Independent Lens - Season 22

Season 22
Episodes

Feels Good Man
Follow artist Matt Furie, creator of Pepe the Frog, as he fights to take back his cartoon image.

Represent
Meet three women fighting to reshape local politics on their own terms.

Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
Follow Jonathan Scott on his mission to flip the switch on how Americans access power.

Belly Of The Beast
Hear the horrifying truth about modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prison.

A Woman's Work: The Nfl's Cheerleader Problem

A Day in the Life of America
On July 4, 2017, more than 90 film crews across the country capture one day in the life of America.

9to5: The Story Of A Movement

Women In Blue
Female Minneapolis police officers seek gender equity. A fatal shooting threatens their progress.

Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL! explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public television, Ellis Haizlip's SOUL!

Coded Bias
In an increasingly data-driven, automated world, the question of how to protect individuals' civil liberties in the face of artificial intelligence looms larger by the day. Coded Bias follows M.I.T. Media Lab computer scientist Joy Buolamwini and her Algorithmic Justice League, along with data scientists, mathematicians, and watchdog groups from all over the world, as they fight to expose the discrimination within facial recognition algorithms now prevalent across all spheres of daily life. Join the fight to expose threats to civil liberties posed by our new data-driven, automated world.

'til Kingdom Come/the Debate
Pastors encourage an impoverished community to donate to Israel in anticipation of Jesus's return.

Down A Dark Stairwell
Two marginalized communities must navigate an uneven criminal justice system together.

The Donut King
The life story of Christy's Donuts founder Ted Ngoy, who built a multimillion-dollar company in the U.S. after fleeing Cambodia.

Two Gods
A Muslim casket maker in East Orange, N.J., teaches two young men how to embrace life as they learn about the Islamic burial tradition.

The People Vs. Agent Orange
Two women, one American and one Vietnamese, fight to hold the chemical industry accountable for a devastating legacy.
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