Independent Lens

Season 12

Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented communities and universal challenges found across America. The series has been awarded numerous Emmys and Peabodys, and has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards.

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25 Episodes

The Parking Lot Movie
E1
The Parking Lot MovieEpisode 1
Art & Copy
E2
Art & CopyEpisode 2
Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian
E3
Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood IndianEpisode 3
The Longoria Affair
E4
The Longoria AffairEpisode 4
Lost Sparrow
E5
Lost SparrowEpisode 5
Deep Down
E6
Deep DownEpisode 6
45365
E7
45365Episode 7
The Calling, Part 1
E8
The Calling, Part 1Episode 8
The Calling, Part 2
E9
The Calling, Part 2Episode 9
Men Who Swim
E10
Men Who SwimEpisode 10
Children of Haiti
E11
Children of HaitiEpisode 11
For Once in My Life
E12
For Once in My LifeEpisode 12
When I Rise
E13
When I RiseEpisode 13
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
E14
William S. Burroughs: A Man WithinEpisode 14
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story
E15
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's StoryEpisode 15
Pushing the Elephant
E16
Pushing the ElephantEpisode 16
The Desert of Forbidden Art
E17
The Desert of Forbidden ArtEpisode 17
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
E18
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant ChildEpisode 18
Waste Land
E19
Waste LandEpisode 19
Marwencol
E20
MarwencolEpisode 20
A Film Unfinished
E21
A Film UnfinishedEpisode 21
Bhutto
E22
BhuttoEpisode 22
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
E23
Beetle Queen Conquers TokyoEpisode 23
Welcome to Shelbyville
E24
Welcome to ShelbyvilleEpisode 24
Two Spirits
E25
Two SpiritsEpisode 25