Season 25 Premiere Mar 20, 2023 on PBS

Independent Lens

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1999 - Present NR 8.1

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Hazing

1. Hazing

Aired: Sep 12, 2022

The practice of hazing and why it continues to be seen as a legitimate rite o...

Episode 2 TikTok, Boom.

2. TikTok, Boom.

Aired: Oct 24, 2022

Episode 3 Move Me

3. Move Me

Aired: Nov 7, 2022

Episode 4 Children of Las Brisas

4. Children of Las Brisas

Aired: Jan 2, 2023

Episode 5 The Big Payback

5. The Big Payback

Aired: Jan 16, 2023

Episode 6 No Straight Lines

6. No Straight Lines

Aired: Jan 23, 2023

Episode 7 The Picture Taker

7. The Picture Taker

Aired: Jan 30, 2023

Episode 8 Outta the Muck

8. Outta the Muck

Aired: Feb 6, 2023

Episode 9 Love in the Time of Fentanyl

9. Love in the Time of Fentanyl

Aired: Feb 13, 2023

Cast:

Stanley Tucci image Stanley Tucci
Susan Sarandon image Susan Sarandon
Edie Falco image Edie Falco Host
Michelle Alexander image Michelle Alexander Self
Doug Brown image Doug Brown
Sarah Callan image Sarah Callan
Barnaby Carpenter image Barnaby Carpenter
Rocky Braat image Rocky Braat Self
Peter Coyote image Peter Coyote
Misty Copeland image Misty Copeland Self
William J. Barber II image William J. Barber II Self - Preacher
John Lithgow image John Lithgow
Nelson Avidon image Nelson Avidon
Niklas Frank image Niklas Frank Self
Jaclyn Carlson image Jaclyn Carlson
Dennis Brito image Dennis Brito FBI Agent
Steve Hoover image Steve Hoover Self and Narrator
Joe Arpaio image Joe Arpaio Self
John Ali image John Ali
Gregg Allman image Gregg Allman Self
America Ferrera image America Ferrera
Roscoe Lee Browne image Roscoe Lee Browne Narrator
Doru Ana image Doru Ana
Danny Glover image Danny Glover Self - Narrator
Philippe Sands image Philippe Sands Self
Brad Fleischer image Brad Fleischer
Maggie Gyllenhaal image Maggie Gyllenhaal
Danny Hoch image Danny Hoch Self
Alice Cooper image Alice Cooper Self
Sherrilyn Ifill image Sherrilyn Ifill
Maya Angelou image Maya Angelou Self
Alison Fraser image Alison Fraser
Horst von Wächter image Horst von Wächter Self
Leonardo Giron image Leonardo Giron
Rich Graff image Rich Graff John
Samuel Ray Gates image Samuel Ray Gates
Muhammad Ali image Muhammad Ali
Bono image Bono Self
Kate Rigg image Kate Rigg Self
Felix Hess image Felix Hess
Peter Gregus image Peter Gregus Bill
Kimberly Hebert Gregory image Kimberly Hebert Gregory
Mary-Louise Parker image Mary-Louise Parker Self - Hostess
Ric Heitzman image Ric Heitzman Self
Amiri Baraka image Amiri Baraka Self
Kara Elverson image Kara Elverson Field Correspondent
Arnel Pineda image Arnel Pineda Self - lead vocalist, Journey
Erykah Badu image Erykah Badu
Whoopi Goldberg image Whoopi Goldberg Self - Narrator
Paul Boneberg image Paul Boneberg Self
Tony Plana image Tony Plana Self and Narrator
Edward Asner image Edward Asner
Terrence Howard image Terrence Howard Self - Narrator
Karen Black image Karen Black Self
Aesop Rock image Aesop Rock Self
Richard Pacheco image Richard Pacheco Conference Attendee
Akin Omotoso image Akin Omotoso Self and Narrator
Joan Allen image Joan Allen Self - Narrator
Jamie Lee Curtis image Jamie Lee Curtis Self - Narrator
