Independent Lens
Season 6
200427 episodes
Episodes
- E1
The Political Dr. Seuss
2004-10-26 · 60m
The Political Dr. Seuss is a 2004 documentary film written by Ron Lamothe, Eric Martin and Lois Vossen, and directed by Ron Lamothe.
- E2
Polka Time
2004-11-09 · 60m
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- E3
Afghanistan Unveiled
2004-11-16 · 60m
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- E4
Los Angeles Now
2004-11-23 · 60m
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.
- E5
The Day My God Died
2004-11-30 · 60m
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- E6
Girl Wrestler
2004-12-14 · 60m
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- E7
Fine; Doki-Doki
2004-12-21 · 60m
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- E8
Short, Not Sweet
2004-12-28 · 60m
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- E9
A Hard Straight
2005-01-04 · 60m
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- E10
A Touch of Greatness
2005-01-11 · 60m
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- E11
Power Trip
2005-01-25 · 60m
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- E12
February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
2005-02-01 · 60m
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- E13
On a Roll: Disability and the American Dream
Air date TBA · 60m
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.
- E14
Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry
2005-02-22 · 60m
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- E15
Sisters of '77
2005-03-01 · 60m
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.
- E16
Sunset Story
2005-03-22 · 60m
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- E17
Let the Church Say Amen
2005-03-29 · 60m
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- E18
A Lion's Trail
2005-04-05 · 60m
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- E19
Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton
2005-04-12 · 60m
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- E20
End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again
2005-04-26 · 60m
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.
- E21
The Last Letter; Zyklon Portrait; The Walnut Tree
2005-05-03 · 60m
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- E22
Imelda
2005-05-10 · 60m
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- E23
Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion
2005-05-10 · 60m
How has Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, managed to court, coddle, use and abuse power for nearly four decades? News clips, propaganda films, home movies, verite footage and interviews with Marcos, her friends and her enemies reveal her methods.
- E24
Red Hook Justice
2005-05-24 · 60m
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- E25
Double Dare; Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!
2005-05-31 · 60m
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- E26
Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
2005-06-07 · 60m
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- E27
Brother to Brother
2005-06-14 · 60m
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