Independent Lens

Season 7 (29 Episodes)

2005 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 7 Episodes:

Episode 5 Mirror Dance

5. Mirror Dance

Aired: Nov 15, 2005

Identical twins Margarita and Ramona de Saá became acclaimed ballerinas with ...

Episode 6 Race Is the Place

6. Race Is the Place

Aired: Nov 22, 2005

A documentary featuring contemporary performance artists treating the subject...

Episode 8 Seoul Train

8. Seoul Train

Aired: Dec 13, 2005

This film explores the plight of North Korean refugees trying to escape their...

Episode 14 July '64

14. July '64

Aired: Feb 14, 2006

In the 1950s and 1960s, Rochester, New York became known as a successful city...

Episode 15 Almost Home

15. Almost Home

Aired: Feb 21, 2006

Follows the daily lives of senior residents and the staff of a retirement com...

Episode 17 Troop 1500

17. Troop 1500

Aired: Mar 21, 2006

Their mothers may be convicted thieves, murderers, and drug dealers, but the ...

Info about Independent Lens

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary