Independent Lens S24E02 · TikTok, Boom.

Overview

What does it mean to be a digital native? TikTok, Boom. dissects the platform along myriad cross-sections—algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural—to explore the impact of the history-making app. Balancing a genuine interest with healthy skepticism, delve into the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform.

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3. 3 3. Move Me2022-11-07 · 1h 23mAt 27, Kelsey Peterson dove into Lake Superior as a dancer and emerged paralyzed. But within the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) community, she found allies in her quest to discover who s
4. 4 4. Children of Las Brisas2023-01-02 · 1h 23mIn Venezuela, amidst a backdrop of poverty, murder, and corruption, the El Sistema youth orchestra offers children hope and the opportunity to pursue a life of art in spite of the
5. 5 5. The Big Payback2023-01-16 · 1h 25mAn Evanston, Illinois rookie alderwoman led the passage of the first tax-funded reparations bill for Black Americans. While she and her community struggle with the burden to make r
6. 6 6. No Straight Lines2023-01-23 · 1h 26mWhen Alison Bechdel received a coveted MacArthur Award for her best-selling graphic memoir Fun Home, it heralded the acceptance of LGBTQ+ comics in American culture. From DIY under
7. 7 7. The Picture Taker2023-01-30 · 1h 26mThe vibrant life of Ernest Withers—civil rights photographer, and FBI informant—was anything but black and white. From his Memphis studio, Withers' nearly 2 million images were a t
8. 8 8. Outta the Muck2023-02-06 · 1h 26mWade into the rich soil of Pahokee, Florida, a town on the banks of Lake Okeechobee. Beyond its football legacy, including sending over a dozen players to the NFL (like Anquan Bold
9. 9 9. Love in the Time of Fentanyl2023-02-13 · 1h 26mAs fentanyl overdose deaths in Vancouver, Canada reach an all-time high, the Overdose Prevention Society opens its doors—a renegade safe injection site that employs current or form
10. 10 10. Storming Caesars Palace2023-03-20 · 1h 25mAfter losing her job as a hotel worker in Las Vegas, Ruby Duncan joined a welfare rights group of mothers who defied notions of the “welfare queen.” In a fight for guaranteed incom
11. 11 11. Hidden Letters2023-03-27 · 1h 25mThe bonds of sisterhood, and the parallels of struggles among generations of women in China, are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nüshu, the only script design
12. 12 12. Free Chol Soo Lee2023-04-24 · 1h 25mSentenced to life for a 1973 San Francisco murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement, which included Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Am
13. 13 13. Matter of Mind: My ALS2023-05-01 · 1h 25mAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neuromuscular disease with an average survival time of 2-5 years from diagnosis. In this intimate exploration, three people with ALS, or Lo
14. 14 14. Sam Now2023-05-08 · 1h 25mIn this coming-of-age documentary about generational trauma, follow Sam Harkness from age 11 to 36 as his middle-class Seattle family is heartbroken and unsure of what to do after
15. 15 15. Silent Beauty2023-05-15 · 1h 26mIn this autobiographical exploration of survivorship, New Orleans journalist and filmmaker Jasmin Mara López unabashedly shares her process of healing from childhood sexual abuse.
16. 16 16. Mama Bears2023-06-20 · 1h 25mThey call one another “mama bears” because of the ferocity with which they fight for their children’s rights. Although they grew up as fundamentalist, evangelical Christians prayin