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.
Sat, Apr 27 | 12:00 P.M. |
One with the Whale
NH World (11.3)
Hunting whales is a matter of survival for Alaska Native residents of St. |
Sun, Apr 28 | 3:00 A.M. |
One with the Whale
NHPBS (11.1)
Hunting whales is a matter of survival for Alaska Native residents of St. |
Tue, Apr 30 | 12:00 P.M. |
One with the Whale
NH Explore (11.2)
Hunting whales is a matter of survival for Alaska Native residents of St. |
Thu, May 2 | 2:00 P.M. |
Try Harder!
NH World (11.3)
San Francisco's Lowell High, one of the best public schools in the country, draws high achievers from across the city into a fiercely competitive universe. |
Mon, May 6 | 10:00 P.M. |
Space: The Longest Goodbye
NHPBS (11.1)
NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation required by a Mars mission, as the crew grapples with the tension between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home. |
Tue, May 7 | 12:00 P.M. |
Space: The Longest Goodbye
NH Explore (11.2)
NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation required by a Mars mission, as the crew grapples with the tension between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home. |
Wed, May 8 | 3:00 A.M. |
Space: The Longest Goodbye
NHPBS (11.1)
NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation required by a Mars mission, as the crew grapples with the tension between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home. |
Wed, May 8 | 7:30 P.M. |
Space: The Longest Goodbye
NH World (11.3)
NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation required by a Mars mission, as the crew grapples with the tension between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home. |
Thu, May 9 | 12:30 A.M. |
Space: The Longest Goodbye
NH World (11.3)
NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation required by a Mars mission, as the crew grapples with the tension between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home. |
Thu, May 9 | 8:30 A.M. |
Space: The Longest Goodbye
NH World (11.3)
NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation required by a Mars mission, as the crew grapples with the tension between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home. |
Fri, May 10 | 8:00 P.M. |
Hidden Letters
NH World (11.3)
The bonds of sisterhood, and the parallels of struggles among generations of women in China, are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nushu, the only script designed and used exclusively by women. |
Sat, May 11 | 1:00 A.M. |
Hidden Letters
NH World (11.3)
The bonds of sisterhood, and the parallels of struggles among generations of women in China, are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nushu, the only script designed and used exclusively by women. |
Sat, May 11 | 9:00 A.M. |
Hidden Letters
NH World (11.3)
The bonds of sisterhood, and the parallels of struggles among generations of women in China, are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nushu, the only script designed and used exclusively by women. |
Sat, May 11 | 12:00 P.M. |
Space: The Longest Goodbye
NH World (11.3)
NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation required by a Mars mission, as the crew grapples with the tension between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home. |
Sat, May 11 | 3:00 P.M. |
Hidden Letters
NH World (11.3)
The bonds of sisterhood, and the parallels of struggles among generations of women in China, are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nushu, the only script designed and used exclusively by women. |
Mon, May 13 | 7:30 P.M. |
The Donut King
NH World (11.3)
Hear 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. |
Tue, May 14 | 12:30 A.M. |
The Donut King
NH World (11.3)
Hear 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. |
Tue, May 14 | 8:30 A.M. |
The Donut King
NH World (11.3)
Hear 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. |
Tue, May 14 | 2:00 P.M. |
Writing with Fire
NH World (11.3)
Meet the women journalists of India's only all-female news network, who risk everything in a male-dominated world to uncover their country's political inequities. |
Sun, May 19 | 4:00 A.M. |
The Donut King
NH World (11.3)
Hear 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. |
Mon, May 20 | 10:00 P.M. |
The Tuba Thieves
NHPBS (11.1)
What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O'Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions. |
Tue, May 21 | 12:00 P.M. |
The Tuba Thieves
NH Explore (11.2)
What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O'Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions. |
Wed, May 22 | 3:00 A.M. |
The Tuba Thieves
NHPBS (11.1)
What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O'Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions. |
Wed, May 22 | 7:00 P.M. |
Free Chol Soo Lee
NH World (11.3)
Sentenced to death for a 1973 San Francisco murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Americans helped to overturn his conviction. |
Wed, May 22 | 8:30 P.M. |
The Tuba Thieves
NH World (11.3)
What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O'Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions. |
Thu, May 23 | 12:00 A.M. |
Free Chol Soo Lee
NH World (11.3)
Sentenced to death for a 1973 San Francisco murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Americans helped to overturn his conviction. |
Thu, May 23 | 1:30 A.M. |
The Tuba Thieves
NH World (11.3)
What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O'Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions. |
Thu, May 23 | 8:00 A.M. |
Free Chol Soo Lee
NH World (11.3)
Sentenced to death for a 1973 San Francisco murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Americans helped to overturn his conviction. |
Thu, May 23 | 9:30 A.M. |
The Tuba Thieves
NH World (11.3)
What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O'Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions. |
Sun, May 26 | 10:00 P.M. |
Beyond Utopia
NH World (11.3)
The gripping story of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world many have never seen. |
Mon, May 27 | 2:00 A.M. |
Beyond Utopia
NH World (11.3)
The gripping story of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world many have never seen. |
Mon, May 27 | 10:00 A.M. |
Beyond Utopia
NH World (11.3)
The gripping story of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world many have never seen. |
Tue, May 28 | 12:00 P.M. |
Try Harder!
NH Explore (11.2)
San Francisco's Lowell High, one of the best public schools in the country, draws high achievers from across the city into a fiercely competitive universe. |
Tue, May 28 | 1:30 P.M. |
Writing with Fire
NH Explore (11.2)
Meet the women journalists of India's only all-female news network, who risk everything in a male-dominated world to uncover their country's political inequities. |
WENH-TV Ch. 11 Durham
WLED-TV Ch. 48 Littleton
WEKW-TV Ch. 18 Keene
W50DP-D Ch. 50 Hanover
W34DQ-D Ch. 34 Pittsburg