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 26 : The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
May. 29,2007
This film tells the true story of a bohemian St. Francis and his remarkable relationship with a flock of wild red-and-green parrots. Former street musician and San Francisco dharma bum Mark Bittner falls in with the flock as he searches for meaning in his life, unaware that the parrots will bring him everything he seeks.
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Episode 25 : Knocking
May. 22,2007
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Episode 24 : Sentenced Home
May. 15,2007
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Episode 21 : Black Gold
April. 10,2007
This eye-opening expose of the $80 billion coffee industry traces one man's fight for fair trade.
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Episode 17 : Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
February. 27,2007
Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? is a 2006 documentary film written by Matt Coen, Mike Kime and Frank Popper and directed by Frank Popper.
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Episode 16 : Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
February. 20,2007
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes is a 2006 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Byron Hurt. The documentary explores the issues of masculinity, violence, homophobia and sexism in hip hop music and culture, through interviews with artists, academics and fans. Hurt's activism in gender issues and his love of hip-hop caused him to feel what he described as a sense of hypocrisy, and began working on the film.
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Episode 15 : Motherland Afghanistan
February. 13,2007
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Episode 14 : Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life
February. 06,2007
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Episode 13 : Twisted
January. 30,2007
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Episode 12 : Beyond the Call
January. 23,2007
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Episode 10 : A Fish Story
January. 02,2007
Meet two women who lead in a battle against a coalition of national environmental groups for control of the ocean. Three hundred years of fishing tradition and the health of the ocean hang in the balance.
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Episode 9 : Short Stack 2006
December. 26,2006
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Episode 8 : Revolucion: Five Visions
December. 19,2006
This documentary tells the story of five Cuban photographers whose lives and work span more than four decades and whose perspectives on photography are as varied as their opinions about the Cuban Revolution. From photographers whose lens portrayed the heroic masses to more contemporary photographers who seek to portray individual truths, their stories uncover the power of art to liberate.
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Episode 7 : A Sad Flower in the Sand
December. 12,2006
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Episode 6 : Two Square Miles
November. 28,2006
Residents, artists and activists in Hudson, N.Y., protest the proposal for a multinational coal-fired cement plant.
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Episode 5 : Democracy on Deadline
November. 21,2006
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Episode 4 : Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire
November. 07,2006
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Episode 3 : Muskrat Lovely
October. 31,2006
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Episode 2 : The World According to Sesame Street
October. 24,2006
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Episode 1 : Still Life With Animated Dogs
October. 24,2006
The World According to Sesame Street is a 2005 feature-length documentary created by Participant Productions, looking at the cultural impact of the children's television series Sesame Street, and the complexities of creating international adaptations.[1] It focuses on the adaptations of Sesame Street in Bangladesh (Sisimpur), Kosovo (Rruga Sesam, in Albanian; and Ulica Sezam, in Serbian), and South Africa (Takalani Sesame).
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