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.
Mon, Mar 20 | 10:00 P.M. |
Storming Caesars Palace
![]() Meet activist Ruby Duncan, who led a grassroots movement of mothers who challenged presidents, the Vegas mob, and everyday Americans to fight for a universal basic income and rethink their notions of the "welfare queen. |
Tue, Mar 21 | 12:00 P.M. |
Storming Caesars Palace
![]() Meet activist Ruby Duncan, who led a grassroots movement of mothers who challenged presidents, the Vegas mob, and everyday Americans to fight for a universal basic income and rethink their notions of the "welfare queen. |
Wed, Mar 22 | 3:00 A.M. |
Storming Caesars Palace
![]() Meet activist Ruby Duncan, who led a grassroots movement of mothers who challenged presidents, the Vegas mob, and everyday Americans to fight for a universal basic income and rethink their notions of the "welfare queen. |
Wed, Mar 22 | 7:30 P.M. |
Storming Caesars Palace
![]() Meet activist Ruby Duncan, who led a grassroots movement of mothers who challenged presidents, the Vegas mob, and everyday Americans to fight for a universal basic income and rethink their notions of the "welfare queen. |
Thu, Mar 23 | 12:30 A.M. |
Storming Caesars Palace
![]() Meet activist Ruby Duncan, who led a grassroots movement of mothers who challenged presidents, the Vegas mob, and everyday Americans to fight for a universal basic income and rethink their notions of the "welfare queen. |
Thu, Mar 23 | 8:30 A.M. |
Storming Caesars Palace
![]() Meet activist Ruby Duncan, who led a grassroots movement of mothers who challenged presidents, the Vegas mob, and everyday Americans to fight for a universal basic income and rethink their notions of the "welfare queen. |
Thu, Mar 23 | 2:00 P.M. |
A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem
![]() NFL cheerleaders revolve their lives around their sport, but most earn less than minimum wage. |
Thu, Mar 23 | 3:00 P.M. |
9to5: The Story of a Movement
![]() Go inside the inspiring movement for women's workplace equality in the 1970s. |
Sat, Mar 25 | 12:00 P.M. |
Storming Caesars Palace
![]() Meet activist Ruby Duncan, who led a grassroots movement of mothers who challenged presidents, the Vegas mob, and everyday Americans to fight for a universal basic income and rethink their notions of the "welfare queen. |
Sun, Mar 26 | 3:00 A.M. |
Storming Caesars Palace
![]() Meet activist Ruby Duncan, who led a grassroots movement of mothers who challenged presidents, the Vegas mob, and everyday Americans to fight for a universal basic income and rethink their notions of the "welfare queen. |
Mon, Mar 27 | 8:00 P.M. |
Represent
![]() 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. |
Mon, Mar 27 | 10:00 P.M. |
Hidden Letters
![]() 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. |
Tue, Mar 28 | 1:00 A.M. |
Represent
![]() 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. |
Tue, Mar 28 | 9:00 A.M. |
Represent
![]() 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. |
Tue, Mar 28 | 12:00 P.M. |
Hidden Letters
![]() 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. |
Tue, Mar 28 | 1:30 P.M. |
One Child Nation
![]() China's one-child policy forever changed the lives of mothers and children. |
Wed, Mar 29 | 7:00 P.M. |
Writing with Fire
![]() 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. |
Wed, Mar 29 | 8:30 P.M. |
Hidden Letters
![]() 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. |
Thu, Mar 30 | 12:00 A.M. |
Writing with Fire
![]() 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. |
Thu, Mar 30 | 1:30 A.M. |
Hidden Letters
![]() 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. |
Thu, Mar 30 | 8:00 A.M. |
Writing with Fire
![]() 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. |
Thu, Mar 30 | 9:30 A.M. |
Hidden Letters
![]() 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, Apr 1 | 12:00 P.M. |
Hidden Letters
![]() 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. |
Sun, Apr 2 | 4:00 A.M. |
Represent
![]() 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. |
Sun, Apr 2 | 10:00 P.M. |
Tiktok, Boom.
![]() Featuring a cast of Gen Z influencers and experts, this film dissects TikTok, one of the most influential platforms in the new social media landscape, balancing a genuine interest in the community and its innovative mechanics with healthy skepticism. |
Mon, Apr 3 | 2:00 A.M. |
Tiktok, Boom.
