Without Arrows
After 13 years living in Philadelphia, Delwin Fiddler Jr., a champion grass dancer, embraces indigenous culture by returning to his ancestral home on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. Leaving his big city life behind, Delwin aims to protect his centuries-old Lakota heritage and heal from family tragedy, through his passion for dance.
Episodes
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Without Arrows
S26 E9 - 1h 25m
After 13 years living in Philadelphia, Delwin Fiddler Jr., a champion grass dancer, embraces indigenous culture by returning to his ancestral home on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. Leaving his big city life behind, Delwin aims to protect his centuries-old Lakota heritage and heal from family tragedy, through his passion for dance.
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Minted
S26 E8 - 1h 16m
An insider’s look at the rise and fall of the NFT (non-fungible token) phenomenon and how technology transformed the traditional art world, for better and worse. Featuring verité footage and candid interviews with groundbreaking artists—like Beeple, Latasha Alcindor, and Loish— at the center of this phenomenon, Minted delves into the complex world of the $40 billion NFT digital art market.
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Dallas, 2019 | Episode 5
S26 E7 - 48m 3s
Featuring intimate stories of workers and young people—the chief medical examiner, a hospital worker, an auto body shop owner, and a high school senior—who all in their own ways make Dallas what it is, the final episode of Dallas, 2019 poses the question: What does it mean to be alive?
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Dallas, 2019 | Episode 4
S26 E6 - 54m 56s
Meet a criminal district attorney bringing reform to a complex and disparate justice system; a judge who is dedicated to breaking cycles of incarceration and knows what it's like to have a loved one in the system; the unapologetic owner of the largest bail bonds company in Dallas; and a community organizer with a mighty voice and warrior spirit.
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Dallas, 2019 | Episode 3
S26 E5 - 50m 23s
Three spirits with longstanding Texas roots struggle with their place in the world: a transgender woman working at an LGBTQ organization lives her full truth; a Dallas County Court commissioner has given 40 years of his life to his work but questions his role and identity; and the director of Health and Human Services wrestles with his new role while reflecting on his Asian American roots.
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Dallas, 2019 | Episode 2
S26 E4 - 51m 41s
Dreaming of a brighter future through the eyes of three people: a graduating high school student prepares to navigate the real world; Dallas Superintendent Michael Hinojosa reflects on sacrifices he's made in his career for a failing system; and Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown looks for respect while questioning the future of law enforcement amidst a seemingly endless cycle of incarceration.
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Dallas, 2019 | Episode 1
S26 E3 - 52m 3s
Tornados. Drive-by shootings. Environmental racism, The stark North-South Dallas economic divide. Dallas residents and city workers like City Manager T.C. Broadnax respond to the causal effects of natural and human-caused disasters while navigating a city in crisis.
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Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen
S26 E2 - 1h 25m
Riddled with survivor's guilt after his unit lost 17 men during "Operation Enduring Freedom" in Afghanistan, Marine veteran Anthony Marquez makes it his mission to reconnect with the Gold Star families of the fallen. By carving and hand-delivering a battlefield cross for each of the families affected by loss, Anthony finds the path to heal himself.
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One Person, One Vote?
S26 E1 - 1h 16m
At a time when many Americans question democratic institutions, One Person, One Vote? unveils the complexities of the Electoral College, the uniquely American and often misunderstood mechanism for electing a president. The documentary follows four presidential electors representing different parties in Colorado during the intense 2020 election.
Extras + Features
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Trailer | Bike Vessel
S26 E13 - 30s
Knowing his dad miraculously recovered from three open-heart surgeries after discovering a passion for cycling, filmmaker Eric D. Seals proposes an ambitious idea: Bike together from St. Louis to Chicago. 350 miles. 4 days. On their journey, the two push each other as they find a deeper connection and a renewed appreciation of their quests for their own health and to reimagine Black health.
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Trailer | Skin of Glass
S26 E12 - 30s
A journey to reckon with Brazil’s harsh inequality begins when filmmaker Denise Zmekhol discovers her father’s architectural masterpiece in São Paulo—a 24-story tall modernist icon known as “Pele de Vidro” (Skin of Glass)—is inhabited by hundreds of unhoused people. But after getting to know these occupants, what started as a personal quest becomes something much bigger.
