Independent Lens

Season 23

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.

15 Episodes

Cured
CuredEpisode 1
Ferguson Rises
Ferguson RisesEpisode 2
Storm Lake
Storm LakeEpisode 3
Duty Free
Duty FreeEpisode 4
Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
Home From School: The Children of CarlisleEpisode 5
A Reckoning in Boston
A Reckoning in BostonEpisode 6
Missing in Brooks County
Missing in Brooks CountyEpisode 7
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
Owned: A Tale of Two AmericasEpisode 8
Bulletproof
BulletproofEpisode 9
Apart
ApartEpisode 10
Writing With Fire
Writing With FireEpisode 11
AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
AWARE: Glimpses of ConsciousnessEpisode 12
Try Harder!
Try Harder!Episode 13
When Claude Got Shot
When Claude Got ShotEpisode 14
Scenes From The Glittering World
Scenes From The Glittering WorldEpisode 15