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Hope Flickers Against the Backdrop of Autocracy in the Philippines in “And So It Begins,” Premiering on Independent Lens on May 12
Documentary Follows Key Figures in the Philippines' No-Holds- Barred Race for President in 2022 as the Nation Fights for Its Soul
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At Age 70, Elusive Photographer Reemerges as a Celebrated Street Artist “Who Is Michael Jang?” Premiering on Independent Lens on May 19
Documentary Follows the Once-Obscure Artist at a Flashpoint in His Career
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Emotional Reality of the Caregiver Experience Captured in “Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s,” Premiering on PBS’s Independent Lens on May 5, 2025
An Intimate Look into Three Relationships Transformed by Alzheimer’s Disease Concludes a Trio of Films Exploring Neurodegenerative Diseases
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“Free for All: The Public Library” Premieres on Independent Lens on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
New Documentary Tells the Extraordinary Story of How a Simple Yet Powerful Idea Shaped a Nation, and the Quiet Revolutionaries Who Made It Happen
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Independent Lens Premieres a Soulful and Moving Portrait of Funk Music “WE WANT THE FUNK!” April 8 on PBS
Filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s Out-Of-This-World Documentary Featuring Interviews With George Clinton, Questlove, Kirk Franklin, David Byrne, and More, Will Make You Get Up and Dance
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Independent Lens Continues With a Diverse Spring Slate of Documentaries Debuting on PBS Beginning April 8
Upcoming Films in the Flagship ITVS Anthology Series Include Stanley Nelson’s Look at the History of Funk Music with Musical Legends, an Examination of the U.S. Public Library System, and the Final Installment of the “Matter of Mind” Series
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Kim A. Snyder Talks Sundance Doc ‘The Librarians’ and Bringing on Sarah Jessica Parker as a Producer
The 88-minute film, executive produced by Sarah Jessica Parker’s shingle Pretty Matches Prods., follows the steadfast FReadom Fighters as they face escalating conflict and an increase in book censorship. (Variety)
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Cambodian American Basketball Prodigy Faces Injury, College Recruitment, and Triumph in Inspiring “Home Court” Premiering on Independent Lens, March 24 on PBS
Lisa Ling Executive Produces This Coming-of-Age Story Viewed Through the Eyes of an Immigrant Family and Set Against the Backdrop of High School Girls Basketball
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Independent Lens and VOCES Premiere the Poetic and Personal Cinematic Meditation on Displacement and Inequality “Skin of Glass” February 17 on PBS
A Filmmaker Reckons With Brazil's Inequality When Learning Unhoused People Occupy Her Father’s Architectural Masterpiece—The Pele de Vidro (“Skin of Glass”)
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“The In Between,” A Poignant Story of Coming-of-Age Between Two Countries, Premieres on Independent Lens on February 10
Embedded in the Lives of Texas/Mexico Border Kids, a Filmmaker Explores How Fronterizo Identity Takes Shape and What It Means Today
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Independent Lens Announces Bold Winter Slate of Documentaries Beginning January 3 on PBS
The Flagship ITVS Series Lineup Includes a Look at a Cambodian- American Basketball Prodigy, the NFT Phenomenon, and the California State Prison System, Among Others