Feed Your Synapses with Independent Lens to Go

Posted on July 13, 2011

Are you desperately in need of brain food this summer, when the primetime lineup leans toward Who Wants to be a National Laughingstock? and Are You Smarter Than a Single-Celled Organism? Well, even though the Independent Lens season premiere is still a few months away, we put together this handy guide of recent IL shows that are now available online for your viewing pleasure. 

Here's a list of those shows from our most recent season that can be found online for rental or purchase:


The Parking Lot Movie -- iTunes and Amazon Video on Demand
Art & Copy -- iTunes
The Longoria Affair -- iTunes; Preview:

             

Between the Folds -- iTunes and Amazon Video on Demand
The Calling -- iTunes
Deep Down -- iTunes and Amazon Video on Demand
The Desert of Forbidden Art -- iTunes and Amazon Video on Demand; Preview:

            

For Once in My Life -- iTunes and Amazon Video on Demand
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story -- iTunes and Amazon Video on Demand
Men Who Swim -- iTunes and Amazon Video on Demand; Preview:

            

Two Spirits -- iTunes and Amazon Video on Demand
Welcome to Shelbyville -- iTunes and Amazon Video on Demand
When I Rise -- iTunes and Amazon Video on Demand 

Introducing Freebie Tuesday! Every Tuesday throughout the summer we'll give you a link to an Independent Lens film available to watch online for free. This week, check out 2009's D Tour on Hulu. Watch this preview:

    

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