Independent Lens

Season 21

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

Made in Boise
Made in BoiseEpisode 1
Decade of Fire
Decade of FireEpisode 2
The Interpreters
The InterpretersEpisode 3
Conscience Point; Jewel's Hunt
Conscience Point; Jewel's HuntEpisode 4
ATTLA
ATTLAEpisode 5
Accept the Call
Accept the CallEpisode 6
The First Rainbow Coalition
The First Rainbow CoalitionEpisode 7
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
Cooked: Survival by Zip CodeEpisode 8
Leftover Women
Leftover WomenEpisode 9
We Believe In Dinosaurs
We Believe In DinosaursEpisode 10
Always in Season
Always in SeasonEpisode 11
One Child Nation
One Child NationEpisode 12
Bedlam
BedlamEpisode 13
The Hottest August
The Hottest AugustEpisode 14
Jim Allison: Breakthrough
Jim Allison: BreakthroughEpisode 15
Rewind
RewindEpisode 16
Eating Up Easter
Eating Up EasterEpisode 17
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Recorder: The Marion Stokes ProjectEpisode 18
Pipe Dreams
Pipe DreamsEpisode 19