Independent Lens - Season 18

Independent Lens - Season 18

Season 18

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DatesOkt. 3, 2016 - Juni 19, 2017
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Episodes

Best of Enemies
Season 18Episode 190 min

Best of Enemies

The debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley during the 1968 political conventions.

Okt. 3, 2016
Meet the Patels
Season 18Episode 290 min

Meet the Patels

Explore the influence of culture and identity on an intense, personal, important part of life - love.

Dez. 26, 2016
Best And Most Beautiful Things
Season 18Episode 360 min

Best And Most Beautiful Things

Join a quirky young woman on a journey of self-discovery that celebrates outcasts everywhere.

Jan. 2, 2017
Containment; Excerpt From Uranium Drive-in
Season 18Episode 490 min

Containment; Excerpt From Uranium Drive-in

Governments around the world struggle to protect future generations from nuclear waste; excerpt from "Uranium Drive-In.''

Jan. 9, 2017
What Was Ours
Season 18Episode 590 min

What Was Ours

Join a group of Native Americans as they embark on a journey to reclaim lost tribal artifacts.

Jan. 16, 2017
The Witness
Season 18Episode 690 min

The Witness

Get a fresh look at the notorious 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese, a crime that defined an era.

Jan. 23, 2017
Birth Of A Movement
Season 18Episode 790 min

Birth Of A Movement

Learn how Griffith's 1915 The Birth of a Nation sparked a dialogue on racism that continues today.

Feb. 6, 2017
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America
Season 18Episode 890 min

Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America

Meet an African American musician out to challenge racism by befriending members of the KKK.

Feb. 13, 2017
Tower
Season 18Episode 990 min

Tower

Explore the deadly 1966 mass shooting at the University of Texas through interviews with survivors.

Feb. 14, 2017
The Bad Kids
Season 18Episode 1090 min

The Bad Kids

Visit a remote Mojave Desert high school where educators help at-risk students build better futures.

März 20, 2017
Ovarian Psycos
Season 18Episode 1190 min

Ovarian Psycos

Join the East LA bike crew Ovarian Psycos and explore the impact of their unique brand of feminism.

März 27, 2017
Newtown
Season 18Episode 1290 min

Newtown

Explore the aftermath and resilience of a community devastated by the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook.

Apr. 3, 2017
Seed: The Untold Story
Season 18Episode 1360 min

Seed: The Untold Story

Follow passionate seed keepers determined to protect humanity's 12,000-year-old food legacy.

Apr. 17, 2017
The Last Laugh
Season 18Episode 1490 min

The Last Laugh

Hear Jewish comics discuss whether any topic - even the Holocaust - should be off-limits in comedy.

Apr. 24, 2017
National Bird
Season 18Episode 1590 min

National Bird

Investigate the U.S. drone war with two women and a former NSA analyst who become whistleblowers.

Mai 1, 2017
The Prison In Twelve Landscapes
Season 18Episode 1660 min

The Prison In Twelve Landscapes

Explore how the tentacles of America's criminal justice system reach far beyond the prison walls.

Mai 8, 2017
Forever Pure
Season 18Episode 1790 min

Forever Pure

Two Muslim soccer players picked up by Israel's Beitar Jerusalem F.C. are subjected to racist attacks by their own fans.

Mai 15, 2017
They Call Us Monsters
Season 18Episode 1890 min

They Call Us Monsters

Step behind the walls of the facility where Los Angeles houses its most violent juvenile criminals.

Mai 22, 2017
Farmer Veteran
Season 18Episode 1960 min

Farmer Veteran

An Army combat veteran manages his PTSD and becomes a farmer in North Carolina following his deployments in Iraq.

Mai 29, 2017
Real Boy
Season 18Episode 2090 min

Real Boy

Meet Bennett, a transgender teen on a journey to find his voice as a musician, a son and a man.

Juni 19, 2017

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