Independent Lens - Season 14

Season 14

Episodes

As Goes Janesville
Spend time in Janesville, Wisconsin - the front lines of the debate over the future of the middle class.

Love Free or Die
Experience the struggles and triumphs of Gene Robinson, the first openly gay elected bishop.

Solar Mamas
Explore India's Barefoot College, which gives impoverished women skills to change their communities.

Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream
Witness the economic disparities faced by New Yorkers only minutes from one another as the crow flies.

Soul Food Junkies
Learn about soul food's relevance to black cultural identity.

Beauty Is Embarrassing
Enter the world of artist Wayne White, an iconic auteur of the weird, the silly and the joyfully absurd.

The Revisionaries
Learn why the textbook tempest in Texas is jeopardizing the next generation's education.

The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights
Follow Whitney Young's journey from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban League.

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Learn about the life and work of celebrated Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.

Kind Hearted Woman

The House I Live In; As I Am
Explore the human-rights implications of the nation's least winnable war-the war on drugs.

Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines

The Island President
See how President Mohamed Nasheed is trying to prevent the drowning of 385,000 Maldivians.

The Undocumented
Meet the Arizonans who try to identify the bodies of illegal crossers lost in the desert.

Seeking Asian Female
View the love story between an aging white man and the Chinese bride he finds online.

The Invisible War
Hear about the epidemic of rape and sexual assault within the ranks of the U.S. military.

Detropia
Learn how Detroit residents are ready to create a radically new post-industrial city.

The Revolutionary Optimists
Witness the transformation some of the poorest slums of Kolkata through the empowerment of children.
Recently Updated Shows

Snapped
Who are these women and what drives them to kill? Oxygen's hit true crime series, Snapped, profiles fascinating cases of women accused of murder. Did they really do it? And if they did, why? Whether the motivation is revenge against a cheating husband, the promise of a hefty insurance payoff, or putting an end to years of abuse, the reasons are as varied as the women themselves. From socialites to secretaries, female killers share one thing in common: at some point, they all snapped. Each episode of Snapped chronicles the life of a woman who has been charged with murder. These shocking but true stories turn common assumptions about crime and criminals upside down, and prove that even the most unlikely suspects can be capable of murder.

Buried in the Backyard
Buried in the Backyard examines true-crime stories of victims found buried in the most unsuspecting of places. While most people enjoy their backyard as a safe haven, others are not so lucky when they discover the horrors lurking beneath well-trimmed hedges and manicured fences. Uncovering the remains is only the beginning, however, as each hour-long episode follows a unique police investigation to identify the body, determine a cause of death and find the person responsible. Captivating recreations, along with first-hand accounts from those closest to the victims and law enforcement agents involved in the case, bring each shocking tale to life. As investigators dig into the "how" and "why" surrounding each crime, viewers are taken on an unpredictable journey and reminded that this could happen to anyone - in any home, in any neighborhood.

Signs of a Psychopath
For every sadistic psychopath...there were signs. Charm. Narcissism. Lack of empathy. Impulsiveness. Manipulation. Deception. These traits and others are the telltale Signs of a Psychopath. This harrowing half-hour archive series revisits some of the most brutal killers in modern history, reviewing news footage and the words of the killers themselves to see which terrifying traits each killer exhibited. What are the signs...of evil?

The Twelve
Twelve citizens are called for jury duty on a high-profile murder trial as traumatizing as it is controversial, in which a woman stands accused of killing her sister's child.
As time goes by, the murder trial becomes a trial, not only for the accused, but for the jury members themselves.
Behind the façade of their anonymity, these twelve ordinary people bring with them their own histories. Lives that are as complex as the trial, full of fractured dreams, shameful secrets, hope, fears, personal trauma and prejudice.