Independent Lens (1999)
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.
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Episode 1 - The Political Dr. Seuss
Release Date: 2004-10-26The Political Dr. Seuss is a 2004 documentary film written by Ron Lamothe, Eric Martin and Lois Vossen, and directed by Ron Lamothe.
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Episode 2 - Polka Time
Release Date: 2004-11-09 -
Episode 3 - Afghanistan Unveiled
Release Date: 2004-11-16 -
Episode 4 - Los Angeles Now
Release Date: 2004-11-23Los Angeles Now is a 60 minute documentary by producer/director Phillip Rodriguez. It first aired in November 2004 on PBS’s Independent Lens series. The documentary investigates the city of Los Angeles as it comes of age and wrestles with its history and its future. The film includes conversations with a broad range of Los Angeles figures, from actress Salma Hayek and businessman/philanthropist Eli Broad to author and essayist Richard Rodriguez and Cardinal Roger Mahony.
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Episode 5 - The Day My God Died
Release Date: 2004-11-30 -
Episode 6 - Girl Wrestler
Release Date: 2004-12-14 -
Episode 7 - Fine; Doki-Doki
Release Date: 2004-12-21 -
Episode 8 - Short, Not Sweet
Release Date: 2004-12-28 -
Episode 9 - A Hard Straight
Release Date: 2005-01-04 -
Episode 10 - A Touch of Greatness
Release Date: 2005-01-11 -
Episode 11 - Power Trip
Release Date: 2005-01-25 -
Episode 12 - February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
Release Date: 2005-02-01 -
Episode 13 - On a Roll: Disability and the American Dream
Release Date:Greg Smith and his family bare all in this unflinching portrait of a 65-pound man striving for the American dream. Fueled by discrimination, Smith created "On a Roll" talk radio from his wheelchair in 1992. The father of three travels the globe but finds his own nation's capital inaccessible - a minor challenge compared to living independently and having safe intimate relationships.
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Episode 14 - Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry
Release Date: 2005-02-22 -
Episode 15 - Sisters of '77
Release Date: 2005-03-01Sisters of '77 is a documentary film that chronicles an unprecedented event in women's history, the first National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas in November 1977. The purpose of the National Women's Conference was to end discrimination against women and promote their equal rights. The conference was the first federally funded women's conference, and brought together over 20,000 women and men from around the United States. Sisters of '77 provides a look at a pivotal weekend that changed the course of history and the lives of the women who attended. The film incorporates rare archival footage and interviews of leaders relating this history to the present. The conference attendees included former first ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, and Rosalynn Carter. The women present included Republicans, Democrats, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinas, Native American, pro-choice, pro-life, straight, gay, liberal and conservative women. The most influential leaders attending the burgeoning women’s movement included Bella Abzug, Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Eleanor Smeal, Ann Richards, Coretta Scott King, Billie Jean King, and Barbara Jordan.
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Episode 16 - Sunset Story
Release Date: 2005-03-22 -
Episode 17 - Let the Church Say Amen
Release Date: 2005-03-29 -
Episode 18 - A Lion's Trail
Release Date: 2005-04-05 -
Episode 19 - Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton
Release Date: 2005-04-12 -
Episode 20 - End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again
Release Date: 2005-04-26A profile of seminal punk band the Ramones includes concert footage, interviews with group members and clips of bands that influenced them or were influenced by them. Bassist Dee Dee Ramone died shortly after filming, while guitarist Johnny Ramone died soon after the film's release. Both are interviewed. Susan Sarandon introduces the film. Also: a preview of a movie about Joe Strummer, who is shown performing.
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Episode 21 - The Last Letter; Zyklon Portrait; The Walnut Tree
Release Date: 2005-05-03 -
Episode 22 - Imelda
Release Date: 2005-05-10 -
Episode 23 - Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion
Release Date: 2005-05-10How has Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, managed to court, coddle, use and abuse power for nearly four decades? News clips, propaganda films, home movies, verite footage and interviews with Marcos, her friends and her enemies reveal her methods.
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Episode 24 - Red Hook Justice
Release Date: 2005-05-24 -
Episode 25 - Double Dare; Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!
Release Date: 2005-05-31 -
Episode 26 - Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
Release Date: 2005-06-07 -
Episode 27 - Brother to Brother
Release Date: 2005-06-14