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A man with dark skin tone and a mustache, wearing a ball cap, is interviewed for the camera.
Announcements
March, 25, 2020

Next on PBS: 8 Stories About the People Shaping Our World

Independent Lens in Announcements
A blind man with light skin tone on a date at a speed dating event with a blond woman with light skin tone.
Beyond the Films
March, 5, 2020

“Is Attraction Different in the Absence of Sight?”

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Still from the 1920 film "Within Our Gates" showing a mob of white men preparing to lynch a young Black boy, while a woman hugs him.
Beyond the Films
February, 20, 2020

As American as the Blues: Lynching in Film and TV

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Headshot of filmmaker Jacqueline Olive, a woman with medium-dark skin tone and shoulder-length dark hair. She wears pink lipstick.
Behind the Films
February, 20, 2020

Filmmaker Explores First Steps Toward Justice and Reconciliation

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
A black and white photo of Billie Holiday singing mid-note.
Beyond the Films
February, 19, 2020

Billie Holiday’s Searing “Strange Fruit” Still Has the Power to Startle

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
An ancient painting of the Hindu myth of the flood, showing 8 men in a swan-shaped boat sailing alongside a large fish or whale, who is pulling them.
Beyond the Films
February, 14, 2020

A Flood of Myths and Stories

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
An animatronic woman depicting a wife of one of Noah's sons in a museum show about the biblical story of the Ark and the flood.
Beyond the Films
February, 12, 2020

Religion, Science and Belief: Unearthing the Thorny Intersection

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
A Chinese woman holds an infant in her arms while sitting in a gray armchair.
Beyond the Films
February, 5, 2020

The One-Child Policy Legacy on Women and Relationships in China

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
A Chinese woman with long hair speaks into a microphone at an event. She wears a white dress with blue and purple flowers.
Behind the Films
February, 5, 2020

Filmmakers Follow Women in China Trying to Overcome Stigma of Being Single

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
A woman with medium skin tone speaks with a man with light skin tone, gray hair, and glasses inside of an office. She holds up her hand, pointing her finger at him.
Interviews
February, 3, 2020

How “Cooked” Evolved into an Investigation of the Disaster Underlying a Disaster

Independent Lens in Interviews
Black and white photograph of three young people in berets as part of a Rainbow Coalition.
Beyond the Films
January, 28, 2020

From Race Riots to Rainbow Coalitions and Heatwaves: Chicago Activism on Racial and Economic Justice

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Three older men speak into microphones while recording for a radio program.
Interviews
January, 22, 2020

Finding Common Ground: The Story of an Unlikely Chicago Alliance

Independent Lens in Interviews