Independent Lens "" . Variety. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-05 .
^ ""'Oscar Hopeful 'Beyond Utopia' Kicks Off Winter Slate for PBS Doc Series Independent Lens "" . Variety. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-05 .
^ "If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis" . PBS. Retrieved 2024-02-08 .
^ "A Thousand Pines" . PBS. Retrieved 2024-02-08 .
^ "Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's" . PBS. Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
^ "One With the Whale" . PBS. Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
^ "Space: The Longest Goodbye" . PBS. Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
^ "The Tuba Thieves" . PBS. Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
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