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Independent Lens Season 26
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Independent Lens Season 23
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Independent Lens Season 22
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Independent Lens Season 21
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Independent Lens Season 20
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Independent Lens Season 19
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Independent Lens Season 18
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Independent Lens Season 17
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Independent Lens Season 16
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Independent Lens Season 15
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Independent Lens Season 14
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Independent Lens Season 13
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Independent Lens Season 12
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Independent Lens Season 11
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Independent Lens Season 10
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Independent Lens Season 9
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Independent Lens Season 8
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An elusive photographer uses street art tactics to share his previously unknown work with the world.
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See how the Philippines' tense race for president in 2022 became the nation's fight for its soul.
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1:23:38
Three families are transformed when a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
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E17
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54:20
How public libraries shaped a nation and remain a beloved sanctuary for Americans today.
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E16
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1:24:21
The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond.
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E15
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1:22:07
The coming-of-age story and rise of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball prodigy.
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1:24:52
Father and son bond on an ambitious 350-mile bike ride in this portrait of familial love.
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1:24:55
How the turbulent history of her architect father's iconic building reflects Brazil's own struggles.
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1:25:02
A filmmaker returns to her hometown on the U.S.-Mexico border to reflect on growing up fronterizo.
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1:23:21
How a small hunger strike against solitary confinement turned into a massive statewide protest.
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1:24:40
Extras
The dynamic story of funk music, from early roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk to influences.
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E15
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0:30
The story of how public libraries came to be free and open for all Americans—and remain so.
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0:30
Flintridge Prep basketball coach Jayme Kiyomura Chan leads with care both on and off the court.
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8:02
Edreece Arghandiwal shares his story and success as the co-founder of Oakland's USL soccer teams.
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5:30
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5:10
The coming-of-age story and rise of Ashley Chea, a Cambodian American basketball prodigy.
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0:30
While training our host, crossfit guru Jamie Hagiya shares her journey from hoops to fitness force.
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6:07
Get ready for our upcoming documentaries premiering this Spring.
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1:00
Father and son bond on an ambitious 350-mile bike ride in this portrait of familial love.
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E13
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0:30
A filmmaker learns her architect father’s iconic design in São Paulo is occupied by unhoused people.
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Specials
Iranian American comic Sohrab Forouzesh gets his big break: headlining Chicago's legendary Zanies.
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24:13
Catchy, musical short chronicles the 175-year-long arbitrary system of race in America.
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5:30
The powerful story of an enslaved woman who sued and won her family’s freedom in 1832.
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4:15
How America's first Chinese woman was exhibited and exploited as a circus oddity in 1830s New York.
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4:52
L.A.'s Christina Catherine Martinez is a bewitching hybrid of standup, clown and performance artist.
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22:13
Legendary Atlanta comic Ian Aber takes the stage with jokes about growing up queer in the South.
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24:45
Called "too much" her whole life, Austin's Lea’h Sampson now embraces her true self in her standup.
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23:40
Haitian-born, Brooklyn-based comic Tanael Joachim mines comedy from being a fish out of water.
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23:51
An Ozarks wild hog hunt leads to a vulnerable reunion for an Iranian American and childhood friend.
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18:29