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Many people in a room paying attention to a Latina caucus leader during the Iowa Caucuses in 2020.
Behind the Films
October, 27, 2021

Going Inside the Family-Run Newspaper Keeping Local Journalism Alive

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
steps of Supreme Court, Man carrying Pride flag.
Beyond the Films
October, 8, 2021

The Damage from Gay Conversion Therapy Still Lingers for Many LGBTQ+ People

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
Independent Lens winner of 2 News and Doc Emmy Awards graphic with Emmy Award
Awards
September, 30, 2021

Independent Lens Wins Two 2021 News & Documentary Emmy Awards

Independent Lens in Awards
From the Tacos of Texas docuseries, musicians from Brownsville Texas are seen in rear view mirror
Lists
September, 17, 2021

Road Trippin’, Part II: These Documentaries Will Show You All 50 States

Independent Lens in Lists
Side mirror with image from Real Dirt on Farmer John in the mirror
Lists
September, 17, 2021

Road Trippin’ Part I: These Documentaries Will Show You All 50 States

Independent Lens in Lists
Demonstrators gathered in Albany, New York, in 1971 to demand gay rights and to declare that "Homo Is Healthy."
Behind the Films
September, 16, 2021

Telling the Story of When LGBTQ+ Activists Fought the Establishment and Won

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
Claressa Shields deep in thought while listening to music with headphones
Lists
August, 3, 2021

Claressa Shields’ Workout Playlist

Independent Lens in Lists
Audience Award laurels atop Jonathan Scott Power Trip image with Scott atop a roof with solar panels
Announcements
July, 7, 2021

And the Winner of the 2020-21 Independent Lens Audience Award Is…

Independent Lens in Announcements
Tran To Nga sits with victims of Agent Orange at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Behind the Films
June, 11, 2021

Filmmakers Show How Agent Orange Catastrophe Did Not End with the Vietnam War

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
Black and white photograph of a man with dark skin tone helping a young boy use a drill while making a coffin.
Behind the Films
June, 7, 2021

Muslim Casket Maker’s Story Becomes Cinematic Portrait of Resilience and Redemption

Independent Lens in Behind the Films
Woman (LaTonya Myers) in a San Antonio Spurs hat, celebrates a job offer
Beyond the Films
May, 24, 2021

UPDATE: LaTonya Myers Inspires Others to Reform the Justice System

Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
A smiling Cambodian-American man in a suit offers a pink box of donuts through a drive-thru window.
Behind the Films
May, 21, 2021

From Cambodia to Southern California: Telling the Story of a King of Donut Shops

Independent Lens in Behind the Films