Independent Lens

Episode 1

Chicago 10

Wed, Oct 22, 2008

A Feature Documentary Presentation.

Episode 2

Dinner with the President: A Nation's Journey

Tue, Oct 28, 2008

Episode 3

Knee Deep

Thu, Nov 6, 2008

Episode 4

Lioness

Thu, Nov 13, 2008

Episode 5

March Point

Tue, Nov 18, 2008 54 mins

Episode 6

The Atom Smashers

Tue, Nov 25, 2008 73 mins

The Atom Smashers chronicles the search for the Higgs boson: a yet-undiscovered subatomic particle that could explain how matter, and therefore life, can exist. To find this "god particle," top physicists at Fermilab use the Tevatron, a four-mile-long, forty-year-old particle accelerator buried beneath the Illinois prairie. However, a new, more powerful accelerator at Europe's CERN laboratory looms on the horizon... Part science, part international competition, and part human drama, The Atom Smashers watches its captivating characters in and out of the laboratory as they race along the intersections of politics, culture, and the possibility of the discovery of a lifetime.

Episode 7

Doc

Tue, Dec 9, 2008

Jam-packed with cultural figures, from Norman Mailer to Timothy Leary, Immy Humes creates a fascinating portrait of her father, novelist and counter-culture guru Harold L. 'Doc' Humes.

Episode 8

Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic'

Tue, Dec 16, 2008

Episode 9

Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway

Tue, Dec 23, 2008 50 mins

This 50-minute documentary unfolds the creative journey of Albert Maysles' cult classic, GREY GARDENS - from non-fiction film to spectacularly mounted Broadway musical. Captured in the 1975 Maysles film, GREY GARDENS, the indomitable Edith Beale and her daughter Edie, aunt and cousin to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, were revealed to be a most unique and engaging mother daughter act - inhabiting a folie à deux built upon powerful interdependence, quirky eccentricity, courage, devotion and love. Their essence and their story soon catapulted them to cult icon status, an ironic counterpoint to Mrs. Onassis' own such status, and culminating in the ultimate homage: being portrayed on the Broadway stage. The documentary will feature behind-the-scenes footage of the show's rehearsals, performance and insightful interviews with the creators and cast, as well as a revealing interview with Albert Maysles and relevant insights from Beale authorities, devotees, cultural commentators, audience and fans.

Episode 10

Operation Filmmaker

Tue, Dec 30, 2008

Episode 11

Helvetica

Tue, Jan 6, 2009

Episode 12

Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

Tue, Feb 3, 2009

Episode 13

Tulia, Texas

Tue, Feb 10, 2009

Episode 14

The Order of Myths/Bi-Racial Hair

Tue, Feb 24, 2009

Episode 15

Arusi Persian Wedding

Tue, Mar 17, 2009

Episode 16

Lakshmi and Me

Tue, Mar 24, 2009

Episode 17

Recycle

Tue, Mar 31, 2009

Episode 18

Milking the Rhino

Tue, Apr 7, 2009

Episode 19

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

Tue, Apr 14, 2009

Episode 20

At Home in Utopia

Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Episode 21

Wings of Defeat

Tue, May 5, 2009

A few of Japan's Divine Wind Special Attack Unit (Kamikaze) survived. Now old men, they must reconcile their guilt with their gratitude for the unexpected gift of a full life.

Episode 22

Crips and Bloods: Made in America

Tue, May 12, 2009 93 mins

Episode 23

Stranded: The Andes Plane Crash Survivors

Tue, May 19, 2009

Episode 24

Steal a Pencil for Me

Tue, May 26, 2009

Episode 25

Ask Not

Tue, Jun 16, 2009

Episode 26

Our Disappeared

Mon, Sep 21, 2009