Rupert Isaacson image Rupert Isaacson Self and Narrator
Hank Azaria image Hank Azaria Abbie Hoffman and Allen Ginsberg
John Adams image John Adams Composer
Anastasia Barzee image Anastasia Barzee Self
Pat Buchanan image Pat Buchanan Self
Keo Woolford image Keo Woolford Self
Reena Shah image Reena Shah Self and Narrator
Keith David image Keith David Narrator
Blythe Danner image Blythe Danner Isabella Stewart Gardner
John Beard image John Beard Self
Jimmy Mirikitani image Jimmy Mirikitani Self
Patricia Charbonneau image Patricia Charbonneau Self
Kal Penn image Kal Penn Jagdesh
Frank Crim image Frank Crim Co-worker
Albert Cullum image Albert Cullum Self
Jeffrey Wright image Jeffrey Wright Self and Narrator
Imelda Marcos image Imelda Marcos Self
LisaGay Hamilton image LisaGay Hamilton Self and Narrator
Alec Baldwin image Alec Baldwin
Cheech Marin image Cheech Marin Self and Narrator
León Singer image León Singer Clemente
Beau Bridges image Beau Bridges Self - Narrator
Hira Ambrosino image Hira Ambrosino Auditioning Emilies
Ossie Davis image Ossie Davis Self and Narrator
Alfre Woodard image Alfre Woodard Self - Narrator
Jim Lange image Jim Lange
Don Cheadle image Don Cheadle Self - Host
Yolande Bavan image Yolande Bavan Preema
Tarô Akebono image Tarô Akebono Self
Sigourney Weaver image Sigourney Weaver Self and Narrator
Daniel Junge image Daniel Junge Self and Narrator
Dorothy Thigpen image Dorothy Thigpen Self and Narrator
Kate Mulgrew image Kate Mulgrew Self - Narrator
Tracy Thorne image Tracy Thorne Self and Narrator
Simon Jones image Simon Jones John the baptist
Chris Tashima image Chris Tashima Chiune Sugihara (segment "Visas and Virtue")
Ellie Kemper image Ellie Kemper Kimmy Schmidt
Uri Geller image Uri Geller Self
Jelani Cobb image Jelani Cobb Self
Obba Babatundé image Obba Babatundé Self
William Genovese image William Genovese Self
Julian Bond image Julian Bond Self
Kori Cioca image Kori Cioca Self - US Coast Guard
Jonathan Cain image Jonathan Cain Self - keyboards and rhythm guitar, Journey
Angela Bassett image Angela Bassett Daisy Bates
Harry Belafonte image Harry Belafonte
Tim Robbins image Tim Robbins Self - Narrator
Guy Clark image Guy Clark Self
Sally Field image Sally Field
Alexander Beyer image Alexander Beyer Interrogator
Peter Bogdanovich image Peter Bogdanovich Self
Chuck D image Chuck D Self
Mark Feuerstein image Mark Feuerstein Antoine Tissandier and Yoel Palgi
Dylan Baker image Dylan Baker David Dellinger and David Stahl
Peter Sellars image Peter Sellars Stage Director
Matt Cavenaugh image Matt Cavenaugh Self
Marion Barry Jr. image Marion Barry Jr.
Linda Lavin image Linda Lavin Self - Narrator
Forest Whitaker image Forest Whitaker Self and Narrator
Phil Donahue image Phil Donahue Self
Darci Kistler image Darci Kistler Self
Earl L. Butz image Earl L. Butz
Jesse Borrego image Jesse Borrego Fred Cruz
John Baldessari image John Baldessari Self
Dulé Hill image Dulé Hill Billy Strayhorn
Artie Harris image Artie Harris
Campbell Scott image Campbell Scott Bernard Berenson
Barbara Boxer image Barbara Boxer Self
James Brown image James Brown Self
Ron Lamothe image Ron Lamothe Self and Narrator
Kaela Dobkin image Kaela Dobkin Wife
Laurie Heineman image Laurie Heineman Self
Catherine Samie image Catherine Samie Anna Semionovna
