Independent Lens

Episode 1

Stray Dog

Mon, Nov 9, 2015

Episode 2

India's Daughter

Mon, Nov 16, 2015

The rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi, India, sparks an international movement.

Episode 3

Mimi and Dona

Mon, Nov 23, 2015

Mimi Thornton, a 92-year-old widow, must find a home for her daughter, who needs full-time care.

Episode 4

East of Salinas

Sun, Dec 27, 2015

EAST OF SALINAS is a documentary about immigration, childhood and the cruelty of circumstance. An undocumented 3rd grader dreams of becoming an engineer. As deportation and gang violence threaten his future, this bighearted, ambitious boy begins to understand what it really means to be "born in Mexico".

Episode 5

Chuck Norris vs. Communism

Mon, Jan 4, 2016

Episode 6

Autism in Love

Mon, Jan 11, 2016

Finding love can be hard enough for anyone, but for those on the autism spectrum, the challenges may seem overwhelming. The disorder can jeopardize the core characteristics of a successful relationship — communication and social interaction. Autism in Love offers a warm and stereotype-shattering look at four people with autism as they pursue and manage romantic relationships.

Episode 7

No Más Bebés

Mon, Feb 1, 2016

Episode 8

In Football We Trust

Mon, Feb 1, 2016

Episode 9

A Ballerina's Tale

Mon, Feb 8, 2016

A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside themes of race and body image in the elite ballet world.

Episode 10

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Tue, Feb 16, 2016

Episode 11

(T)error

Mon, Feb 22, 2016

Episode 12

Wilhemina's War

Mon, Feb 29, 2016

A grandmother tries to help her family through HIV in the rural south, where living with AIDS is a grim reality.

Episode 13

An Honest Liar

Mon, Mar 28, 2016

Retired magician James "The Amazing" Randi dedicates his life to exposing frauds.

Episode 14

Welcome to Leith

Mon, Apr 4, 2016

Episode 15

Democrats

Mon, Apr 18, 2016

Episode 16

Democrats/Soft Vengeance

Mon, Apr 18, 2016

Episode 17

My Nazi Legacy

Mon, May 16, 2016

Niklas Frank and Horst von Wachter explore the characters of their fathers, Hans Frank and Otto von Wachter, two men responsible for thousands of deaths during World War II.

Episode 18

Peace Officer

Mon, May 9, 2016

Episode 19

The Armor of Light

Tue, May 10, 2016

The Armor of Light follows the journey of Evangelical minister Rob Schenck, who is trying to find the courage to preach about the growing toll of gun violence in America, and Lucy McBath, the mother of an unarmed teenager who was murdered in Florida and whose story cast a spotlight on the state's "Stand Your Ground" laws.

Episode 20

Dogtown Redemption

Mon, May 16, 2016

Dogtown Redemption is the story of three homeless recyclers surviving in West Oakland, a neighborhood decimated by unemployment, addiction, and violence.

Episode 21

Trapped

Mon, Jun 20, 2016

Healthcare providers and others in Texas, Mississippi and Alabama fight new Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws designed to restrict abortion access.

Episode 22

T-rex Her Fight for Gold

Mon, Jun 20, 2016