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Trailer | The In Between
S26 E11 - 30s
Following her brother's death, a filmmaker returns to Eagle Pass, the Texas bordertown where she grew up, to document the places that shaped their family. She finds a treasure trove of his own footage that brings him back to life, sparking a reflection on growing up Mexican American along the U.S.-Mexico border. She rediscovers the beautiful mysteries of their complex hometown.
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Trailer | The Strike
S26 E10 - 30s
The high-security Pelican Bay prison was designed for mass-scale solitary confinement, often for a decade or more, and with little due process. In 2013, 30,000 prisoners went on a hunger strike that spread into a feat of unity across California prisons. The Strike follows these solitary survivors who fought to abolish indefinite isolation.
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Trailer | Without Arrows
S26 E9 - 30s
After 13 years living in Philadelphia, Delwin Fiddler Jr., a champion grass dancer, embraces indigenous culture by returning to his ancestral home on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. Leaving his big city life behind, Delwin aims to protect his centuries-old Lakota heritage and heal from family tragedy, through his passion for dance.
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Trailer | Minted
S26 E8 - 30s
An insider’s look at the rise and fall of the NFT (non-fungible token) phenomenon and how technology transformed the traditional art world, for better and worse. Featuring verité footage and candid interviews with groundbreaking artists—like Beeple, Latasha Alcindor, and Loish— at the center of this phenomenon, Minted delves into the complex world of the $40 billion NFT digital art market.
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Dallas, 2019 | Trailer
S26 E3 - 30s
As fault lines emerge between those who follow, make, and battle against the law, what will the future of Dallas look like?
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Winter 2024 Sneak Peek
S26 E20 - 1m
Independent Lens is back, serving up impactful, acclaimed new docs, starting with Home Court, Bike Vessel Minted, The In Between and followed by Skin of Glass, Without Arrows, The Strike, and Dallas, 2019.
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Trailer | One Person, One Vote?
S26 E1 - 30s
At a time when many Americans question democratic institutions, One Person, One Vote? unveils the complexities of the Electoral College, the uniquely American and often misunderstood mechanism for electing a president. The documentary follows four presidential electors representing different parties in Colorado during the intense 2020 election.
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Fall 2024 Sneak Peek
S26 E20 - 1m
Independent Lens is back serving up powerful, acclaimed new docs, starting with One Person, One Vote? and followed by Wild Hogs and Saffron, The History of White People in America, Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen, and United States of Comedy.
Schedule
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The Big Payback
Tuesday
Jan 21
1 Hour
Robin Rue Simmons and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) pressure the government to deliver monetary justice for Blacks harmed by chattel slavery, systemic injustice and corporate exploitation. -
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The Big Payback
Tuesday
Jan 21
1 Hour
Robin Rue Simmons and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) pressure the government to deliver monetary justice for Blacks harmed by chattel slavery, systemic injustice and corporate exploitation. -
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Racist Trees
Saturday
Jan 25
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Racial tensions reignite in Palm Springs, Calif., as residents fight for the removal of a wall of trees that may have been intentionally added to exclude a Black community. -
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Racist Trees
Sunday
Jan 26
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Racial tensions reignite in Palm Springs, Calif., as residents fight for the removal of a wall of trees that may have been intentionally added to exclude a Black community. -
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The Big Payback
Sunday
Jan 26
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Robin Rue Simmons and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) pressure the government to deliver monetary justice for Blacks harmed by chattel slavery, systemic injustice and corporate exploitation. -
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Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
Wednesday
Jan 29
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the promise of U.S. housing policies. -
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Independent Lens
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
Thursday
Jan 30
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the promise of U.S. housing policies. -
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Independent Lens
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
Thursday
Jan 30
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the promise of U.S. housing policies. -
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Independent Lens
Storming Caesars Palace
Friday
Jan 31
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of mothers fighting for a universal basic income. -
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Independent Lens
Storming Caesars Palace
Saturday
Feb 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of mothers fighting for a universal basic income. -
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Independent Lens
Storming Caesars Palace
Saturday
Feb 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of mothers fighting for a universal basic income. -
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Independent Lens
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
Saturday
Feb 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the promise of U.S. housing policies. -
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Independent Lens
Storming Caesars Palace
Saturday
Feb 1
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of mothers fighting for a universal basic income. -
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Independent Lens
The Strike
Monday
Feb 3
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Incarcerated men at California's Pelican Bay prison ignite the largest prisoner hunger strike in U.S. history. -
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The Strike
Tuesday
Feb 4
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Incarcerated men at California's Pelican Bay prison ignite the largest prisoner hunger strike in U.S. history.
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