Sansón and Me

1h 25m

Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes wants to document Sansón's story, an immigrant serving life in prison. Unable to film Sansón, the documentary creatively shares his narrative through reenactments of his letters, featuring his own family as actors.

Episodes

  • Sansón and Me: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sansón and Me

    S25 E1 - 1h 25m

    Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes wants to document Sansón's story, an immigrant serving life in prison. Unable to film Sansón, the documentary creatively shares his narrative through reenactments of his letters, featuring his own family as actors.

Extras + Features

  • Trailer | Three Chaplains: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | Three Chaplains

    S25 E3 - 30s

    Muslim chaplains uphold the First Amendment and vow to protect service members' right to practice their faith freely, despite facing long-held prejudice and disapproval from their own communities. The Muslim chaplains work hard to ensure that all service members have access to religious materials, services, and resources regardless of the religious beliefs they hold.

  • Trailer | El Equipo: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | El Equipo

    S25 E2 - 30s

    Legendary U.S. anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow sets out to train a new group of Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology. Their goal: to investigate disappearances in Argentina during the “dirty war.” The group expands its horizons, traveling to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Mexico, doggedly working behind the scenes to establish the facts for the families of the victims.

  • Trailer | Sansón and Me: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | Sansón and Me

    S25 E1 - 30s

    Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes wants to document Sansón's story, an immigrant serving life in prison. Unable to film Sansón, the documentary creatively shares his narrative through reenactments of his letters, featuring his own family as actors.

  • Fall Season Trailer | Coming to Independent Lens: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fall Season Trailer | Coming to Independent Lens

    S25 - 1m

    Independent Lens, America’s home for documentaries, returns Monday, September 19, starting with Sansón and Me, followed by El Equipo, Three Chaplains and the three part series A Town Called Victoria. Watch these powerful, acclaimed new films on the PBS App.

Schedule

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    Independent Lens

    Dolores

    Saturday
    Oct 7

    2 Hours

    Activist Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the first farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez, leads the fight for racial and labor justice.
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    Independent Lens

    Dolores

    Sunday
    Oct 8

    2 Hours

    Activist Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the first farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez, leads the fight for racial and labor justice.
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    Independent Lens: TVSS: Iconic

    Independent Lens

    Dolores

    Sunday
    Oct 8

    2 Hours

    Activist Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the first farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez, leads the fight for racial and labor justice.
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    Independent Lens

    Missing in Brooks County

    Monday
    Oct 9

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    An activist detective investigates missing migrants in rural South Texas.
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    Independent Lens: El Equipo: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Independent Lens

    El Equipo

    Monday
    Oct 9

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A U.S. anthropologist sets out to train Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology so they can investigate disappearances in Argentina during the "dirty war."
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    Independent Lens: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Independent Lens

    Missing in Brooks County

    Tuesday
    Oct 10

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    An activist detective investigates missing migrants in rural South Texas.
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    Independent Lens: El Equipo: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Independent Lens

    El Equipo

    Tuesday
    Oct 10

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A U.S. anthropologist sets out to train Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology so they can investigate disappearances in Argentina during the "dirty war."
  • Image
    Independent Lens: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Independent Lens

    Missing in Brooks County

    Tuesday
    Oct 10

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    An activist detective investigates missing migrants in rural South Texas.
  • Image
    Independent Lens: El Equipo: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Independent Lens

    El Equipo

    Thursday
    Oct 12

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A U.S. anthropologist sets out to train Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology so they can investigate disappearances in Argentina during the "dirty war."
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    Independent Lens: El Equipo: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Independent Lens

    El Equipo

    Thursday
    Oct 12

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A U.S. anthropologist sets out to train Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology so they can investigate disappearances in Argentina during the "dirty war."
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    Independent Lens: El Equipo: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Independent Lens

    El Equipo

    Saturday
    Oct 14

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A U.S. anthropologist sets out to train Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology so they can investigate disappearances in Argentina during the "dirty war."

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