Independent Lens

Season 6

2004 · 27 episodes · 27h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. The Political Dr. Seuss

   26 Oct 2004 · 60 min

   The Political Dr. Seuss is a 2004 documentary film written by Ron Lamothe, Eric Martin and Lois Vossen, and directed by Ron Lamothe.

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   2. Polka Time

   9 Nov 2004 · 60 min

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   3. Afghanistan Unveiled

   16 Nov 2004 · 60 min

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   4. Los Angeles Now

   23 Nov 2004 · 60 min

   Los Angeles Now is a 60 minute documentary by producer/director Phillip Rodriguez. It first aired in November 2004 on PBS’s Independent Lens series. The documentary investigates the city of Los Angeles as it comes of age and wrestles with its history and its future. The film includes conversations with a broad range of Los Angeles figures, from actress Salma Hayek and businessman/philanthropist Eli Broad to author and essayist Richard Rodriguez and Cardinal Roger Mahony.

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   5. The Day My God Died

   30 Nov 2004 · 60 min

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   6. Girl Wrestler

   14 Dec 2004 · 60 min

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   7. Fine; Doki-Doki

   21 Dec 2004 · 60 min

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   8. Short, Not Sweet

   28 Dec 2004 · 60 min

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   9. A Hard Straight

   4 Jan 2005 · 60 min

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    10. A Touch of Greatness

    11 Jan 2005 · 60 min

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    11. Power Trip

    25 Jan 2005 · 60 min

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    12. February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four

    1 Feb 2005 · 60 min

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    13. On a Roll: Disability and the American Dream

    Date TBA · 60 min

    Greg Smith and his family bare all in this unflinching portrait of a 65-pound man striving for the American dream. Fueled by discrimination, Smith created "On a Roll" talk radio from his wheelchair in 1992. The father of three travels the globe but finds his own nation's capital inaccessible - a minor challenge compared to living independently and having safe intimate relationships.

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    14. Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry

    22 Feb 2005 · 60 min

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    15. Sisters of '77

    1 Mar 2005 · 60 min

    Sisters of '77 is a documentary film that chronicles an unprecedented event in women's history, the first National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas in November 1977. The purpose of the National Women's Conference was to end discrimination against women and promote their equal rights. The conference was the first federally funded women's conference, and brought together over 20,000 women and men from around the United States. Sisters of '77 provides a look at a pivotal weekend that changed the course of history and the lives of the women who attended. The film incorporates rare archival footage and interviews of leaders relating this history to the present. The conference attendees included former first ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, and Rosalynn Carter. The women present included Republicans, Democrats, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinas, Native American, pro-choice, pro-life, straight, gay, liberal and conservative women. The most influential leaders attending the burgeoning women’s movement included Bella Abzug, Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Eleanor Smeal, Ann Richards, Coretta Scott King, Billie Jean King, and Barbara Jordan.

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    16. Sunset Story

    22 Mar 2005 · 60 min

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    17. Let the Church Say Amen

    29 Mar 2005 · 60 min

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    18. A Lion's Trail

    5 Apr 2005 · 60 min

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    19. Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton

    12 Apr 2005 · 60 min

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    20. End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again

    26 Apr 2005 · 60 min

    A profile of seminal punk band the Ramones includes concert footage, interviews with group members and clips of bands that influenced them or were influenced by them. Bassist Dee Dee Ramone died shortly after filming, while guitarist Johnny Ramone died soon after the film's release. Both are interviewed. Susan Sarandon introduces the film. Also: a preview of a movie about Joe Strummer, who is shown performing.

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    21. The Last Letter; Zyklon Portrait; The Walnut Tree

    3 May 2005 · 60 min

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    22. Imelda

    10 May 2005 · 60 min

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    23. Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion

    10 May 2005 · 60 min

    How has Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, managed to court, coddle, use and abuse power for nearly four decades? News clips, propaganda films, home movies, verite footage and interviews with Marcos, her friends and her enemies reveal her methods.

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    24. Red Hook Justice

    24 May 2005 · 60 min

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    25. Double Dare; Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!

    31 May 2005 · 60 min

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    26. Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story

    7 Jun 2005 · 60 min

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    27. Brother to Brother

    14 Jun 2005 · 60 min