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Independent Lens is America’s home for documentaries, airing Mondays on PBS. AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness Try Harder! When Claude Got Shot Scenes from the Glittering World
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Trailer | Scenes From the Glittering World
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Preview: S23 Ep15 | 30s | Indigenous teens going to a remote school on Navajo Nation reservation plan their futures. (30s)
Trailer | When Claude Got Shot
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Preview: S23 Ep14 | 29s | After being shot in the face, a law student is torn by the effects of gun violence. (29s)
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Preview: S23 Ep13 | 30s | At San Francisco’s Lowell High School, stressed-out seniors chase college dreams. (30s)
Trailer | AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
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Preview: S23 Ep12 | 30s | Researchers take a mind-blowing journey to investigate the mysteries of consciousness. (30s)
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Preview: S23 Ep11 | 30s | Meet the fearless women journalists of India's only all-female newspaper. (30s)
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Preview: S23 Ep10 | 30s | Three formerly incarcerated mothers fight to rebuild their lives outside of prison. (30s)
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Preview: S23 Ep9 | 30s | A provocative look at what it means to feel safe in an American classroom. (30s)
Trailer | Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
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Preview: S23 Ep8 | 30s | Exposé on how American housing policy has been manipulated in discriminatory ways. (30s)
Trailer | Missing in Brooks County
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Preview: S23 Ep7 | 30s | An activist detective searches for missing migrants in rural South Texas. (30s)
Trailer | A Reckoning in Boston
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Preview: S23 Ep6 | 30s | A filmmaker teams with Clemente Course students to reckon with Boston's racial history. (30s)
Trailer | Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
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Preview: S23 Ep5 | 30s | Native Americans recover the remains of children who died at an Indian boarding school. (30s)
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Preview: S23 Ep4 | 30s | After losing her lifelong job, a mom teams up with her son to fulfill her bucket list. (30s)
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Preview: S23 Ep3 | 30s | Inside the family-run newspaper keeping local journalism alive. (30s)
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Preview: S23 Ep2 | 30s | Michael Brown Sr. seeks justice after a white police officer kills his son in Ferguson. (30s)
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Preview: S23 Ep1 | 30s | When homosexuality was considered an illness to be “cured," LGBTQ activists fought back. (30s)
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