Independent Lens

Season 17 (21 Episodes)

2015 TV-14 8.2

Different celebrity hosts present new independent documentaries..

Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented communities and universal challenges found across America. The series has been awarded numerous Emmys and Peabodys, and has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards.

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Season 17 Episodes:

Episode 1 Stray Dog

1. Stray Dog

Aired: Nov 9, 2015

The portrait of a motorcycle-riding Vietnam veteran. There’s much more to Ron...

Episode 2 India's Daughter

2. India's Daughter

Aired: Nov 16, 2015

The rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi, India, sparks ...

Episode 3 Mimi and Dona

3. Mimi and Dona

Aired: Nov 23, 2015

Mimi Thornton, a 92-year-old widow, must find a home for her daughter, who ne...

Episode 4 East of Salinas

4. East of Salinas

Aired: Dec 28, 2015

EAST OF SALINAS is a documentary about immigration, childhood and the cruelty...

Episode 6 Autism in Love

6. Autism in Love

Aired: Jan 11, 2016

Finding love can be hard enough for anyone, but for those on the autism spect...

Episode 7 No Más Bebés

7. No Más Bebés

Aired: Jan 25, 2016

The story of a little-known but landmark event in reproductive justice, when ...

Episode 8 In Football We Trust

8. In Football We Trust

Aired: Feb 1, 2016

Transporting viewers deep inside the tightly-knit and complex Polynesian comm...

Episode 9 A Ballerina's Tale

9. A Ballerina's Tale

Aired: Feb 8, 2016

A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that exami...

Episode 11 (T)ERROR

11. (T)ERROR

Aired: Feb 22, 2016

With twists and turns fit for an espionage thriller, (T)error goes deep insid...

Episode 12 Wilhemina's War

12. Wilhemina's War

Aired: Feb 29, 2016

A grandmother tries to help her family through HIV in the rural south, where ...

Episode 13 An Honest Liar

13. An Honest Liar

Aired: Mar 28, 2016

Retired magician James "The Amazing" Randi dedicates his life to exposing fra...

Episode 14 Welcome to Leith

14. Welcome to Leith

Aired: Apr 4, 2016

When a notorious white supremacist and his followers hatch a scheme to gain e...

Episode 15 Democrats

15. Democrats

Aired: Apr 25, 2016

Rival political operatives attempt to make history as they navigate Zimbabwe'...

Episode 17 My Nazi Legacy

17. My Nazi Legacy

Aired: May 9, 2016

Niklas Frank and Horst von Wachter explore the characters of their fathers, H...

Episode 18 Peace Officer

18. Peace Officer

Aired: May 10, 2016

The Armor of Light follows the journey of Evangelical minister Rob Schenck, w...

Episode 19 The Armor of Light

19. The Armor of Light

Aired: May 16, 2016

The Armor of Light follows the journey of Evangelical minister Rob Schenck, w...

Episode 20 Dogtown Redemption

20. Dogtown Redemption

Aired: Jun 20, 2016

Dogtown Redemption is the story of three homeless recyclers surviving in West...

Episode 21 Trapped

21. Trapped

Aired: Aug 2, 2016

Healthcare providers and others in Texas, Mississippi and Alabama fight new T...


Info about Independent Lens

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary