Independent Lens

Season 6

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.

27 Episodes

The Political Dr. Seuss
The Political Dr. SeussEpisode 1
Polka Time
Polka TimeEpisode 2
Afghanistan Unveiled
Afghanistan UnveiledEpisode 3
Los Angeles Now
Los Angeles NowEpisode 4
The Day My God Died
The Day My God DiedEpisode 5
Girl Wrestler
Girl WrestlerEpisode 6
Fine; Doki-Doki
Fine; Doki-DokiEpisode 7
Short, Not Sweet
Short, Not SweetEpisode 8
A Hard Straight
A Hard StraightEpisode 9
A Touch of Greatness
A Touch of GreatnessEpisode 10
Power Trip
Power TripEpisode 11
February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
February One: The Story of the Greensboro FourEpisode 12
On a Roll: Disability and the American Dream
On a Roll: Disability and the American DreamEpisode 13
Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry
Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of PoetryEpisode 14
Sisters of '77
Sisters of '77Episode 15
Sunset Story
Sunset StoryEpisode 16
Let the Church Say Amen
Let the Church Say AmenEpisode 17
A Lion's Trail
A Lion's TrailEpisode 18
Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton
Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt HintonEpisode 19
End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again
End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks AgainEpisode 20
The Last Letter; Zyklon Portrait; The Walnut Tree
The Last Letter; Zyklon Portrait; The Walnut TreeEpisode 21
Imelda
ImeldaEpisode 22
Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion
Imelda: Power, Myth, IllusionEpisode 23
Red Hook Justice
Red Hook JusticeEpisode 24
Double Dare; Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!
Double Dare; Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!Episode 25
Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles StoryEpisode 26
Brother to Brother
Brother to BrotherEpisode 27