Coming Fall 2014 to Independent Lens
Preview: Season 16 | 1m
The Emmy-winning Independent Lens returns this fall with a new slate of acclaimed films.
This fall Independent Lens takes viewers around the globe to explore fascinating human stories, from a tale of twins growing up a world apart, to the role that Japanese cultural attitudes may have played in a devastating train crash, to what will happen in a remote Bhutanese village when television comes to town. The Emmy-winning Independent Lens airs Monday nights at 10/9c (check local listings).
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Coming Fall 2014 to Independent Lens
Preview: Season 16 | 1m
This fall Independent Lens takes viewers around the globe to explore fascinating human stories, from a tale of twins growing up a world apart, to the role that Japanese cultural attitudes may have played in a devastating train crash, to what will happen in a remote Bhutanese village when television comes to town. The Emmy-winning Independent Lens airs Monday nights at 10/9c (check local listings).
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Now PlayingComing Fall 2014 to Independent Lens
Preview: S16 | 1m | The Emmy-winning Independent Lens returns this fall with a new slate of acclaimed films. (1m)
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Clip: S16 Ep10 | 8m 34s | Available into perpetuity. (8m 34s)
Limited Partnership: Sneaking Back In at the Border
Clip: S16 Ep17 | 1m 19s | Limited Partnership premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 15, 2015. (1m 19s)
Limited Partnership: Shocking Letter from the INS
Clip: S16 Ep17 | 1m 17s | Limited Partnership premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 15, 2015. (1m 17s)
Limited Partnership: Justice Kennedy Changes His Mind
Clip: S16 Ep17 | 3m 53s | The evolution of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's same-sex marriage rulings. (3m 53s)
Limited Partnership: How They Met
Clip: S16 Ep17 | 1m 27s | Limited Partnership premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 15, 2015. (1m 27s)
Coming to Independent Lens: Limited Partnership
Preview: S16 Ep17 | 30s | Limited Partnership premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 15, 2015. (30s)
Coming to Independent Lens: 1971
Preview: S16 Ep16 | 30s | 1971 premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 18, 2015. (30s)
Clip: S16 Ep16 | 1m 10s | 1971 premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 18, 2015. (1m 10s)
Clip: S16 Ep16 | 1m 47s | 1971 premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 18, 2015. (1m 47s)
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Born to Fly
Preview: S16 Ep15 | 30s | Born to Fly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 11, 2015. (30s)
Born to Fly: Waterfall at Millennium Bridge
Clip: S16 Ep15 | 2m 57s | Born to Fly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 11, 2015. (2m 57s)
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Sees the Doctor
Clip: S16 Ep15 | 3m 30s | Born to Fly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 11, 2015. (3m 30s)
Born to Fly: Artificial Gravity
Clip: S16 Ep15 | 1m 27s | Born to Fly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 11, 2015. (1m 27s)
Kumu Hina: You Are the Warriors of Today
Clip: S16 Ep14 | 2m 12s | Kumu Hina premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 4, 2015. (2m 12s)
Clip: S16 Ep14 | 2m 11s | Kumu Hina premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 4, 2015. (2m 11s)
Clip: S16 Ep14 | 2m 2s | Kumu Hina premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 4, 2015. (2m 2s)
Coming to Independent Lens: Kumu Hina
Preview: S16 Ep14 | 30s | Kumu Hina premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 4, 2015. (30s)
The Great Invisible: Hardluck City
Clip: S16 Ep13 | 1m 21s | The Great Invisible premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 20, 2015. (1m 21s)
Coming to Independent Lens: The Great Invisible
Preview: S16 Ep13 | 30s | The Great Invisible premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 20, 2015. (30s)
The Homestretch: Roque's Story
Clip: S16 Ep12 | 2m 32s | The Homestretch premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 13, 2015. (2m 32s)
Coming to Independent Lens: The Homestretch
Preview: S16 Ep12 | 2m 29s | The Homestretch premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 13, 2015. (2m 29s)
