Independent Lens - Season 16

Independent Lens - Season 16

Season 16

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DatesOkt. 13, 2014 - Juni 15, 2015
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Episodes

Bully
Season 16Episode 160 min

Bully

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

Okt. 13, 2014
Twin Sisters
Season 16Episode 260 min

Twin Sisters

Examine the inextricable bond between adopted twins reared apart.

Okt. 20, 2014
Brakeless
Season 16Episode 360 min

Brakeless

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

Okt. 27, 2014
Powerless
Season 16Episode 460 min

Powerless

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

Nov. 3, 2014
Happiness
Season 16Episode 560 min

Happiness

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

Nov. 17, 2014
Rich Hill
Season 16Episode 660 min

Rich Hill

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

Jan. 5, 2015
Evolution of a Criminal
Season 16Episode 760 min

Evolution of a Criminal

Tens years after robbing a Bank of America, filmmaker Darius Monroe explores what led him to pull a heist as a teenager in Texas, and returns to the scene of the crime. In this gripping blend of documentary, true crime, and personal essay, a filmmaker confronts his past, dissecting the circumstances that led him to commit a bank robbery as a young man, and his journey of reflection and forgiveness.
Jan. 12, 2015
The Kill Team; Confusion Through Sand
Season 16Episode 860 min

The Kill Team; Confusion Through Sand

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

Jan. 19, 2015
A Path Appears
Season 16Episode 960 min

A Path Appears

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

Jan. 26, 2015
Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
Season 16Episode 1060 min

Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People

Feb. 16, 2015
American Denial
Season 16Episode 1160 min

American Denial

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

Feb. 23, 2015
Little White Lie
Season 16Episode 1260 min

Little White Lie

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

März 23, 2015
Little Hope Was Arson; A City in Flames
Season 16Episode 1360 min

Little Hope Was Arson; A City in Flames

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

Apr. 6, 2015
The Homestretch
Season 16Episode 1460 min

The Homestretch

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

Apr. 13, 2015
The Great Invisible
Season 16Episode 1560 min

The Great Invisible

Apr. 20, 2015
Kumu Hina
Season 16Episode 1660 min

Kumu Hina

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

Mai 4, 2015
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
Season 16Episode 1760 min

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

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

Mai 11, 2015
1971
Season 16Episode 1860 min

1971

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

Mai 18, 2015
Limited Partnership
Season 16Episode 1960 min

Limited Partnership

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

Juni 15, 2015

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