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A woman with dark skin tone, wearing a purple shirt, hugs her grinning daughter, a young girl with dark skin tone and long braids.
Beyond the Films
February, 11, 2022

How Incarceration Affects Mothers and Their Children

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Mini model of a classroom safety drill with figurines of a teacher and students leaving their classroom in a line.
Beyond the Films
February, 8, 2022

What Americans Will Do to Feel Safe in Schools

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
A husband and wife look over a fence straddling a river in Brooks County, Texas.
Beyond the Films
February, 3, 2022

“Death Valley for Migrants”: The Invisible Cost of Border Crossing

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
A husband and wife tape a missing persons poster to a telephone pole.
Interviews
January, 10, 2022

Confronting the Agonizing Facts of Life and Death in Brooks County

Independent Lens in Interviews
A young man with dark skin tone sits on the stairs of a brick house.
Behind the Films
January, 7, 2022

Owning Up to the Dark History of America’s Housing Industry

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
A man with medium-dark skin tone hugs a young woman with curly hair in the hallway of a school.
Behind the Films
January, 6, 2022

Filmmaker and Clemente Course Students Team Up to Reckon with Systemic Racism

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
Arapaho and Shoshone children arrive off the train to Carlisle, 1881
Beyond the Films
November, 30, 2021

Three Arapaho Boys: Reclaiming Their Lives and Retelling Their Stories

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Tribals members pay their respects at Little Chief's reburial at Sharp Nose Cemetery, Wind River Reservation, WY (From Left: Fay Ann Soldier Wolf, Mark Soldier Wolf, Hubert Friday, Nelson White, Crawford White, Yufna Soldier Wolf), 2017
Behind the Films
November, 22, 2021

Northern Arapaho Tribal Members Find Hope in the Unacknowledged History That Haunts Our Present

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
Sian-Pierre and his mother Rebecca pose for a selfie while traveling in Europe, from Duty Free
Behind the Films
November, 10, 2021

“This film has defined me”: A Son’s Bucket List Journey with His Mother

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
Aloe Blacc performing the song "Other Side" in a special performance for Ferguson Rises and Independent Lens. He's wearing a wide brimmed hat.
Watch Video
November, 8, 2021

Aloe Blacc Goes to the “Other Side” for Ferguson Rises

Independent Lens in Watch Video
Michael Brown Senior is at the center of this photo mourning and celebrating the life of his son Michael, wearing red St Louis Cardinals hat.
Beyond the Films
November, 8, 2021

“A Father Hurts Too”: In Conversation with Michael Brown Sr and the Filmmaker of Ferguson Rises

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Storm Lake Times newspaper for sale in a local restaurant
Beyond the Films
November, 3, 2021

Feisty Community Newspapers That Are Surviving or Thriving Against the Odds

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films