This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers. "Independent Lens" features unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history. The series is supported by interactive companion Web sites and national publicity and community engagement campaigns.
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Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
Follow home renovation expert Jonathan Scott on his mission to flip the switch on how Americans access power. He travels the country and interviews a host of experts, and quickly learns how little choice the public has in how they source energy.
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Feels Good Man
Follow artist Matt Furie, creator of the comic character Pepe the Frog, as he begins an uphill battle to take back his iconic cartoon image from those who use it for their own purposes.
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Mr. Soul!
"Mr. SOUL!" explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public TV.
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Women in Blue
Female officers in the Minneapolis Police Department fight for gender equity and police re
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9to5: The Story of a Movement
They couldn’t kill their bosses, so they did the next best thing — they organized.
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A Day in the Life of America
July 4th, 2017: 92 film crews, 24 hours, a snapshot of a nation on the verge of upheaval.
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The “Property Brother” journeys across the U.S. to explore the battle over solar energy.
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Cooked: Survival By Zip Code
Learn the story of a heat wave that overtook Chicago in July 1995, killing 739 residents, most of them poor, elderly and African American. The heat wave revealed a long-term crisis of poverty, racism, and economic and social isolation in the city.
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Pipe Dreams
Talented young musicians compete in the world's most prestigious pipe organ competition.
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