Independent Lens - Season 15

Season 15

Episodes

Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
Follow the personal journey of Arnel Pineda, of the rock band Journey, on a whirlwind world tour.

The Waiting Room
View the healthcare system through the eyes of those stuck in an ER waiting room in Oakland.

The Graduates/Los Graduados

Indian Relay

Young Lakota

Playwright: From Page to Stage
Watch two young playwrights, African- and Indian-American, create a new language for the stage.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

How to Survive a Plague

At Berkeley
Go back to school in Frederick Wiseman's intimate and sprawling documentary about UC Berkeley.

Blood Brother
Trace Rocky Braat's journey from America to India, where he devotes his life to HIV-infected orphans.

The State of Arizona
Witness the tense emotions and complex realities behind Arizona's struggle with illegal immigration.

Spies of Mississippi
Learn about a spy agency formed by the state of Mississippi in the 50s-60s to preserve segregation.

Las Marthas
Follow the Mexican-American girls who help preserve the Martha Washington debutante ball in Laredo.

All of Me: A Story of Love, Loss, and Last Resorts

Medora

Brothers Hypnotic

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

Muscle Shoals
Follow a down-but-not-out basketball team whose struggles parallel its town's fight for survival.

A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at The New York Times
See how the eight band members test their father's ideals against their own brotherly vision.

Let the Fire Burn
Track Ali's battle to overturn his five-year prison sentence for refusing U.S. military service.

God Loves Uganda

The New Black
See how the African-American community grapples with the divisive gay rights issue.
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The Pitt
The Pitt is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today's America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Each episode follows an hour of Dr. Robby's 15-hour shift as the chief attendant in Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital's emergency room.

Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches
Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches centers on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.

The Ark
The Ark takes place 100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life. With more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, a lack of life-sustaining supplies and loss of leadership, the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to stay on course and survive.