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.

Sat, Jul 27	8:00 P.M.	Racist Trees NH World (11.3) A historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs fights for the removal of a wall of trees.
Sun, Jul 28	12:00 A.M.	Racist Trees NH World (11.3) A historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs fights for the removal of a wall of trees.
Sat, Aug 3	8:00 P.M.	Storming Caesars Palace NH World (11.3) 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, Aug 4	12:00 A.M.	Storming Caesars Palace NH World (11.3) 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.
Sat, Aug 10	8:00 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.
Sun, Aug 11	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.
Tue, Aug 13	1:00 P.M.	A Thousand Pines NH Explore (11.2) Over a grueling eight months, a crew of Oaxacan guest workers plant trees across America.
Wed, Aug 14	7:00 P.M.	One with the Whale NH World (11.3) Hunting whales is a matter of survival for Alaska Native residents of St.
Thu, Aug 15	12:00 A.M.	One with the Whale NH World (11.3) Hunting whales is a matter of survival for Alaska Native residents of St.
Thu, Aug 15	8:00 A.M.	One with the Whale NH World (11.3) Hunting whales is a matter of survival for Alaska Native residents of St.
Sat, Aug 17	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.
Sat, Aug 24	7:30 P.M.	The Big Payback NH World (11.3) The Big Payback is the story of how a rookie alderwoman in Evanston, Illinois led the passage of the first tax-funded reparations bill for Black Americans and stirred up a debate about the debt owed from the U.
Sun, Aug 25	12:00 A.M.	The Big Payback NH World (11.3) The Big Payback is the story of how a rookie alderwoman in Evanston, Illinois led the passage of the first tax-funded reparations bill for Black Americans and stirred up a debate about the debt owed from the U.
Sat, Aug 31	8:00 P.M.	Soul Food Junkies NH World (11.3) Baffled by his dad's reluctance to change his traditional soul food diet in the face of a health crisis, filmmaker Byron Hurt sets out to learn more about this culinary tradition and it's relevance to black cultural identity.
Sun, Sep 1	12:00 A.M.	Soul Food Junkies NH World (11.3) Baffled by his dad's reluctance to change his traditional soul food diet in the face of a health crisis, filmmaker Byron Hurt sets out to learn more about this culinary tradition and it's relevance to black cultural identity.