Press Releases

(San Francisco, CA) August 26, 2015 — Independent Lens returns this fall with a new season of documentaries that tell unforgettable stories of courage and resilience, explore the most pressing issues of our time, and take viewers on journeys around the world. Having recently received 11 News & Documentary Emmy nominations and one Primetime Emmy…

(San Francisco, CA) – A burly and bearded biker, Ron “Stray Dog” Hall lives in southern Missouri where he owns and operates the At Ease RV Park. A Vietnam veteran, Stray Dog is forever wrestling with the brutal legacy of the war on his soul, a constant struggle of conscience, remorse, and forgiveness. The film follows Stray Dog as he caravans on his Harley with…

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) — APRIL 27, 2015 — Independent Lens and The Washington Post announced today that After the Storm, their first joint online distribution venture, has launched on the fourth anniversary of the deadly tornado that ripped through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, destroying 4,700 homes, injuring over 1,500 people and leaving 50 dead. Created by…

(San Francisco, CA) – Independent Lens is proud to announce that Leslee Udwin’s India’s Daughter, which premiered on the PBS series in November 2015, is the winner of a 2016 Peabody Award. The Peabody Awards are bestowed by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication; this is Independent Lens’s 15th Peabody…

NEW YORK, April 2, 2015 – In May, to commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Memorial Day, public television stations throughout the country will begin broadcasting War for Guam, the latest production by award-winning filmmaker, writer, and scholar, Frances Negrón-Muntaner. The program tells the story of how the native…