Independent Lens - Season 6

Independent Lens - Season 6

Season 6

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DatesOkt. 26, 2004 - Juni 14, 2005
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Episodes

The Political Dr. Seuss
Season 6Episode 160 min

The Political Dr. Seuss

The Political Dr. Seuss is a 2004 documentary film written by Ron Lamothe, Eric Martin and Lois Vossen, and directed by Ron Lamothe.
Okt. 26, 2004
Polka Time
Season 6Episode 260 min

Polka Time

Nov. 9, 2004
Afghanistan Unveiled
Season 6Episode 360 min

Afghanistan Unveiled

Nov. 16, 2004
Los Angeles Now
Season 6Episode 460 min

Los Angeles Now

Los 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.
Nov. 23, 2004
The Day My God Died
Season 6Episode 560 min

The Day My God Died

Nov. 30, 2004
Girl Wrestler
Season 6Episode 660 min

Girl Wrestler

Dez. 14, 2004
Fine. / Doki-Doki
Season 6Episode 760 min

Fine. / Doki-Doki

Dez. 21, 2004
Short, Not Sweet
Season 6Episode 860 min

Short, Not Sweet

Dez. 28, 2004
A Hard Straight
Season 6Episode 960 min

A Hard Straight

Jan. 4, 2005
A Touch of Greatness
Season 6Episode 1060 min

A Touch of Greatness

Jan. 11, 2005
Power Trip
Season 6Episode 1160 min

Power Trip

Jan. 25, 2005
February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
Season 6Episode 1260 min

February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four

Feb. 1, 2005
On a Roll: Disability and the American Dream
Season 6Episode 1360 min

On a Roll: Disability and the American Dream

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.
Feb. 15, 2005
Thunder in Guyana
Season 6Episode 1460 min

Thunder in Guyana

Feb. 22, 2005
Sisters of '77
Season 6Episode 1560 min

Sisters of '77

Sisters 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.
März 1, 2005
Sunset Story
Season 6Episode 1660 min

Sunset Story

März 22, 2005
Let the Church Say Amen
Season 6Episode 1760 min

Let the Church Say Amen

März 29, 2005
A Lion's Trail
Season 6Episode 1860 min

A Lion's Trail

Apr. 5, 2005
Keeping Time: The Life, Music and Photographs of Milt Hinton
Season 6Episode 1960 min

Keeping Time: The Life, Music and Photographs of Milt Hinton

Apr. 12, 2005
End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again
Season 6Episode 2060 min

End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again

A 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.
Apr. 26, 2005
The Last Letter / Zyklon Portrait and the Walnut Tree
Season 6Episode 2160 min

The Last Letter / Zyklon Portrait and the Walnut Tree

Mai 3, 2005
Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion
Season 6Episode 2260 min

Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion

Mai 10, 2005
Vietnam: The Next Generation
Season 6Episode 2360 min

Vietnam: The Next Generation

Mai 17, 2005
Red Hook Justice
Season 6Episode 2460 min

Red Hook Justice

Mai 24, 2005
Double Dare / Piki and Poko: Taking The Dare!
Season 6Episode 2560 min

Double Dare / Piki and Poko: Taking The Dare!

Mai 31, 2005
Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
Season 6Episode 2660 min

Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story

Juni 7, 2005
Brother to Brother
Season 6Episode 2760 min

Brother to Brother

Juni 14, 2005

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