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
  • Still Life With Animated Dogs
    Still Life With Animated DogsEpisode 1
  • The World According to Sesame Street
    The World According to Sesame StreetEpisode 2
  • Muskrat Lovely
    Muskrat LovelyEpisode 3
  • Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire
    Paul Conrad: Drawing FireEpisode 4
  • Democracy on Deadline
    Democracy on DeadlineEpisode 5
  • Two Square Miles
    Two Square MilesEpisode 6
  • A Sad Flower in the Sand
    A Sad Flower in the SandEpisode 7
  • Revolucion: Five Visions
    Revolucion: Five VisionsEpisode 8
  • Short Stack 2006
    Short Stack 2006Episode 9
  • A Fish Story
    A Fish StoryEpisode 10
  • Shadya
    ShadyaEpisode 11
  • Beyond the Call
    Beyond the CallEpisode 12
  • Twisted
    TwistedEpisode 13
  • Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life
    Billy Strayhorn: Lush LifeEpisode 14
  • Motherland Afghanistan
    Motherland AfghanistanEpisode 15
  • Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
    Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and RhymesEpisode 16
  • Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
    Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?Episode 17
  • Stolen
    StolenEpisode 18
  • Race to Execution
    Race to ExecutionEpisode 19
  • China Blue
    China BlueEpisode 20
  • Black Gold
    Black GoldEpisode 21
  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
    Enron: The Smartest Guys in the RoomEpisode 22
  • The Cats of Mirikitani
    The Cats of MirikitaniEpisode 23
  • Sentenced Home
    Sentenced HomeEpisode 24
  • Knocking
    KnockingEpisode 25
  • The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
    The Wild Parrots of Telegraph HillEpisode 26
  • La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul
    La Lupe Queen of Latin SoulEpisode 27
Cast of Season 8
  • Susan Sarandon
  • Peter Coyote
  • America Ferrera
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • Stanley Tucci

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