Independent Lens Season 23 Episodes

Episode 1

Cured

Mon, Oct 11, 2021

Activists fight the psychiatry establishment over labeling homosexuality as a mental illness that needs to be "cured."

Episode 2

Ferguson Rises

Mon, Nov 8, 2021

Michael Brown Senior seeks justice and healing after his son is killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

Episode 3

Storm Lake

Mon, Nov 15, 2021

Editor Art Cullen and his family keep local journalism alive with the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper "The Storm Lake Times."

Episode 4

Duty Free

Mon, Nov 22, 2021

Fired from a lifelong job, a 75-year-old mom teams up with her son to reclaim her future through bucket list adventures.

Episode 5

Home From School: The Children of Carlisle

Tue, Nov 23, 2021

Independent Lens Season 23, Episode 5 "Kill the Indian in him, and save the man." This was the guiding principle that removed thousands of Native American children and placed them in Indian boarding schools. Among the many who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School were three Northern Arapaho boys. Now, more than a century later, tribal members journey from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to help them finally come home. Aired: 11/23/21 Expires: 11/23/23 Rating: TV-PG

Episode 6

A Reckoning in Boston

Mon, Jan 17, 2022

A white filmmaker collaborates with students enrolled in Boston's Clemente Course in the Humanities to explore violence, racism and gentrification in Boston. Approx. 85 min.

Episode 7

Missing in Brooks County

Mon, Jan 31, 2022

An activist detective investigates missing migrants in rural South Texas.

Episode 8

Owned: A Tale of Two Americas

Mon, Feb 7, 2022

Exposé on how the American housing policy market has been manipulated for years in discriminatory ways.

Episode 9

Bulletproof

Mon, Feb 14, 202285 mins

In an era of mass shootings, take a provocative look at what Americans will do to feel safe in schools.

Episode 10

Apart

Mon, Feb 21, 2022

Three mothers imprisoned on drug-related crimes enter an innovative prison program in Cleveland that will prepare them for reuniting with their families as well as provide them with the skills needed to get a job and stay sober.

Episode 11

Writing With Fire

Mon, Mar 28, 2022

Meet the fearless women journalists of India's only all-female newspaper. Nominated for an Academy Award.

Episode 12

AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness

Mon, Apr 25, 2022

Researchers approach consciousness from different perspectives, investigating the mysteries of consciousness, and connecting the dots between spirit and body.

Episode 13

Try Harder!

Mon, May 2, 2022

At San Francisco's Lowell High School, stressed out seniors chase college dreams.

Episode 14

When Claude Got Shot

Mon, May 9, 2022

After being shot in the face by a teenager, can law student Claude find it in himself to forgive his attacker?

Episode 15

Scenes From the Glittering World

Mon, May 16, 2022

Adolescence, trauma and the power of connecting with an isolated Navajo homeland.

Episode 16

A Once and Future Peace

Mon, May 23, 2022