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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