Independent Lens - Season 16

Get an unflinching look at the effects of bullying on the lives of five kids and their families.

Examine the inextricable bond between adopted twins reared apart.

Examine the Japanese pursuit of efficiency, even at the expense of safety.

See a man who provides illegal electrical services in India and the woman trying to dismantle them.

See how television may affect a Bhutanese child isolated from commerce, materialism and celebrity.

Witness the challenges, hopes and dreams of three boys in an economically depressed Missouri town.

Learn about a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan who tried to alert military to war crimes committed by his platoon.

Sequel to the series based on Half the Sky, as Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn track stories of women overcoming gender-based oppression, sexual violence and sex trafficking

Explore the power of unconscious biases, using Myrdal's 1944 investigation of Jim Crow racism.

See what happens when a filmmaker unlocks a powerful family secret about her real father's identity.

See how the burning of 10 churches ignited the largest criminal investigation in East Texas history.

Follow three ambitious Chicago teens who fight to stay in school, graduate and build a future.

Watch a transgendered teacher inspire a young girl to claim leadership of an all-male hula troupe.

Follow the evolution of daredevil choreographer Elizabeth Streb's movement philosophy.

Hear from eight citizens who stole secret FBI files and shared them with the public and the press.

Meet one of the first gay couples to marry, and learn about their 40-year fight for legal status.