Episode guide
Independent Lens: Season 20
19 episodes · premiered Oct 29, 2018
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- Episode 1: Wildland Oct 29, 2018 · 1h Filmed during two recent wildfire seasons, Wildland is a sweeping yet deeply personal account of a wildland firefighting crew as they struggle with fear, loyalty, dreams, and demons. This…
- Episode 2: Dawnland Nov 5, 2018 · 1h Dawnland reveals the untold story of Indigenous child removal in the United States through the first government-endorsed truth and reconciliation commission in the nation, tasked with…
- Episode 3: The Cleaners Nov 12, 2018 · 1h "Delete...Ignore...Delete… Ignore…" Someone is out there censoring your social media feed. Do their decisions distort your understanding of the world as much as clever hoaxes and "fake…
- Episode 4: The Judge Nov 19, 2018 · 1h Showing Shari’a law in a way we've never seen before--through the story of the first-ever female judge in Palestine’s religious courts--The Judge is a portrait of a remarkable woman that…
- Episode 5: Man on Fire Dec 17, 2018 · 1h In 2014, 79-year-old white Methodist minister drove to an empty parking lot in his old hometown of Grand Saline, Texas, and set himself on fire. He left a note on his car’s windshield…
- Episode 6: My Country No More Jan 7, 2019 · 1h Following the rise and fall of the oil boom in North Dakota, My Country No More paints a portrait of a rural American community in crisis split by a high-stakes divide.
- Episode 7: Rodents of Unusual Size Jan 14, 2019 · 1h Rodents of Unusual Size is a real-life horror "tail" about the various and eccentric methods Louisiana residents have employed to tackle a growing menace that lurks in the bayous and…
- Episode 8: RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World Jan 21, 2019 · 1h RUMBLE is the electric story of how Native American influence shaped rock and roll, a missing chapter in music history.
- Episode 9: The King Jan 28, 2019 · 1h Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, filmmaker Eugene Jarecki takes the King’s 1963 Rolls-Royce on a musical road trip across America. From Memphis to New York, Las Vegas, and…
- Episode 10: Black Memorabilia Feb 4, 2019 · 1h What does it mean when Americans rebuke racism yet hold on to nostalgic objects that embrace it? Black Memorabilia explores the world of racist material, both antique and new, that pushes…
- Episode 11: Hale County This Morning, This Evening Feb 11, 2019 · 1h RaMell Ross's Hale County This Morning, This Evening, one of the year's most critically acclaimed films, is a dreamy and intimate journey through the world of Hale County, Alabama, a…
- Episode 12: People's Republic of Desire Feb 25, 2019 · 1h In an age where the power of technology helps us connect, are we as isolated as ever? People’s Republic of Desire exposes the baffling reality of how virtual relationships are replacing…
- Episode 13: Tre Maison Dasan Apr 1, 2019 · 1h Told directly through the eyes of the children themselves, Tre Maison Dasan is an up-close and unfiltered look at the lives of three Rhode Island boys, each navigating childhood and…
- Episode 14: The Providers Apr 8, 2019 · 1h Three rural healthcare providers try to make a difference in the lives of their patients against overwhelming odds.
- Episode 15: Marcos Doesn't Live Here Anymore Apr 15, 2019 · 1h Elizabeth Perez, a decorated U.S. Marine veteran living in Cleveland, fights to reunite her family after her undocumented husband, Marcos, is deported. Acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland…
- Episode 16: Charm City Apr 22, 2019 · 1h In Baltimore, the murder rate is high and trust in law enforcement is low—meet the engaged citizens reversing those trends in Charm City.
- Episode 17: Out of State May 6, 2019 · 1h In Out of State, two native Hawaiians sent thousands of miles away to a private prison in the desert find a community of other native Hawaiians and discover indigenous traditions from a…
- Episode 18: Harvest Season; The Seed Saver May 13, 2019 · 1h California’s Napa Valley is one of the premier wine growing regions in the world, celebrated as an idyllic and luxurious destination. Yet, many of the vineyard workers and the small…
- Episode 19: Wrestle May 20, 2019 · 1h Wrestle goes inside the lives of four members of the high school wrestling team at Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High School--a longstanding entry on Alabama’s list of failing schools…