Episode guide
Independent Lens: Season 22
14 episodes · premiered Oct 19, 2020
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- Episode 1: Feels Good Man Oct 19, 2020 · 1h Feels Good Man is the story of how artist Matt Furie, creator of a once-benign comic character named Pepe the Frog, fought an uphill battle to reclaim his iconic creation from those who…
- Episode 2: Represent Oct 26, 2020 · 1h Represent follows three women running for office in the heart of the Midwest leading up to the 2018 midterm elections, as they take on entrenched local political networks and fight to…
- Episode 3: Jonathan Scott's Power Trip Nov 16, 2020 · 1h In Jonathan Scott's Power Trip, the HGTV home makeover guru shines a light on the obstacles and opportunities for America’s solar industry, following fossil fuel monopolies that halt the…
- Episode 4: Belly of the Beast Nov 23, 2020 · 1h An unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons, shielded by prison officials and doctors, and wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of…
- Episode 5: A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem Jan 4, 2021 · 1h A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem sheds light on the continued fight to end the gender pay gap prevalent throughout the National Football League, chronicling the journeys of…
- Episode 6: A Day in the Life of America / American Nomads Jan 11, 2021 · 1h A Day in the Life of America: Director Jared Leto crafts a sweeping yet intimate cross-section of America shot on a single July 4th in 2017 with 92 film crews fanning out across each of…
- Episode 7: 9to5: The Story of a Movement Feb 1, 2021 · 1h When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was singing about a real movement that started with a group of secretaries in the early 1970s. Their goals were simple—better pay, more advancement…
- Episode 8: Women in Blue Feb 8, 2021 · 1h With the national conversation around police reform still resonating, Women in Blue shines a spotlight on women within the Minneapolis Police Department to reform it from the inside by…
- Episode 9: Mr. SOUL! Feb 22, 2021 · 1h Premiering in 1968, SOUL! was the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public television, merging artists from the margins with post-Civil Rights Black radical thought. Mr…
- Episode 10: Coded Bias Mar 22, 2021 · 1h Coded Bias follows M.I.T. Media Lab computer scientist Joy Buolamwini, along with data scientists, mathematicians, and watchdog groups from all over the world, as they fight to expose the…
- Episode 11: Down a Dark Stairwell Apr 12, 2021 · 1h Down a Dark Stairwell chronicles the tragic shooting of Akai Gurley, an innocent Black man, in Brooklyn, and the trial and subsequent conviction of the Chinese American police officer…
- Episode 12: The Donut King May 24, 2021 · 1h An immigrant story with a (glazed) twist, The Donut King follows the journey of Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy, who arrived in California in the 1970s and, through a mixture of diligence and…
- Episode 13: Two Gods Jun 21, 2021 · 1h An intimate documentary about faith, renewal, and healing, Two Gods follows a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in New Jersey, as he takes two young men under his wing to teach…
- Episode 14: The People vs. Agent Orange Jun 28, 2021 · 1h The People vs. Agent Orange closely follows two activists as they take on the chemical industry, and demand accountability for the pernicious legacy caused by the use of Agent Orange in…