Episode guide
Independent Lens: Season 25
17 episodes · premiered Sep 18, 2023
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- Episode 1: Sansón and Me Sep 19, 2023 · 1h 26m Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes wants to document Sansón's story, an immigrant serving life in prison. Unable to film Sansón, the documentary creatively shares his narrative through reenactments…
- Episode 2: El Equipo Oct 9, 2023 · 1h 26m Legendary U.S. anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow sets out to train a new group of Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology. Their goal: to investigate disappearances in…
- Episode 3: Three Chaplains Nov 6, 2023 · 56m Muslim chaplains uphold the First Amendment and vow to protect service members' right to practice their faith freely, despite facing long-held prejudice and disapproval from their own…
- Episode 4: A Town Called Victoria | Episode 1 Feb 20, 2024 · 55m A south Texas town is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque is burned down in an apparent hate crime. After the media moves on, the community is left to reflect on its…
- Episode 5: A Town Called Victoria | Episode 2 Feb 20, 2024 · 54m With the arson trial near, the suspect’s family argues his innocence. Meanwhile, facets of Victoria reveal the ingredients that might have turned him to hate and support for the town’s…
- Episode 6: A Town Called Victoria | Episode 3 Feb 20, 2024 · 55m The prosecution presents shocking evidence. As the trial concludes, the engaged citizens of Victoria seek a way to build a more inclusive community.
- Episode 7: Beyond Utopia Jan 9, 2024 · 1h 52m They grew up believing their land was paradise. Now, they risk everything in escaping it. In an unforgettable documentary, follow families on a treacherous journey to defect from their…
- Episode 8: Racist Trees Jan 22, 2024 · 1h 24m Were trees intentionally planted to exclude and segregate a Black neighborhood? Racial tensions ignite in this documentary, when a historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs…
- Episode 9: Razing Liberty Square Jan 29, 2024 · 1h 24m Liberty City, Miami, is home to one of the oldest segregated public housing projects in the U.S. Now with rising sea levels, the neighborhood’s higher ground has become something else…
- Episode 10: Sister Úna Lived a Good Death Feb 5, 2024 · 55m Following a cancer diagnosis, Sister Úna—a mischievous, rule-breaking Catholic nun dedicated to social justice—chooses to live as she’s dying. In this touching end-of-life documentary, the…
- Episode 11: Breaking the News Feb 19, 2024 · 1h 24m Who decides which stories get told? A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch The 19th*, a digital news startup…
- Episode 12: Greener Pastures Mar 25, 2024 · 1h 25m There is a mental health crisis happening for many American farmers. A combination of climate change and the pandemic have contributed to increasing economic uncertainty and isolation…
- Episode 13: A Thousand Pines Apr 1, 2024 · 56m Over the course of a grueling eight months, a crew of Oaxacan guest workers plant trees throughout the United States. This intimate portrait shows how hard it is to balance the physical…
- Episode 14: Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s Apr 8, 2024 · 55m In Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's, three people navigate their lives with resourcefulness and determination in the face of a degenerative illness, Parkinson’s disease. An optician pursues…
- Episode 15: One With the Whale Apr 22, 2024 · 1h 18m Hunting whales is a matter of life or death for the residents of St. Lawrence. When a shy Alaska Native teen becomes the youngest person ever to harpoon a whale for his village, his family…
- Episode 16: Space: The Longest Goodbye May 6, 2024 · 1h 25m NASA's goal to send astronauts to Mars would require a three-year absence from Earth, during which communication in real time would be impossible due to the immense distance. Meet the…
- Episode 17: The Tuba Thieves May 7, 2024 · 1h 25m What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O’Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to…