Independent Lens

Season 16

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.

19 Episodes

Bully
BullyEpisode 1
Twin Sisters
Twin SistersEpisode 2
Brakeless
BrakelessEpisode 3
Powerless
PowerlessEpisode 4
Happiness
HappinessEpisode 5
Rich Hill
Rich HillEpisode 6
Evolution of a Criminal
Evolution of a CriminalEpisode 7
The Kill Team / Confusion Through Sand
The Kill Team / Confusion Through SandEpisode 8
Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a PeopleEpisode 9
American Denial
American DenialEpisode 10
Little White Lie
Little White LieEpisode 11
Little Hope Was Arson / A City in Flames
Little Hope Was Arson / A City in FlamesEpisode 12
The Homestretch
The HomestretchEpisode 13
The Great Invisible
The Great InvisibleEpisode 14
Kumu Hina
Kumu HinaEpisode 15
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. GravityEpisode 16
1971
1971Episode 17
Limited Partnership
Limited PartnershipEpisode 18
In the Shadow of Ebola
In the Shadow of EbolaEpisode 19