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Airing weekly on PBS, the five-time Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens is an independent film festival in your living room. Each week we introduce a new documentary film from among the best independent filmmakers working today.
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Previews
91 VIDEOS
Women Are Not the Problem, They Are the Solution
5:52
Air Date 10/01/12
Lift Like a Girl!
3:03
Air Date 07/26/12
The Epidemic That Decimated and Defined a Community
2:18
Air Date 06/07/12
Oscar-Nominated Hell and Back Again Comes to PBS
1:48
Air Date 05/28/12
Stigmatized and Shunned, Filipino Amerasians Seek Legitimization
2:50
Air Date 05/24/12
Ethnic Chauvinism or Modern Civil Rights Struggle?
1:59
Air Date 05/17/12
Tibetan Nomads Negotiate the Crossroads Between Tradition and Modernity
1:54
Air Date 05/10/12
Meet the Ponce Family Circus!
2:13
Air Date 05/03/12
Is There Room for the American Bison in America Anymore?
2:00
Air Date 04/26/12
It's Baaaaack!
1:44
Air Date 04/19/12
Haiti's Best Known Band Keeps Hope Alive
2:15
Air Date 04/12/12
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey - Preview
0:30
Air Date 04/09/12
Shorts
204 VIDEOS
Diane Lane on Somaliland's Edna Adnan Maternity Hospital
2:54
Air Date 10/01/12
Shopping's a Drag for a Power Lifter
1:45
Air Date 07/26/12
Being Big Has Its Advantages
1:14
Air Date 07/26/12
Raising the Bar With Strength and Grace
1:30
Air Date 07/26/12
A Health Crisis Catalyzes a Political Movement
1:06
Air Date 06/07/12
We Don't Let Our Friends Get Hurt
0:29
Air Date 06/07/12
Realizing the Devastating Effects of AIDS
0:47
Air Date 06/07/12
A Marine Company is Debriefed Before Battle
2:01
Air Date 05/28/12
Appreciation for a Returning Veteran
1:04
Air Date 05/28/12
For One Marine, a Parking Lot Becomes a Battleground
0:40
Air Date 05/28/12
An Affadavit Offers Hope to One Filipino Amerasian
2:26
Air Date 05/24/12
Searching for Their Fathers
5:00
Air Date 05/24/12