Coming to Independent Lens: Little Hope Was Arson
Preview: S16 Ep11 | 30s | Little Hope Was Arson premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 6, 2015. (30s)
Little White Lie: Growing Up White
Clip: S16 Ep10 | 4m 22s | Little White Lie premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 23, 2015. (4m 22s)
Little White Lie: Finding Her New Identity at Georgetown
Clip: S16 Ep10 | 3m 39s | Little White Lie premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 23, 2015. (3m 39s)
Little White Lie: Family Origins
Clip: S16 Ep10 | 1m 35s | Little White Lie premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 23, 2015. (1m 35s)
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Little White Lie
Preview: S16 Ep10 | 30s | Little White Lie premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, March 23, 2015. (30s)
Coming to Independent Lens: The Homestretch
Preview: S16 Ep12 | 30s | The Homestretch premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 13, 2015. (30s)
Coming to Independent Lens: American Denial
Preview: S16 Ep9 | 30s | American Denial premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 23, 2015. (30s)
American Denial: People at the Margins
Clip: S16 Ep9 | 1m 55s | American Denial premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 23, 2015. (1m 55s)
American Denial: Implicit Bias Test
Clip: S16 Ep9 | 2m 14s | American Denial premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 23, 2015. (2m 14s)
American Denial: An American Dilemma
Clip: S16 Ep9 | 2m 54s | American Denial premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 23, 2015. (2m 54s)
Through a Lens Darkly: Gordon Parks
Clip: S16 Ep8 | 1m 47s | Through a Lens Darkly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 16, 2015. (1m 47s)
Through a Lens Darkly: Family Photo Albums
Clip: S16 Ep8 | 1m 44s | Through a Lens Darkly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 16, 2015. (1m 44s)
Coming to Independent Lens: Through a Lens Darkly
Preview: S16 Ep8 | 30s | Through a Lens Darkly premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 16, 2015. (30s)
Evolution of a Criminal: Pastor Ned
Clip: S16 Ep7 | 1m 9s | Evolution of a Criminal premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, January 12, 2015. (1m 9s)
Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Evolution of a Criminal
Preview: S16 Ep6 | 1m 48s | Evolution of a Criminal premieres next season on PBS Independent Lens. (1m 48s)
Rich Hill: Moving Back to Thayer
Clip: S16 Ep6 | 2m 12s | Rich Hill premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, January 5, 2015. (2m 12s)
Rich Hill: Dreams and Prayers for the Future
Clip: S16 Ep6 | 2m 9s | Rich Hill premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, January 5, 2015. (2m 9s)
Coming to Independent Lens: Rich Hill
Preview: S16 Ep6 | 30s | Rich Hill premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, January 5, 2015. (30s)
Coming to Independent Lens: The Kill Team
Preview: S16 Ep8 | 30s | The Kill Team premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, January 19, 2015. (30s)
Happiness: Sneaking Off to Do Archery
Clip: S16 Ep5 | 57s | Happiness premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 17, 2014. (57s)
Clip: S16 Ep5 | 1m 53s | Happiness premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 17, 2014. (1m 53s)
Coming to Independent Lens: Happiness
Preview: S16 Ep5 | 30s | Happiness premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 17, 2014. (30s)
Clip: S16 Ep4 | 1m 16s | Powerless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 3, 2014. (1m 16s)
Powerless: Crackdown on Katiya
Clip: S16 Ep4 | 5m 32s | Powerless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 3, 2014. (5m 32s)
Coming to Independent Lens: Powerless
Preview: S16 Ep4 | 30s | Powerless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, November 3, 2014. (30s)
Coming to Independent Lens: Brakeless
Preview: S16 Ep3 | 30s | Brakeless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 27, 2014. (30s)
Brakeless: Model of the Tragic Train Crash
Clip: S16 Ep3 | 1m | Brakeless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 27, 2014. (1m)
Brakeless: Deadly Speed at Rush Hour
Clip: S16 Ep3 | 1m 13s | Brakeless premieres on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, October 27, 2014. (1m 13s)
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