Independent Lens - Season 16
Season 16
Episodes
Bully
Get an unflinching look at the effects of bullying on the lives of five kids and their families.
Twin Sisters
Examine the inextricable bond between adopted twins reared apart.
Brakeless
Examine the Japanese pursuit of efficiency, even at the expense of safety.
Powerless
See a man who provides illegal electrical services in India and the woman trying to dismantle them.
Happiness
See how television may affect a Bhutanese child isolated from commerce, materialism and celebrity.
Rich Hill
Witness the challenges, hopes and dreams of three boys in an economically depressed Missouri town.
Evolution of a Criminal
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.
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
Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
American Denial
Explore the power of unconscious biases, using Myrdal's 1944 investigation of Jim Crow racism.
Little White Lie
See what happens when a filmmaker unlocks a powerful family secret about her real father's identity.
Little Hope Was Arson; A City in Flames
See how the burning of 10 churches ignited the largest criminal investigation in East Texas history.
The Homestretch
Follow three ambitious Chicago teens who fight to stay in school, graduate and build a future.
The Great Invisible
Kumu Hina
Watch a transgendered teacher inspire a young girl to claim leadership of an all-male hula troupe.
Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
Follow the evolution of daredevil choreographer Elizabeth Streb's movement philosophy.
1971
Hear from eight citizens who stole secret FBI files and shared them with the public and the press.
Limited Partnership
Meet one of the first gay couples to marry, and learn about their 40-year fight for legal status.
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