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INDEPENDENT LENS ITVS and PBS present the acclaimed weekly primetime series INDEPENDENT LENS, on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. (check local listings). A-D | E-R | S-Z ABC COLOMBIA Through the eyes of children, ABC COLOMBIA explores the realities that nurture and perpetuate violence in a rural community controlled by paramilitary forces. ABDUCTION: The Megumi Yokota Story ABDUCTION is the true story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korean spies in 1977, and her parents' 30-year battle to bring her home. ADJUST YOUR COLOR: The Truth of Petey Greene The unlikely story of America's original shock-jock--Petey Greene--who battled the system and his own demons during a time of civil unrest in the nation's capital. AFGHANISTAN UNVEILED Filmed by the first-ever team of women video journalists trained in Afghanistan, this uncompromising film reveals the effects of the Taliban's repressive rule and U.S.-sponsored bombing campaign on Afghan women. AIMEE'S CROSSING A personal portrait of juvenile offender Aimee Myers that reveals how the Illinois justice system heals and supports troubled young women. ALCATRAZ IS NOT AN ISLAND When a group of Native Americans reclaimed Alcatraz Island in 1969, their activism forever altered how Native Americans viewed themselves, their culture and their rights. ALMOST HOME Shot on location in a nursing home, ALMOST HOME tells the real stories of aging: unflinchingly honest stories of elders, children of elders, nursing assistants and one visionary nursing home director. THE AMASONG CHORUS: Singing Out In a small Illinois college town, a music student creates a lesbian/feminist choral group, transforming the community as she builds an award-winning ensemble. AMERICAN MADE AMERICAN MADE confronts issues of tradition, faith, conformity and sacrifice when a Sikh American family is stranded in the desert on their way to the Grand Canyon. ARUSI PERSIAN WEDDING Iranian American filmmaker Marjan Tehrani chronicles her brother's return to Iran as he travels with his American wife to have a traditional Persian wedding and explore his lost heritage. ASK NOT ASK NOT is a rare and compelling exploration of the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. THE ATOM SMASHERS The quest of a group of scientists to find the most elusive sub-atomic particles ever theorized: the Higgs boson. BANISHED BANISHED tells the story of three counties that violently expelled African American families from their towns a century ago--and the descendants that return to learn a shocking history. BE GOOD, SMILE PRETTY As one of the 20,000 Americans who lost their fathers in Vietnam, a daughter embarks on an intense, personal journey to reclaim the memory of her father, who died in the war when she was an infant. BEYOND THE CALL In a Mother Teresa-meets-Indiana Jones adventure, three middle-aged friends and ex-soldiers travel the world delivering humanitarian aid to the front lines of war. BEYOND THE FIRE: Teen Experiences of War / An ITVS Interactive Project BEYOND THE FIRE gives voice to teenage refugees of far-flung wars who now live in America, capturing the full impact of their experiences through Web-based, interactive storytelling. BILLY STRAYHORN: LUSH LIFE The composer of "Take the A-Train" and other Duke Ellington hits, Billy Strayhorn struggled with obscurity and prejudice as a successful gay man in the tumultuous middle of the 20th century. BIRD BY BIRD WITH ANNIE: A Portrait of Anne Lamott A profile of bestselling author, humorist, recovering alcoholic, born-again Christian and single mother Anne Lamott. BLACK GOLD Tracing one man's fight for a fair price, BLACK GOLD is an eye-opening expose of the eighty billion dollar coffee industry. BOMBIES When the United States dropped over 2 million tons of bombs on Laos from 1964 to 1973, millions failed to explode, leaving the country massively contaminated with 'bombies'--as dangerous now as when they fell. BRIDGE OVER THE WADI BRIDGE OVER THE WADI follows a group of young Arab and Jewish children for one year as their grade school attempts a bi-national and bi-lingual program. BROTHER OUTSIDER: The Life of Bayard Rustin Despite his achievements as a master strategist and tireless activist in the Civil Rights Movement, Bayard Rustin was silenced and imprisoned--largely because he was an openly gay man in a homophobic era. BROTHER TO BROTHER Bruce Nugent, the black gay writer who co-founded the journal Fire!! with Langston Hughes and others, inspires a gay teenager through memories of the Harlem Renaissance. THE BUFFALO WAR THE BUFFALO WAR examines the culture clash between Native Americans, ranchers, environmentalists and government agents currently battling over the yearly slaughter of America's last wild bison. CALIFORNIA AND THE AMERICAN DREAM Exploring the dynamics of culture, community and identity in one of the world's most diverse regions, the four-part series CALIFORNIA AND THE AMERICAN DREAM reveals how the last 35 years of divergent social trends have changed the state's Hollywood dreamscape image of the past. CAN MR. SMITH GET TO WASHINGTON ANYMORE? Follow the 2004 Missouri Democratic primary to replace retiring former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt from inside the campaign of Jeff Smith, a 29-year-old part time political science teacher. THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI When 9/11 threatens eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani's life on the streets of New York, the artist begins to confront his painful past and finds hope, humanity, and home. CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE - Arab Americans in Wartime CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE follows the lives of three Arab American New Yorkers after the September 11 terrorist attacks. CHAVEZ RAVINE: A Los Angeles Story Don Normark's haunting photographs evoke a lost Mexican-American village in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, razed in the 1950s to build Dodger Stadium. CHICAGO 10 Mixed with animation and archival footage, Director Brett Morgen's CHICAGO 10 explores the buildup to and unraveling of the protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the 1969 Conspiracy Trial. CHIEFS An observational documentary about the on and