Series: Independent Lens
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers. INDEPENDENT LENS features unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history. The series is supported by interactive companion Web sites and national publicity and community engagement campaigns. Actor Stanley Tucci hosts.
Episodes
Cooked: Survival By Zip Code
Learn the story of a heat wave that overtook Chicago in July 1995, killing 739 residents.
PBS Utah
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 2:00am
Sunday, July 19, 2020 - 2:00am
Monday, July 20, 2020 - 1:00am
The World
Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 12:00am
Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 8:00am
Saturday, July 18, 2020 - 10:00am
Dolores
Activist Dolores Huerta tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice with Cesar Chavez.
PBS Utah
The World
Real Boy
Real Boy is the coming-of-age story of Bennett, a trans teenager with dreams of musical stardom. During the first two years of his gender transition, as Bennett works to repair a strained relationship with his family, he is taken under the wing of his friend and musical hero, celebrated trans folk singer Joe Stevens.
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Activist Marion Stokes recorded American television 24 hours a day for 30 years, from 1975 to 2012.
Tre Maison Dasan
The lives of three of the estimated one in 14 American children with a parent in prison are explored.
Pipe Dreams
Ultra-talented organ players take part in the Canadian International Organ Competition in Montreal.
