Independent Lens (1999)
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.
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- 1 1. Chicago 102008-10-22 · 1h 0mThis program combines bold and original animation with extraordinary archival footage to explore the build-up to and unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial. Set to the music of
- 2 2. Dinner with the President: A Nation's Journey2008-10-28 · 1h 0mPakistan President Pervez Musharraf addresses his ideas for a democratized society.
- 3 3. Knee Deep2008-11-06 · 1h 0mJosh Osborne hatched a plan with his friends and relatives to kill his mother after she reneged on a deal which would have left the family farm to him.
- 4 4. Lioness2008-11-13 · 1h 0mThe story of a group of female Army support soldiers who became the first women in American history to be sent into direct ground combat in violation of official policy. Without su
- 5 5. March Point2008-11-18 · 1h 0mMeet Cody, Nick and Travis—three teenagers from the Swinomish Tribe. After hard times on the rez lead to rehab and drug court, they are offered an alternative: to make a documentar
- 6 6. The Atom Smashers2008-11-25 · 1h 0mTHE ATOM SMASHERS explores what happens when politicians, not scientists, decide which scientific projects will be funded and which will be cut, and depicts the contradictions that
- 7 7. Wonders Are Many: The Making of "Doctor Atomic"2008-12-16 · 1h 0mFilmmaker Immy Humes presents a portrait of her father, the legendary forgotten novelist and counterculture icon Harold Louis "Doc" Humes. Doc’s friends and family—including Norman
- 8 8. Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic'2008-12-16 · 1h 0mThis program tells the story of making a grand opera about the birth of the atomic bomb. This behind-the-scenes documentary follows composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars o
- 9 9. Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway2008-12-23 · 1h 0mhis 50-minute documentary unfolds the creative journey of Albert Maysles' cult classic, GREY GARDENS - from non-fiction film to spectacularly mounted Broadway musical. Captured in
- 10 10. Helvetica2009-01-06 · 1h 20mHelvetica is about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a lar
- 11 11. Adjust You Color: The Truth of Petey Greene2009-02-03 · 1h 0mHelvetica is about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a lar
- 12 12. Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene2009-02-03 · 1h 0mAmerica's original shock-jock, Petey Greene overcame poverty, drug addiction and prison time to "tell it like it is," shocking and entertaining everyone from the ghetto to the Whit
- 13 13. The Order of Myths/Bi-Racial Hair2009-02-24 · 1h 0mA lone undercover cop moves into a small farming town. By the end of the blazing summer of 1999, 46 people are arrested for selling cocaine—nearly all of them African American. It
- 14 14. The Order of Myths2009-02-24 · 1h 0mThe doctrine, “separate but equal” ended in the 1950s, right? Think again. At America’s oldest Mardi Gras—celebrated each year in Mobile, Alabama—events remain segregated between w
- 15 15. Lakshmi and Me2009-03-24 · 1h 0mIranian American filmmaker Marjan Tehrani chronicles her brother's return to Iran during the start of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as he travels with his American wife to have a trad
- 16 16. Recycle2009-03-31 · 1h 0mHave you ever dreamed of being waited on hand and foot? For the past six years, Lakshmi has been doing just that for her employers—virtually unnoticed. That is, until one of Lakshm
- 17 17. Milking the Rhino2009-04-07 · 1h 0mAbu Amar, an ex-Mujahideen soldier, is trying to build a peaceful life after years of fighting in the Soviet-Afghan war. "Recycle" follows Amar's daily life as he scours the street
- 18 18. Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai2009-04-14 · 1h 0mEveryone has seen a nature documentary with a ferocious kill on the Serengeti Plain. Well, here’s a different story about villagers navigating the dangers and costs of living with
- 19 19. Steal a Pencil for Me2009-04-21 · 1h 0mHow does the simple act of planting trees lead to winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Ask Wangari Maathai of Kenya. In 1977, she suggested rural women plant trees to address problems st
- 20 20. At Home in Utopia2009-04-28 · 1h 0mA home of your own: that’s the American dream. But what happens when the dreamers are immigrants, factory workers and Communists? Director Michal Goldman traces the history of "The
- 21 21. Wings of Defeat2009-05-05 · 1h 0mWhat were the Japanese Kamikazes thinking just before crashing into their targets? When Risa Morimoto discovered that her beloved uncle trained as a Kamikaze pilot in his youth, sh
- 22 22. Crips and Bloods: Made in America2009-05-12 · 1h 0mIt’s a civil war that’s lasted 40 years. Passed down from son to son. Fought eye for an eye. Over 15,000 dead and counting, while the world stands by. Welcome to South Central Los
- 23 23. Stranded: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors2009-05-19 · 1h 0mThis is the story of a group of young men who survived for 72 days after their plane crashed in the Andean Cordillera in October 1972. / The 16 young men (of 45 passengers and crew
- 24 24. Steal a Pencil for Me2009-05-26 · 1h 0mIn June 1943, Ina Soep, the rich and beautiful daughter of an Amsterdam diamond cutter, met a married couple—a poor accountant named Jack Polak and his vivacious wife, Manja—at a b
- 25 25. Ask Not2009-06-16 · 1h 0mAs wars rage in the Middle East, the U.S. military is eager for more recruits—unless you happen to be openly gay. ASK NOT explores the tangled political battles that led to the inf
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