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. image Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Self
May Boss image May Boss
Brad Bailey image Brad Bailey Subway Cruiser
Jeremy Ray Valdez image Jeremy Ray Valdez Lalo
Peng Zhang Li image Peng Zhang Li Self
John Kerry image John Kerry Self
Geoff Callan image Geoff Callan
Billy Joe Shaver image Billy Joe Shaver Narrator
Lili Taylor image Lili Taylor Self - Narrator
Purva Bedi image Purva Bedi Geetu
Tituss Burgess image Tituss Burgess Titus Andromedon
Mark Mothersbaugh image Mark Mothersbaugh Self
Kirby Dick image Kirby Dick Self - Interviewer
Neal Schon image Neal Schon Self - lead guitar, Journey
Kathleen Cleaver image Kathleen Cleaver
Laurie Folkes image Laurie Folkes
Ashley Harris image Ashley Harris Self
Eileen Glutzer image Eileen Glutzer Self
Ben Kingsley image Ben Kingsley
Gabriel Byrne image Gabriel Byrne Self - Narrator
Sandra Bullock image Sandra Bullock Self
George Clinton image George Clinton Self
David Boat image David Boat Norman Mailer and Marshal 1
Erin Davie image Erin Davie Self
Chuck Brown image Chuck Brown
Marilyn Help Hood image Marilyn Help Hood Self
Raúl Castillo image Raúl Castillo
George W. Bush image George W. Bush Self
Denny Kirkwood image Denny Kirkwood Brad
Lydia Hyslop image Lydia Hyslop Woolworth waitress
Imee Marcos image Imee Marcos Self
Gary Busey image Gary Busey
Eli Crews image Eli Crews
David Ritz image David Ritz Self
Carol Kane image Carol Kane Lillian Kaushtupper
Gary Panter image Gary Panter Self
Danqing Chen image Danqing Chen
Myla Haider image Myla Haider Self - Army Criminal Investigation Division (as Sergeant Myla Haider)
Deen Castronovo image Deen Castronovo Self - drums, Journey
Angela Davis image Angela Davis
Nathan Harris image Nathan Harris Self
Richard Donner image Richard Donner Self
El-P image El-P Self
Seth Numrich image Seth Numrich Giora Senesh and Sandor Fleischmann
Catherine Curtin image Catherine Curtin Barbara Callender
Gerald Finley image Gerald Finley Singer: Robert Oppenheimer
Christine Ebersole image Christine Ebersole Self
Elvis Costello image Elvis Costello Self
Sedika Mojadidi image Sedika Mojadidi Self
James Chanos image James Chanos Self
Jamie McShane image Jamie McShane Ed
Joanna Cassidy image Joanna Cassidy
Ryan Michelle Bathe image Ryan Michelle Bathe Keisha
Ramón Franco image Ramón Franco Ray
Dan Cronin image Dan Cronin Sergi
Jane Krakowski image Jane Krakowski Jacqueline White
Mimi Pond image Mimi Pond Self
Jessica Hinves image Jessica Hinves Self - US Air Force
John Forte image John Forte
Peter Fonda image Peter Fonda Self
Sage Francis image Sage Francis Self
Lucinda Childs image Lucinda Childs Self - Choreographer
Antonio Caruso image Antonio Caruso
Mercedes Ellington image Mercedes Ellington Self
Sam Simon image Sam Simon
Eurlyne Epper image Eurlyne Epper
Richard Bekins image Richard Bekins Carl
Silvana Gallardo image Silvana Gallardo Raquel Rios
Billy Collins image Billy Collins
Adam Felber image Adam Felber Angry Hockey Player
Shizuko Hoshi image Shizuko Hoshi Narrator (segment "Visas and Virtue")
Sara Chase image Sara Chase Cyndee Pokorny
Lance Reddick image Lance Reddick James

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