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Independent Lens

Independent Lens Launches Its Tenth Season

Season 13 | 2m 18s

In 10 years, Independent Lens has brought more than 275 films to PBS. The stories and storytellers we continue to champion make the series the most diverse on television. Our goal is to help viewers better understand today's complex world by taking them to places they wouldn't otherwise see, and encounter people they wouldn't otherwise meet.

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Trailer | Life After
A filmmaker investigates assisted dying through the lens of disabled voices missing from the debate.
Preview: S27 E3 | 0:30
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Independent Lens
Trailer | Ratified
Follow the fight to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment with a pivotal legal battle in Virginia.
Preview: S27 E2 | 0:30
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Trailer | Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
Phil Sharp’s RNA breakthrough sparked a revolution in science, health, and biotech.
Preview: S27 E1 | 0:30
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Independent Lens
The Opioid Trilogy, Episode 3: Coming Home
A Milwaukee woman’s journey from addiction to healing reshapes recovery for her community.
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The Opioid Trilogy, Episode 2: Do No Harm
One woman’s journey from heroin addiction to healing, recovery, and hope.
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Independent Lens
The Grocery List Show | Latino Grocery Store in Brooklyn | Ep 5
A food blogger cooks up his family's garnachas recipe after a jaunt to a Latin American grocery.
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Camp Widow
Camp Widow is a place for widowed people to find both camaraderie and unexpected joy.
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The Grocery List Show | Family-Run Italian Market in New Jersey | Ep 4
A family-run grocery in New Jersey brings people from all over for delectable treats from Italy.
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The Grocery List Show | A Little Caribbean Market in Brooklyn | Ep 3
At a Caribbean grocery in Brooklyn, the "island vibe" infuses the spirit of the neighborhood.
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The Grocery List Show | Halal Grocery in Brooklyn | Ep 2
The family behind a Middle Eastern Brooklyn grocery makes a hearty mansaf meal.
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  • Independent Lens Season 27
  • Independent Lens Season 26
  • Independent Lens Season 25
  • Independent Lens Season 24
  • Independent Lens Season 23
  • Independent Lens Season 22
  • Independent Lens Season 21
  • Independent Lens Season 20
  • Independent Lens Season 19
  • Independent Lens Season 18
  • Independent Lens Season 17
  • Independent Lens Season 16
  • Independent Lens Season 15
  • Independent Lens Season 14
  • Independent Lens Season 13
  • Independent Lens Season 12
  • Independent Lens Season 11
  • Independent Lens Season 10
  • Independent Lens Season 9
  • Independent Lens Season 8
  • Independent Lens Season 7
  • Independent Lens Season 6
  • Independent Lens Season 5
  • Independent Lens Season 4
  • Independent Lens Season 1
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Independent Lens
Life After
A filmmaker investigates assisted dying through the lens of disabled voices missing from the debate.
Episode: S27 E3 | 1:23:41
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Independent Lens
Ratified
A bipartisan coalition continues a century-long fight to add gender equality into the Constitution.
Episode: S27 E2 | 1:23:41
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Independent Lens
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
Phil Sharp’s RNA discovery reshaped science, medicine, and the global biotech industry.
Episode: S27 E1 | 1:24:19
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Independent Lens
Who is Michael Jang?
An elusive photographer uses street art tactics to share his previously unknown work with the world.
Episode: S26 E19 | 41:44
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And So It Begins
See how the Philippines' tense race for president in 2022 became the nation's fight for its soul.
Episode: S26 E18 | 1:23:38
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Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer's
Three families are transformed when a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Episode: S26 E17 | 54:20
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Independent Lens
Free For All: The Public Library
How public libraries shaped a nation and remain a beloved sanctuary for Americans today.
Episode: S26 E16 | 1:24:21
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WE WANT THE FUNK!
The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond.
Episode: S26 E15 | 1:22:07
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Independent Lens
Home Court
The coming-of-age story and rise of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball prodigy.
Episode: S26 E14 | 1:24:52
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Bike Vessel
Father and son bond on an ambitious 350-mile bike ride in this portrait of familial love.
Episode: S26 E13 | 1:24:55