![]() Featuring a cast of Gen Z influencers and experts, this film dissects TikTok, one of the most influential platforms in the new social media landscape, balancing a genuine interest in the community and its innovative mechanics with healthy skepticism. |
Mon, Apr 3 | 10:00 A.M. |
Tiktok, Boom.
![]() Featuring a cast of Gen Z influencers and experts, this film dissects TikTok, one of the most influential platforms in the new social media landscape, balancing a genuine interest in the community and its innovative mechanics with healthy skepticism. |
Tue, Apr 4 | 1:30 P.M. |
Storm Lake
![]() Go inside The Storm Lake Times, a Pulitzer-winning newspaper serving an Iowa town that has seen its share of changes. |
Wed, Apr 5 | 2:00 P.M. |
Bedlam
![]() Hear the poignant stories of people grappling with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions. |
Wed, Apr 5 | 7:30 P.M. |
Children of Las Brisas
![]() In an impoverished Venezuela neighborhood, the power of music is put to the test for El Sistema national youth orchestra. |
Thu, Apr 6 | 12:30 A.M. |
Children of Las Brisas
![]() In an impoverished Venezuela neighborhood, the power of music is put to the test for El Sistema national youth orchestra. |
Thu, Apr 6 | 8:30 A.M. |
Children of Las Brisas
![]() In an impoverished Venezuela neighborhood, the power of music is put to the test for El Sistema national youth orchestra. |
Thu, Apr 6 | 2:00 P.M. |
Storm Lake
![]() Go inside The Storm Lake Times, a Pulitzer-winning newspaper serving an Iowa town that has seen its share of changes. |
Sat, Apr 8 | 12:00 P.M. |
Children of Las Brisas
![]() In an impoverished Venezuela neighborhood, the power of music is put to the test for El Sistema national youth orchestra. |
Sun, Apr 16 | 10:00 P.M. |
A Reckoning In Boston
![]() A white filmmaker sets out to document students of color enrolled in Boston's Clemente Course in the Humanities. |
Mon, Apr 17 | 2:00 A.M. |
A Reckoning In Boston
![]() A white filmmaker sets out to document students of color enrolled in Boston's Clemente Course in the Humanities. |
Mon, Apr 17 | 10:00 A.M. |
A Reckoning In Boston
![]() A white filmmaker sets out to document students of color enrolled in Boston's Clemente Course in the Humanities. |
Wed, Apr 19 | 7:30 P.M. |
Ferguson Rises
![]() Michael Brown Sr.'s son was killed in 2014 by white police officer Darren Wilson, an event that fueled the global Black Lives Matter movement. |
Thu, Apr 20 | 12:30 A.M. |
Ferguson Rises
![]() Michael Brown Sr.'s son was killed in 2014 by white police officer Darren Wilson, an event that fueled the global Black Lives Matter movement. |
Thu, Apr 20 | 8:30 A.M. |
Ferguson Rises
![]() Michael Brown Sr.'s son was killed in 2014 by white police officer Darren Wilson, an event that fueled the global Black Lives Matter movement. |
Sat, Apr 22 | 12:00 P.M. |
Ferguson Rises
![]() Michael Brown Sr.'s son was killed in 2014 by white police officer Darren Wilson, an event that fueled the global Black Lives Matter movement. |
Mon, Apr 24 | 10:00 P.M. |
Free Chol Soo Lee
![]() 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. |
Tue, Apr 25 | 12:00 P.M. |
Free Chol Soo Lee
![]() 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, Apr 26 | 3:00 A.M. |
Free Chol Soo Lee
![]() 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, Apr 26 | 7:30 P.M. |
Free Chol Soo Lee
![]() 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, Apr 27 | 12:30 A.M. |
Free Chol Soo Lee
![]() 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, Apr 27 | 8:30 A.M. |
Free Chol Soo Lee
![]() 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, Apr 27 | 2:30 P.M. |
Down A Dark Stairwell
![]() A Chinese American cop shoots and kills an innocent Black man in the dark stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project. |
Sat, Apr 29 | 12:00 P.M. |
Free Chol Soo Lee
![]() 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. |
Sun, Apr 30 | 3:00 A.M. |
Free Chol Soo Lee
![]() 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. |
Sun, Apr 30 | 10:00 P.M. |
A Day in the Life of America/American Nomads
![]() 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. |
Mon, May 1 | 2:00 A.M. |
A Day in the Life of America/American Nomads
![]() 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. |
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