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.
1. Still Life with Animated Dogs
Aired: Oct 24, 2006The World According to Sesame Street is a 2005 feature-length documentary cre...
2. The World According to Sesame Street
Aired: Oct 24, 2006
Aired: Oct 31, 2006
Aired: Nov 7, 2006
5. Democracy on Deadline: The Global Struggle for an Independent Press
Aired: Nov 21, 2006
Aired: Nov 28, 2006 With its thriving main street, diverse population and healthy rate of revital...
Aired: Dec 12, 2006
Aired: Dec 19, 2006 This documentary tells the story of five Cuban photographers whose lives and ...
Aired: Dec 26, 2006
Aired: Jan 2, 2007 A Fish Story is a tale of two women who lead their communities in a battle ag...
Aired: Jan 16, 2007 Shadya Zoabi, a charismatic 17-year-old karate world champion, strives to suc...
Aired: Jan 23, 2007
Aired: Jan 30, 2007
14. Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life
Aired: Feb 6, 2007Billy Strayhorn was one of the forces behind the sound of the renowned Duke E...
Aired: Feb 13, 2007 Medical care for Afghan women, after the U.S. invasion.
16. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
Aired: Feb 20, 2007A hip-hop fan addresses the art form's problems with sexism, masculinity, vio...
17. Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
Aired: Feb 27, 2007Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? is a 2006 documentary film written b...
Aired: Mar 20, 2007 In March of 1990, two thieves dressed as Boston police officers gained entran...
Aired: Mar 27, 2007 Race discrimination infects America’s capital punishment system. According to...
Aired: Apr 3, 2007 They live crowded together in cement factory dormitories where water has to b...
Aired: Apr 10, 2007 This eye-opening expose of the $80 billion coffee industry traces one man's f...
22. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Aired: Apr 24, 2007Corporate audio and videotapes tell the inside story of the scandal involving...
Aired: May 8, 2007 In 2001, Japanese American painter Jimmy Mirikitani, over 80 years old, is li...
Aired: May 15, 2007
Aired: May 22, 2007
26. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Aired: May 29, 2007This film tells the true story of a bohemian St. Francis and his remarkable r...
27. La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul
Aired: May 6, 2007A born rebel and innovator, Lupe Yoli aka La Lupe or La Yiyiyi was renowned f...
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