Independent Lens
TV-PG
8.2
1999
Documentary
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 and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.
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- Cast:
- Stanley Tucci
Episode 28 : The Amasong Chorus: Singing Out
June. 15,2004
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Episode 27 : Sumo East and West
June. 08,2004
In recent years, the ancient art of sumo has witnessed the rise of an increasing number of foreigners to the top of its professional ranks. From Hawaii to Atlantic City, the experiences of American wrestlers provide an entertaining glimpse at the past, present and future of sumo, revealing how this former bastion of Japanese tradition is grappling with globalizing Western forces.
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Episode 26 : Cosmopolitan
June. 01,2004
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Episode 25 : Death of a Shaman
May. 27,2004
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Episode 24 : Refugee
May. 11,2004
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Episode 23 : One Night at the Grand Star; Double Exposure
May. 04,2004
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Episode 21 : Ram Dass: Fierce Grace
April. 20,2004
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Episode 20 : Love Inventory
April. 13,2004
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Episode 19 : Every Child Is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas
March. 30,2004
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Episode 18 : T-Shirt Travels
March. 23,2004
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Episode 17 : Sentencing the Victim
March. 02,2004
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Episode 16 : Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew
February. 24,2004
Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew is a film portrait of the now famous jazz vocalist who was "rediscovered" decades after he disappeared from the public eye.
The documentary blends concert footage, rare photos and candid interviews with Jimmy Scott, his family and his colleagues.
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Episode 15 : A Place of Our Oen
January. 01,0001
"Black Resort Communities and the African American Dream" Stanley Nelson is a third-generation, upper middle-class African American who spent the past 40 summers in Oak Bluffs, an affluent African-American resort community on Martha's Vineyard. Building on personal stories of summers past, this film explores the tightly-knit world of black professionals who created a refuge to call their own.
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Episode 14 : Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
February. 10,2004
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Episode 13 : Why Can't We Be a Family Again?; Downpour Resurfacing
January. 27,2004
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Episode 12 : Life Matters
January. 20,2004
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Episode 11 : Make 'Em Dance: The Hackberry Ramblers' Story
January. 13,2004
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Episode 10 : Man Bites Shorts
December. 30,2003
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Episode 8 : Loaded Gun: Life and Death and Dickinson
December. 16,2003
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Episode 7 : Eroica!
December. 09,2003
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Episode 6 : Livermore
November. 25,2003
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Episode 5 : Be Good, Smile Pretty
November. 11,2003
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Episode 4 : A Wedding in Ramallah
November. 04,2003
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Episode 3 : Shaolin Ulysses: Kungfu Monks in America
October. 28,2003
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Episode 2 : Foto-Novelas 2: `Junkyard Saints' and `Broken Sky'
October. 21,2003
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Episode 1 : Worst Possible Illusion: The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Muniz
October. 14,2003
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