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PBS’s Independent Lens Celebrates The History Of LGBTQ+ Comics With The Television Premiere Of “No Straight Lines” On January 23, 2023
The Documentary Follows the Evolution of LGBTQ+ Representation in Comics, Featuring Interviews with Alison Bechdel and Other Pioneers of Underground Newspapers and Queer Comics
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New Documentary “Love In The Time Of Fentanyl” Shines Timely Light On A Community Fighting To Prevent Overdose Deaths, Premieres February 13 On PBS’s Independent Lens
The Intimate Film Follows a Safe Injection Site in Vancouver as Staff and Volunteers Offer Hope for a Marginalized Community and Work to Destigmatize the Overdose Crisis
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PBS’s Independent Lens To Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day With The Premiere Of “The Big Payback,” Spotlighting The Fight For Reparations Legislation For Black Americans, On January 16, 2023
From Co-Directors Erika Alexander and Whitney Dow, the Documentary Follows Alderman Robin Rue Simmons' Fight to Pass the First Government-Funded Reparations Program in Evanston, Illinois, Alongside Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee as She Leads a National Movement To Pass HR 40
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“When Claude Got Shot” Wins Emmy® Award For Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking
Directed by Award-Winning Filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein and Executive Produced by Snoop Dogg, the Film Follows Three Strangers Tragically Bound Together Through Gun Violence and a Five-Year Journey Navigating a Flawed Justice System on the Way to Recovery and Forgiveness
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New Documentary “TikTok, Boom.” Explores The Global Impact Of The History-Making App, Premiering On PBS’S Independent Lens October 24, 2022
From Director of Award-Winning “Coded Bias,” the New Film Dissects TikTok App Across Socio-Political, Economic, and Cultural Cross-Sections, Featuring Interviews with Leading Gen ZInfluencers, Tech Policy Experts, and More
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First-Time Filmmaker And Dancer Kelsey Peterson Documents Her Own Journey After Life-Altering Injury In New Film “Move Me,” Premiering On PBS’s Independent Lens November 12, 2022
Intimate Documentary Showcases Peterson’s Path Toward Acceptance After An Accident Leaves Her Paralyzed
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Independent Lens Documentaries Receive 4 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards Nominations, Including For “Coded Bias” And “Mr. SOUL!”
PBS’s award-winning documentary anthology series INDEPENDENT LENS, in association with ITVS, today announced four films released under its banner have been honored with News and Documentary Emmy® Award nominations, including Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary and Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary.
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New Documentary “Hazing” Takes Deep Dive Inside The Culture And Consequences Of Pledging Rituals At American Educational Institutions
Award-Winning Filmmaker and Fraternity Member Byron Hurt Pulls Back the Curtain on the Psychological, Societal, Gendered, and Historical Components of Hazing
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INDEPENDENT LENS UNVEILS FALL SLATE OF POWERFUL DOCUMENTARIES FROM AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKERS, NEW SEASON BEGINS SEPTEMBER 12
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Independent Lens Unveils Fall Slate of Powerful Documentaries From Award-Winning Filmmakers, New Season Begins September 12
Films Making Their Television Debut Include Byron Hurt’s “Hazing” and Shalini Kantayya’s Sundance Favorite “TikTok, Boom.”; Films Will Also Be Available to Stream on PBS.org and the PBS Video app
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