Independent Lens

Indie Films Series / 8 Seasons

Authentic stories. Extraordinary people.

1h 16m / TV-PG

The Longoria Affair: Santiago Hernandez

2m 56s / TV-PG

In Texas after World War II, a funeral home refuses to care for a dead Mexican American soldier's body "because the whites wouldn't like it," sparking nationwide outrage and helping to launch a civil rights movement.

The Longoria Affair: Lyndon Johnson and Dr. Hector Garcia

2m 2s / TV-PG

In Texas after World War II, a funeral home refuses to care for a dead Mexican American soldier's body "because the whites wouldn't like it," sparking nationwide outrage and helping to launch a civil rights movement.

Reel Injun: "Little Big Man" and the Indiang Massacre

2m 34s / TV-PG

Since the dawn of cinema, Hollywood has made over 4,000 films about Native people -- over 100 years of movies that shape the way we see Indians ... and the way Indians see themselves. Romanticized and demonized, what does it mean to have your identity defined by the movies. Cree Indian filmmaker, Neil Diamond, sets off on a cross-country journey to explore his Hollywood roots.

Reel Injun: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1m 53s / TV-PG

Since the dawn of cinema, Hollywood has made over 4,000 films about Native people -- over 100 years of movies that shape the way we see Indians ... and the way Indians see themselves. Romanticized and demonized, what does it mean to have your identity defined by the movies. Cree Indian filmmaker, Neil Diamond, sets off on a cross-country journey to explore his Hollywood roots.

Reel Injun: Dances With Wolves

1m 29s / TV-PG

Since the dawn of cinema, Hollywood has made over 4,000 films about Native people -- over 100 years of movies that shape the way we see Indians ... and the way Indians see themselves. Romanticized and demonized, what does it mean to have your identity defined by the movies. Cree Indian filmmaker, Neil Diamond, sets off on a cross-country journey to explore his Hollywood roots.

Reel Injun: The Navajo Get Their Sweet Revenge

1m 18s / TV-PG

Since the dawn of cinema, Hollywood has made over 4,000 films about Native people -- over 100 years of movies that shape the way we see Indians ... and the way Indians see themselves. Romanticized and demonized, what does it mean to have your identity defined by the movies. Cree Indian filmmaker, Neil Diamond, sets off on a cross-country journey to explore his Hollywood roots.

Reel Injun - Trailer

2m 14s / TV-PG

Since the dawn of cinema, Hollywood has made over 4,000 films about Native people -- over 100 years of movies that shape the way we see Indians ... and the way Indians see themselves. Romanticized and demonized, what does it mean to have your identity defined by the movies. Cree Indian filmmaker, Neil Diamond, sets off on a cross-country journey to explore his Hollywood roots.

Art & Copy: The Saturn Campaign

2m 34s / TV-PG

Meet the real Mad Men (and women!) in Art & Copy, an intimate glimpse at the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture. They brought you "Just Do It," "Where's the Beef?" "Got Milk?" and "Think Different." Love them or loathe them, they have mastered the art of persuasion.

Art & Copy: Advertising, Ali, and Changing the World

42s / TV-PG

Meet the real Mad Men (and women!) in Art & Copy, an intimate glimpse at the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture. They brought you "Just Do It," "Where's the Beef?" "Got Milk?" and "Think Different." Love them or loathe them, they have mastered the art of persuasion.

Art & Copy: Mary Wells and the Ads of the 60's

56s / TV-PG

Meet the real Mad Men (and women!) in Art & Copy, an intimate glimpse at the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture. They brought you "Just Do It," "Where's the Beef?" "Got Milk?" and "Think Different." Love them or loathe them, they have mastered the art of persuasion.

Art & Copy: Bill Bernbach

1m 11s / TV-PG

Meet the real Mad Men (and women!) in Art & Copy, an intimate glimpse at the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture. They brought you "Just Do It," "Where's the Beef?" "Got Milk?" and "Think Different." Love them or loathe them, they have mastered the art of persuasion.

Art & Copy - Trailer

2m 9s / TV-PG

Meet the real Mad Men (and women!) in Art & Copy, an intimate glimpse at the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture. They brought you "Just Do It," "Where's the Beef?" "Got Milk?" and "Think Different." Love them or loathe them, they have mastered the art of persuasion.

The Parking Lot Movie: The Plight of the Service Sector Work

2m 34s / TV-PG

Delve into the rarefied world of one small parking lot in a college town, and the asphalt philosophers who work as attendants there scrutinizing cars and license plates, capitalism, anger, justice, drunkenness, spiritual awakenings, class struggle, entitlement, and the plight of the service sector worker.

The Parking Lot Movie: "The Evening Can Go Good or Bad"

2m 22s / TV-PG

Delve into the rarefied world of one small parking lot in a college town, and the asphalt philosophers who work as attendants there scrutinizing cars and license plates, capitalism, anger, justice, drunkenness, spiritual awakenings, class struggle, entitlement, and the plight of the service sector worker.

The Parking Lot Movie: Existential Implications

1m 37s / TV-PG

Delve into the rarefied world of one small parking lot in a college town, and the asphalt philosophers who work as attendants there scrutinizing cars and license plates, capitalism, anger, justice, drunkenness, spiritual awakenings, class struggle, entitlement, and the plight of the service sector worker.

The Parking Lot Movie: "I Bought the Car"

1m 55s / TV-PG

Delve into the rarefied world of one small parking lot in a college town, and the asphalt philosophers who work as attendants there scrutinizing cars and license plates, capitalism, anger, justice, drunkenness, spiritual awakenings, class struggle, entitlement, and the plight of the service sector worker.

Community Cinema - Promo

3m 38s

In over 65 cities nationwide, screenings are followed by lively panel discussions that bring together citizens, organizations and public television stations to encourage dialogue and action around important and timely social issues. Last season, over 40,000 people attended 650 events nationwide.

The Parking Lot Movie - Trailer

1m 43s / TV-PG

Delve into the rarefied world of one small parking lot in a college town, and the asphalt philosophers who work as attendants there scrutinizing cars and license plates, capitalism, anger, justice, drunkenness, spiritual awakenings, class struggle, entitlement, and the plight of the service sector worker.

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