Independent Lens Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang

Mon, Aug 9, 1999

Documentary on a gang-related murder/suicide that left four teenagers dead in the small town of Appleton, Wisonsin.

Episode 2

Nothing But the Truth

Mon, Aug 16, 1999

A look at the media circus during the O.J. Simpson civil trial.

Episode 3

Visas and Virtue/I Am Viet Hung

Mon, Aug 23, 1999

Academy Award winning short film docu-drama, Visas and Virtue (1997) and documentary, I Am Viet Hung (1999)

Episode 4

The Man Who Drove with Mandela

Mon, Aug 30, 1999

Episode 5

The Jew in the Lotus

Mon, Sep 6, 1999

Episode 6

Holy Tortilla/Lock and Key

Mon, Sep 13, 1999

Episode 7

And Baby Makes Two

Mon, Sep 20, 1999

This documentary follows eight New York City women who chose the path of single motherhood. Over two years, they deal with the stresses, challenges, panics and joys of parenting, including the societal pressures of flying solo, all without the help of a partner.

Episode 8

Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle

Mon, Sep 27, 1999

Episode 9

Secret People

Mon, Oct 4, 1999

Episode 10

I Can't Believe I Married a Lesbian

Mon, Oct 11, 1999

Stuart Perkin thought he knew everything about his wife, Sue. After two years of marriage and ten years of friendship, intimacy and life experiences, the couple divorced when Sue announced she was a lesbian. Stuart documents a journey he made from Colorado to San Francisco, a trip that took him into his past and back into the life of his ex-wife. Stuart's interviews with friends, family and Sue explore the reasons why their relationship failed and how Stuart can move forward with his life.