Independent Lens

Season 6 (27 Episodes)

2004 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 6 Episodes:

Episode 4 Los Angeles Now

4. Los Angeles Now

Aired: Nov 23, 2004

Los Angeles Now is a 60 minute documentary by producer/director Phillip Rodri...

Episode 10 A Touch of Greatness

10. A Touch of Greatness

Aired: Jan 11, 2005

The remarkable teacher Albert Cullum broke the mold for the boring, uninspiri...

Episode 13 On a Roll

13. On a Roll

Aired:

Greg Smith and his family bare all in this unflinching portrait of a 65-pound...

Episode 15 Sisters of '77

15. Sisters of '77

Aired: Mar 1, 2005

Sisters of '77 is a documentary film that chronicles an unprecedented event i...

Episode 22 Imelda

22. Imelda

Aired: May 10, 2005

A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines,...

Info about Independent Lens

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary