Channel Title: Independent Lens Channel Description: We'll bring the docs, you bring the tissues. ‪‪@independentlens‬ is an Emmy® Award-winning PBS documentary series. With founding executive producer Lois Vossen, the series has been honored with 10 Academy Award nominations and features documentaries united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of independent filmmakers. Presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Acton Family Giving, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, Park Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts. Stream anytime on the PBS app. For more visit pbs.org/independentlens *While Independent Lens posts most user comments, we reserve the right not to publish remarks if they do not meet key comment guidelines: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/about/faq/comment-guidelines/ #documentary #filmmaking <video> Addressing the Inequities in Dallas, Texas | Dallas, 2019 | Independent Lens | PBS Description: Covering five tense weeks in Dallas the year before the pandemic hit, these interwoven stories capture the city’s pulse, and the people who work and live there, all looking to build a better future. Watch the 5-part documentary on the PBS App Now! #dallasfortworth #dallas #communityimpact ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> "Music is a time to get away" | Dallas, 2019 | Independent Lens | PBS Description: A cross section of life in Dallas the year before the pandemic hit, as fault lines emerge between those who follow, make, and battle the law. #dallasfortworth #dallas #dallasmusic #documentaryfilm ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> Growing Up On The U.S. - Mexico Border | The In Between Trailer | Independent Lens | PBS Description: “The In Between” centers on a Mexican American filmmakers’ return to her border town home in Eagle Pass, Texas. She intends to reconcile with her brother's death and reflect on the nuance of growing up along the U.S.-Mexico border. Her adventure reflects the long journey, and she rediscovers the beautiful mysteries of her complex hometown and the ways her environment shaped her identity. #mexicanamerican #bordertown #texas ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> Lakota Fireside Story Time | Independent Lens Documentary | PBS Description: Storytelling around the fire. The Lakota Way. Watch ‘Without Arrows” on the PBS App Now! #NativeAmerican #GrassDancer #Lakota #Lakhota ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> Lakota Grass Dancer Returns to his Indigenous Culture | Without Arrows | Independent Lens | PBS Description: After 13 years living in Philadelphia, Delwin Fiddler Jr., a champion grass dancer, embraces indigenous culture by returning to his ancestral home on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. Leaving his big city life behind, Delwin aims to protect his centuries-old Lakhota heritage and heal from family tragedy, through his passion for dance. Watch ‘Without Arrows” on the PBS YouTube Channel #NativeAmerican #GrassDancer #Lakota #Lakhota ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> A Community Advocate in Dallas, Texas | Dallas, 2019 | Independent Lens | PBS Description: "Dallas, 2019" captures the pulse of a city and the people who work and live there, all trying to build a better future. Watch the 5-part series on the PBS App Now! #dallasfortworth #dallas #documentaryfilm ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> Ozark Friends From Very Different Backgrounds | Wild Hogs and Saffron | Independent Lens | PBS Description: Watch the short documentary on the PBS YouTube Channel HERE! --} https://bit.ly/3DIaqB1 A wild hog hunt in the Ozarks leads to an unexpectedly vulnerable dialogue between Iranian American filmmaker Andy Sarjahani and his childhood friend Bubba as they navigate a polarized world. As their paths diverged in the increasingly anti-Middle Eastern years after 9/11, Andy's journey of self-examination tries to reconcile his two cultural identities. #ozarks #friendship #iranian #american ~~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnDUknWztWaLs7motsqGwPg?sub_confirmation=1 VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> "$500,000, one click, all gone." 💸 | Independent Lens | PBS Description: "Minted" delves into the complex world of the $40 billion NFT digital art market. Watch the full documentary on the PBS YouTube channel --} https://bit.ly/400pVf8 #NFT #Currency #DigitalArt ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> "You guys are an all woman crew?" "Yeah!" | Independent Lens | PBS Description: Firefighters come in all forms. An excerpt from "The Prison in Twelve Landscapes" ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> How a "Whites Only" Immigration Law Lasted 175 Years | Independent Lens | PBS Description: Catchy, musical short chronicles the 175-year-long arbitrary system of race in America. Watch on the PBS YouTube Channel here! --} https://bit.ly/4gZOOhW #americanhistory #citizenship ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> This Prison Strike Changed Solitary Confinement | The Strike Trailer | Independent Lens | PBS Description: In 2013, incarcerated individuals in California’s Pelican Bay Prison assembled a historic hunger strike to protest decades-long sentences of solitary confinement. The defiance united over 30,000 inmates from diverse backgrounds in a powerful display of solidarity. This act garnered national attention and shed light on the inhumane conditions of The SHU (Security Housing Units). “The Strike” highlights the strength of prisoner-led resistance and the transformative power of collective organizing. Watch Full Film on PBS YouTube Channel → #solitaryconfinement #stateprison #resistance #hungerstrike #pelicanbay ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> Coming to Independent Lens in 2025 | PBS #documentary Description: Stay tuned for our tentpole docs: Minted, The Strike, Bike Vessel, & Home Court 🍿 Dive into the rise and fall of NFTs, a hunger strike at Pelican Bay State Prison, a Black father and sons' rewarding 350-mile bike ride, a female Asian-American basketball phenom, and much more! Subscribe and follow for trailers, premiere dates, and streaming info. Watch our soul-stirring new films on the PBS app coming this winter! #documentary #indiefilm ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> Architectural Jewel of São Paulo is Home to the Unhoused | Skin of Glass Trailer | Independent Lens Description: "Pele de Vidro" (Skin of Glass) is a jewel of modern architecture in São Paulo, Brazil, designed by the late Roger Zmekhol in the early '60s. Decades later, his daughter, filmmaker Denise Zmekhol, reckons with the concept of "home" as the 24-story glass triumph has now been inhabited by hundreds of unhoused people. Zmekhol sets out to meet them and gain a better understanding of their plight, while also discovering more about her late father. #urbanarchitecture #brazil #unhoused ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> The $69 million NFT | Independent Lens Documentary | PBS Description: An insider’s look at the rise, fall, and future of the NFT. Watch the full documentary on the PBS YouTube channel --} https://bit.ly/400pVf8 #NFT #Currency #digitalart #beeple ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video> <video> Life After TikTok? | Independent Lens | PBS Description: Shadowbanning was detrimental to creators and their livelihood. But what happens if TikTok itself is banned? #tiktokban #creator ~~~~ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/3Zp86XU VISIT Independent Lens Website: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens #IndependentLens </video>

Contacts and Links

Description

We'll bring the docs, you bring the tissues.

‪‪@independentlens‬ is an Emmy® Award-winning PBS documentary series. With founding executive producer Lois Vossen, the series has been honored with 10 Academy Award nominations and features documentaries united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of independent filmmakers. Presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Acton Family Giving, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, Park Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts.

Stream anytime on the PBS app. For more visit pbs.org/independentlens

*While Independent Lens posts most user comments, we reserve the right not to publish remarks if they do not meet key comment guidelines: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/about/faq/comment-guidelines/

#documentary #filmmaking

Videos from channel