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Independent Lens Season 22 Episodes
Season 22 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2020 - 2021
Episode 1
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Sat, Aug 29, 2020 120 mins
The lessons, ethics and legacy of iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers, are showcased. In "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," Rogers and his cast of puppets and friends spoke directly to young children.
Episode 2
Feels Good Man
Mon, Oct 19, 2020 120 mins
When comic character Pepe the Frog becomes the unwitting icon of hate, his creator fights back.
Episode 3
Represent
Mon, Oct 26, 2020 120 mins
Leading up to the 2018 midterm elections in the heart of the Midwest, three women take on entrenched local political networks in their fight to reshape politics on their own terms.
Episode 4
Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
Mon, Nov 16, 2020 120 mins
Jonathan Scott is on a mission to flip the switch on how Americans get access to power. He quickly learns how little choice the public has in how they source energy.
Episode 5
Belly of the Beast
Mon, Nov 23, 2020 120 mins
Hear the horrifying truth about modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons through intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people filmed over the course of seven years.
Episode 6
A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem
Mon, Jan 4, 2021 120 mins
NFL cheerleaders revolve their lives around their sport, but most earn less than minimum wage. Three of them decide they deserve more. In high-stakes lawsuits, these courageous women take a stand against the massive, male-dominated sports league.
Episode 7
A Day in the Life of America; American Nomads
Mon, Jan 11, 2021 120 mins
On July 4, 2017, more than 90 film crews across the country capture Americans in the midst of life, liberty, and their particular pursuit of happiness, creating an unflinching snapshot of the depth and breadth of the American experience.
Episode 8
9to5: The Story of a Movement
Mon, Feb 1, 2021 120 mins
When Dolly Parton sang "9 to 5," she was singing the true story of a movement that started with 9to5, a group of Boston secretaries in the early 1970s. Their goals were simple — better pay, more advancement opportunities and an end to sexual harassment — but their unconventional approach attracted the press and shamed their bosses into change.
Episode 9
Women in Blue
Mon, Feb 1, 2021 120 mins
Under the leadership of the Minneapolis Police Department's first female chief, women officers seek gender equity, redefining what it means to protect and serve. But a fatal shooting and a new male chief imperil their progress.
Episode 10
Mr. SOUL!
Sun, Feb 7, 2021 120 mins
"SOUL!," the public television variety show that shared Black culture with the nation, is celebrated.
Episode 11
Coded Bias
Mon, Mar 22, 2021 120 mins
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers most facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces or women with accuracy, she joins the fight to expose the threats to civil liberties posed by an increasingly data-driven, automated world.
Episode 12
'Til Kingdom Come; The Debate
Mon, Mar 29, 2021 120 mins
Pastors from Kentucky, affectionately referred to as the Binghams, devote their efforts to bolstering Israel's premier philanthropic organization.
Episode 13
Down a Dark Stairwell
Mon, Apr 12, 2021 120 mins
Two communities navigate a criminal system after an unarmed man is killed.
Episode 14
The Donut King
Mon, May 24, 2021 120 mins
ear the incredible story of Ted Ngoy. After fleeing Cambodia for the United States, he built a multi-million-dollar fried pastry empire, Christy's Doughnuts, and began living his American Dream. But a great rise often comes with a great fall.
Episode 15
Two Gods
Sun, Jun 20, 2021 120 mins
In an East Orange, N.J. casket shop, casket makers work with mentors in the Islamic burial tradition. Countering tumultuous home lives and the dangerous undertow of the streets, they have found a way of teaching their young charges to embrace life.
Episode 16
The People vs. Agent Orange
Mon, Jun 28, 2021 120 mins
The efforts of two women to hold the chemical industry accountable are chronicled. In a French court, French-Vietnamese author Tran To Nga seeks recompense for exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. In Oregon, environmentalist Carol Van Strum tries to bring to light the impact that a chemical mixture had on her community.
