Independent Lens
Season 7
200529 episodes
Episode 1
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
Oct 11, 20051h
“One Nation Under a Groove,” a profile of Parliament Funkadelic that features animation (including an “Afronaut” character voiced by Eddie Griffin) to explore P-Funk's unique mix of rock and R&B, and its rebellious vibe---tightly controlled by mastermind George Clinton, whose 50-year career links doo-wop and hip-hop. “It was just a party,” says singer Nona Hendryx
Episode 2
En Route to Baghdad
Oct 18, 20051h
Episode 3
The Last Cowboy
Oct 25, 20051h
Episode 4
A Family at War
Nov 8, 20051h
Episode 5
Mirror Dance
Nov 15, 20051h
Identical twins Margarita and Ramona de Saa became acclaimed ballerinas with the National Ballet of Cuba. Once inseparable, their relationship disintegrated as one sister left for America while the other embraced the Cuban revolution. This program is the story of two women forever linked by birth and dance, but struggling to overcome rifts not only between sisters but also between nations.
Episode 6
Race Is the Place
Nov 22, 20051h
Episode 7
Maid in America
Nov 29, 20051h
TMDB rating 8.0TMDB
Episode 8
Seoul Train
Dec 13, 20051h
This film explores the plight of North Korean refugees trying to escape their homeland and China, and tells the story of activists who put themselves in harm's way to save them via a clandestine underground railroad.
Episode 9
Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community
Dec 20, 20051h
This documentary follows the lives of the women of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, Minnesota. The story is told by the Sisters themselves -- at work, prayer and leisure -- as they pursue a balanced life based on the Rule of St. Benedict and face an uncertain future with spirit, conviction and wit.
Episode 10
Short Stack: Lost & Found
Dec 27, 20051h
Episode 11
Sheriff
Jan 3, 20061h
Episode 12
Girl Trouble
Jan 17, 20061h
Episode 13
Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
Feb 7, 20061h
Episode 14
July '64
Feb 14, 20061h
July ’64 tells the story of a historic three-day race riot that erupted in two African American neighborhoods in the northern, mid-sized city of Rochester, New York. On the night of July 24, 1964, frustration and resentment brought on by institutional racism, overcrowding, lack of job opportunity and police dog attacks exploded in racial violence that brought Rochester to its knees. Directed by Carvin Eison and produced by Chris Christopher, JULY ’64 combines historic archival footage, news reports and interviews with witnesses and participants to dig deeply into the causes and effects of the historic disturbance.
Episode 15
Almost Home
Feb 21, 20061h 24m
Almost Home rescues from an exile of denial the real stories of aging that lie in the vast middle between the uber-heroic octogenarian marathoner and the feeble geriatric that most Americans fear becoming. A feature length, cinema-verité film shot on location in a continuing care community that boasts a nursing home transforming its medical (think hospital) model of care into a holistic one (think home), Almost Home is a stunningly intimate film that combines the institution’s struggle to shake the nursing home stigma with tender, sometimes difficult, stories of people who live, work and visit there.
Episode 16
The Loss of Nameless Things
Feb 28, 20061h
In 1978, Oakley Hall was a promising playwright on the verge of national recognition when a mysterious fall violently transformed his life. This program is the haunting story of a young man's fall from grace, of the vibrant artists who surrounded him and what happens when, decades later, a theater company discovers the very play he was writing the night he fell.
Episode 17
Troop 1500
Mar 21, 20061h
Episode 18
Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City
Mar 28, 20061h
Episode 19
Trudell
Apr 11, 20061h
Episode 20
La Sierra
Apr 18, 20061h
Episode 21
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
Apr 25, 20061h
Episode 22
Music from the Inside Out
May 2, 20061h
Episode 23
Fishbowl; American Made
May 9, 20061h
Episode 24
Frozen Angels
May 16, 20061h
Episode 25
The Devil's Miner
May 23, 20061h
Episode 26
The Great Pink Scare
Jun 6, 20061h
Episode 27
The Real Dirt on Farmer John
Jun 13, 20061h
The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a 2005 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel about the life of Midwestern farmer John Peterson, operator of Angelic Organics. It tells the history of the eccentric farmer's family farm in rural Caledonia, Illinois.
Episode 28
A Lion in the House
Jun 21, 20061h
Episode 29
A Lion in the House
Jun 22, 20061h