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1h 22m / TV-14

India's Daughter: ĺäĄ_No Fear, No Shame, No RemorseĺäĄĺ

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In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary India’s Daughter, one of the men who raped and murdered Jyoti Singh explains his view of a woman’s place in the world; meanwhile, Jyoti’s parents remember their daughter and the shocking lack of remorse from her killers.

India's Daughter: ĺäĄ_To Teach Them a LessonĺäĄĺ

1m 30s

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary India’s Daughter, those closest to Jyoti Singh’s case — from her parents to Leila Smith (former Chief Justice and member of Rape Review Committee in India) to one of the perpetrators and his defense lawyer — discuss their perspectives on the brutal act of violence that took Jyoti’s life. [Warning: Contains graphic description.]

Stray Dog: Find Your Way Back

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In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Stray Dog, Ron “Stray Dog” Hall and other veterans visit the home of a grieving woman whose daughter was a casualty of war in Iraq. “Do you ever find your way back?” she asks them. They pray together, and do what they can to help her find peace and hope again.

Stray Dog - Trailer

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From the director of the Oscar-nominated Winter’s Bone comes this portrait of a motorcycle-riding Vietnam veteran. There’s much more to Ron “Stray Dog” Hall than meets the eye; behind the tattoos and leather vest is a man dedicated to helping his fellow vets and immigrant family as he also comes to terms with his combat experience.

Coming to Independent Lens in 2015/16

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This season Independent Lens presents a new group of award-winning films that will thrust viewers into the heart of conversations tackling everything from faith to family, gun violence to race relations, and elder care to young love. The Emmy-winning Independent Lens airs Monday nights at 10/9c (check local listings).

What Is Indie Lens Pop-Up?

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Indie Lens Pop-Up is a neighborhood series that brings people together for film screenings and community-driven conversations. Featuring documentaries seen on PBS's Independent Lens, Indie Lens Pop-Up draws local residents, leaders and organizations to discuss what matters most, from newsworthy topics, to family and relationships. Make friends, share stories, and join the conversation.

Stray Dog: A Vietnam Vet Struggles to Forgive Himself

2m 21s

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Stray Dog, Ron “Stray Dog” Hall confides to a therapist that he still feels guilt for his conduct during the Vietnam War, and how wrong he views that war now. But forgiving himself does not come easy for Stray Dog.

Stray Dog: Meat and Potatoes

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In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Stray Dog, Ron’s teenage Mexican stepsons join their mother and stepfather for a real American meat and potatoes dinner, and resist the urge to add salsa to flavor it.

Coming to Independent Lens Online: In the Shadow of Ebola

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In the Shadow of Ebola is an online short documentary about an African family’s tense experience during West African Ebola outbreak. This intimate film brings us on Emmanuel’s journey as he battles to keep his wife and children safe while the Liberian government struggles to contain a devastating virus amidst a suspicious public.

Limited Partnership: How They Met

1m 27s / TV-G

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Limited Partnership, Filipino American Richard Adams and Australian Tony Sullivan talk about how they first met and fell in love in the early 1970s in Los Angeles, and how immigration laws at the time gave them no rights as a gay couple. They were men without a country.

Coming to Independent Lens: Limited Partnership

30s / TV-G

Decades before The Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8, one gay couple, a Filipino American and an Australian, fell in love and over the course of 40 years took on the U.S. government to fight for marriage and immigration equality.

Limited Partnership: Sneaking Back In at the Border

1m 19s / TV-G

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Limited Partnership, Australian Tony Sullivan describes the tense few moments during which he illegally re-entered the United States via Mexico, along with his partner Richard, with the help of a friend.

Limited Partnership: Justice Kennedy Changes His Mind

3m 53s / TV-G

Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the opinion in Obergefell vs. Hodges that protects nationwide same-sex marriage, once maintained very different views. In 1985, Kennedy wrote the decision that forced Australian Tony Sullivan to go underground with his American husband in order to avoid deportation. Learn more about the evolution of Justice Kennedy’s same-sex rulings in this short video.

Limited Partnership: Shocking Letter from the INS

1m 17s / TV-G

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Limited Partnership, Richard Adams and Tony Sullivan receive a Green Card rejection letter from the INS, which bluntly informs the couple that they’ve failed to establish that “a bona fide relationship can exist” between two gay men — but deployed with a shocking slur.

Coming to Independent Lens: 1971

30s / TV-G

On March 8, 1971, a group of citizens broke into a small FBI office in Pennsylvania, took every file, and shared them with the public. Their actions exposed the FBI's illegal surveillance program of law-abiding Americans. Now, these previously anonymous Americans publicly share their story for the first time.

1971: The Idea of a Break-In

1m 10s / TV-G

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary 1971, John and Bonnie Raines, Keith Forsyth, as well as Bill Davidon, the mastermind and de facto leader of the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI, talk about how Bill first approached them with his incredibly risky idea: break in to an FBI audience and send files to the press.

1971: Paper Proof

1m 47s / TV-G

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary 1971, members of the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI look back on the night they sorted through the FBI documents they’d nabbed and discovered the shocking evidence of spying on Americans and other abuses.

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Sees the Doctor

3m 30s / TV-G

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Born to Fly, choreographer Elizabeth Streb visits her knee doctor and discusses (and shows) various injuries she has gotten over the years. Dr. Rose discusses the difference between traditional athletes and STREB dancers while acknowledging that both put their bodies at risk.

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