off-court struggles of Native American basketball players at Wyoming Indian High School. CHINA When a sick, elderly man zealously takes up martial arts, his marriage is put to the test in this surprising drama of love challenged and renewed. CHINA BLUE Jasmine left her village in a remote part of China to get a job and help her family. Now she and her teenage friends at the blue jean factory are trying to survive in a brutal work environment. CIRCLE OF STORIES / An ITVS Interactive Project With Native culture bearers as guides, this web-original interactive experience explores the art, culture and legacy of the Native American oral tradition. CIRCLE OF STORIES is an Electric Shadows Project presented by ITVS Interactive. CIRCUS SCHOOL Take a rare look into one of China's most treasured commodities--acrobatics. CIRCUS SCHOOL reveals the rigorous physical training students must endure as they prepare for a national competition. COME AND TAKE IT DAY In this drama, it's the annual "Come and Take It Day" celebration in rural Gonzales, Texas, where revenge and double-cross erupts when four urban Tejanos go after the fabled buried treasure of Gregorio Cortez. COMPANERAS COMPANERAS profiles America’s first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, founded in 1994. THE COOL SCHOOL For a decade--1956 to 1966--the Ferus Gallery was the catalyst of a nascent modern art scene, grooming idealistic beatniks into competitive, often-brilliant artists. COSMOPOLITAN Starring Carol Kane and Roshan Seth, this romantic comedy tells the story of an East Indian immigrant who turns to pop culture as he tries to reinvent his life and woo the girl next door. COUNTING ON DEMOCRACY Uncovering racial exclusion, voting rights violations and the subverting of a recount in the most contested and controversial election in U.S. history, COUNTING ON DEMOCRACY investigates the disenfranchisement of voters in Florida during the 2000 Presidential election. COUNTRY BOYS COUNTRY BOYS: A David Sutherland film, is a universal coming-of-age story told through the eyes of Chris and Cody, two teenage boys struggling to find meaning and direction as they grow up in one of America's poorest regions. CRANK: Darkness on the Edge of Town CRANK is an anatomy of one Tennessee town's waking nightmare and struggle against methamphetamine addiction. THE CREEK RUNS RED THE CREEK RUNS RED explores the human response to an environmental disaster and the complex connection between people and place. CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America With a decades-long battle between the Bloods and the Crips, CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America examines the conditions that have lead to the devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles. DADDY & PAPA Exploring the growing phenomenon of gay fatherhood through the stories of four families, DADDY & PAPA looks at gay fathers who face both the routine and revolutionary challenges of becoming parents. THE DAY MY GOD DIED This unforgettable examination of the growing plague of sex slavery weaves footage from Bombay brothels with stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex trade. A DAY'S WORK, A DAY'S PAY "A Day's Work, A Day's Pay", a one hour long video documentary, following three people on public assistance fighting for a just and effective welfare-to-work system. DEATH OF A SHAMAN Through a journey that takes her back to her roots in Thailand, a second-generation Mien American woman strives to come to terms with her late father's death, his drug addiction and the murder of her sister. DEEP WATER The compelling story of the fateful voyage of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman who entered the most daring nautical challenge ever--the very first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race. DELAFIELD The farm community around a 125-year-old rural church is dying. Church members decide to sacrifice their church as the responsible thing to do. DEMOCRACY ON DEADLINE: The Global Struggle for an Independent Press DEMOCRACY ON DEADLINE shadows courageous journalists and champions of independent media as they work to make, and keep, their societies free. THE DEVIL'S MINER Living in poverty with their mother in the mountains of Bolivia, 14-year-old Basilio and his 12-year-old brother, Bernardino, work long shifts in the Cerro Rico silver mines, braving deadly conditions to earn enough money to attend school. DIARY OF A CITY PRIEST DIARY OF A CITY PRIEST is based on the journals of Father John McNamee, a spiritual guide, poet, and seer of many worlds past and present. DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT: A Nation's Journey Directors Sabiha Sumar and Sachithanandam Sathananthan sit down with former President Pervez Musharraf, before he resigns from office, to address the army general's plans to establish democracy in Pakistan. DOC An experimental biography of literary figure Harold Louis "Doc" Humes, by his daughter, which seeks to tell a tale crammed full of ideas about politics, literature, protest, paranoia, and madness--in a fittingly home-made, improvisational style. DOKI-DOKI In suburban Tokyo, Yumi waits with the same group of strangers for the same train every day, until she decides to find out more about her fellow commuters. DOUBLE DARE Follow the Hollywood stuntwomen who doubled for Wonder Woman and Xena: Warrior Princess as they struggle to stay employed, stay thin and stay sane in this notoriously macho profession. DOUBLE EXPOSURE An artist and self-proclaimed "old Chinese lady" sets out to explore her own identity and prove it's never too late to take a risk by making her first film at the age of 68. DOWNPOUR RESURFACING Blending experimental images with an intimate interview with therapist Robert Hall, this short film chronicles how one man transformed a childhood of abuse into a life of confidence and strength. DOWNSIDE UP DOWNSIDE UP tells the story of how a blue-collar town in rural Massachusetts reinvented itself in the post-industrial economy by opening the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. A DREAM IN DOUBT In the wake of 9/11 and the hate crimes that followed, a Sikh American struggles to believe in the American dream amidst a climate of xenophobia and fear. A-D | E-R | S-Z |
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