Episodes
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Part 8 | Philly D.A. | Episode 8
S22 E20 - 55m 45s
Krasner recruits law students to join the next generation of prosecutors leading reform from within. Meanwhile, activists who campaigned for his election make good on their promise to hold Krasner’s feet to the flames, warning him of consequences if he doesn’t accelerate plans to phase out cash bail. The D.A. must decide how bold he can be today without undoing the progress he hopes for tomorrow.
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Part 7 | Philly D.A. | Episode 7
S22 E19 - 55m 45s
When an on-duty officer shoots and kills a disarmed Black man as he’s running away, the victim’s family and activists cry out for justice. Krasner’s team scrutinizes the case, weighing whether to become the rare District Attorney’s office to pursue murder charges against a cop. As a decision nears, the police union plans to put Krasner on trial in the court of public opinion.
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The Donut King
S22 E22 - 1h 25m
An immigrant story with a (glazed) twist, The Donut King follows the journey of Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy, who arrived in California in the 1970s and, through a mixture of diligence and luck, built a multi-million dollar donut empire up and down the West Coast.
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Part 6 | Philly D.A. | Episode 6
S22 E18 - 55m 45s
The Kensington neighborhood, plagued by the opioid crisis, is derided by local media as the "Wal-Mart of Heroin," but to Philadelphia City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez it’s home. The D.A. favors safe injection sites. Locals are fed up. Caught in the middle, Quiñones-Sánchez arranges a town hall, but will Krasner’s brassy style backfire and undermine community support for his unorthodox pla
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Part 5 | Philly D.A | Episode 5
S22 E17 - 55m 50s
Convicted of homicide as a teen, Joseph Chamberlain prays for forgiveness while dreaming of a reunion with the love of his life. For years, Philadelphia led the country in sentencing juveniles like Chamberlain to life in prison without parole. Now the D.A.’s office is seeking second chances, but a murder spike that has local media pointing fingers at Krasner threatens to halt their plans.
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Part 4 | Philly D.A. | Episode 4
S22 E16 - 55m 45s
Activist LaTonya “T” Myers lands her dream job just as she’s beginning a 10-year probation sentence. Any slip could send her back to prison. While “T” petitions the court for freedom for herself and thousands more, the D.A.’s team pursues systemic probation reform, facing judges who embrace extended supervision. It’s a chance they believe will break a major cycle of mass incarceration in Philly.
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Part 3 | Philly D.A. | Episode 3
S22 E15 - 55m 45s
As a candidate, Larry Krasner pledged his office would never seek the death penalty. That promise is put to the test when a police sergeant is murdered while shopping for his son’s birthday. Krasner faces pressure from the police union, the slain officer’s family, and his own attorneys to pursue the death penalty. Lives—and his credibility—hang in the balance of the D.A.’s biggest decision yet.
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Part 2 | Philly D.A. | Episode 2
S22 E14 - 55m 45s
Krasner and his team battle for access to the complete police misconduct files as an angry public demands the District Attorney release the names of officers deemed unfit to testify in court. Meanwhile, tensions boil between new Assistant District Attorneys and seasoned veterans in the juvenile unit over new juvenile sentencing alternatives. How hard can the new guard lean on the old to change?
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Part 1 | Philly D.A. | Episode 1
S22 E13 - 58m 59s
Civil rights champion Larry Krasner defies precedent with a landslide win to become Philadelphia’s District Attorney. Pledging sweeping reform, the new top prosecutor in America’s most incarcerated city fires 31 resistant attorneys, alienating many he needs on his side to enact change. As the staff reels, his team uncovers a secret that shakes the police department.
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Women in Blue
S22 E8 - 1h 25m
With the national conversation around police reform still resonating, Women in Blue shines a spotlight on women within the Minneapolis Police Department to reform it from the inside by fighting for gender equity. Filmed from 2017 to 2020, Women in Blue focuses on MPD’s first female police chief and three women in her department as they each try to redefine what it means to protect and serve.
Extras + Features
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Teaser | Philly D.A.
S22 E13 - 30s
Go inside the tumultuous first term of Philadelphia’s unapologetic District Attorney Larry Krasner and his team of outsiders as they attempt to change the criminal justice system from the inside.
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Coded Bias | Trailer
S22 E10 - 32s
Coded Bias follows M.I.T. Media Lab computer scientist Joy Buolamwini, along with data scientists, mathematicians, and watchdog groups from all over the world, as they fight to expose the discrimination within facial recognition algorithms now prevalent across all spheres of daily life.
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Trailer | Mr. SOUL!
S22 E9 - 32s
Premiering in 1968, SOUL! was the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public television, merging artists from the margins with post-Civil Rights Black radical thought. Mr. SOUL! delves into this critical moment in television history, as well as the man who guided it, highlighting a turning point in representation whose impact continues to resonate to this day.
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Trailer | Women in Blue
S22 E8 - 32s
With the national conversation around police reform still resonating, Women in Blue shines a spotlight on women within the Minneapolis Police Department to reform it from the inside by fighting for gender equity. Filmed from 2017 to 2020, Women in Blue focuses on MPD’s first female police chief and three women in her department as they each try to redefine what it means to protect and serve.
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Trailer | 9to5: The Story of a Movement
S22 E7 - 32s
When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was singing about a real movement that started with a group of secretaries in the early 1970s. Their goals were simple—better pay, more advancement opportunities and an end to sexual harassment—but as seen in 9to5: The Story of a Movement, their fight that inspired a hit would change the American workplace forever.
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Trailer | A Day in the Life of America
S22 E6 - 30s
Director Jared Leto crafts a sweeping yet intimate cross-section of America shot on a single July 4th in 2017 with 92 film crews fanning out across each of the United States and Puerto Rico to capture A Day in the Life of America. A gargantuan production shot over a single 24-hour period across the country, the film weaves a wide range of beliefs and backgrounds into a rich tapestry of life.
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Trailer | A Woman's Work
S22 E5 - 30s
A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem sheds light on the continued fight to end the gender pay gap prevalent throughout the National Football League, chronicling the journeys of cheerleaders from the Raiders and the Bills, each of whom put their careers on the line to take legal action and fight for fair pay.
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Trailer | Belly of the Beast
S22 E4 - 30s
An unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons, shielded by prison officials and doctors, and wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. Belly of the Beast exposes modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons, through intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people.
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Trailer | Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
S22 E3 - 30s
In Jonathan Scott's Power Trip, the HGTV home makeover guru shines a light on the obstacles and opportunities for America’s solar industry, following fossil fuel monopolies that halt the growth of renewable energy while visiting with politicians, coal miners, solar panel installers, the Navajo Nation building its own solar plant, and others at the forefront of the battle for energy freedom.
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Independent Lens 2020 - 2021 Season Promo
S22 E26 - 1m
"It is shown that history repeats itself if we don't learn from it." This season, from fall to spring, Independent Lens presents a new group of impressive films that delve deep into the most pressing issues facing our nation, through the eyes of some of the most talented and incisive documentary filmmakers working today.
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Trailer | Represent
S22 E2 - 30s
Represent follows three women running for office in the heart of the Midwest leading up to the 2018 midterm elections, as they take on entrenched local political networks and fight to reshape politics on their own terms.
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Trailer | Feels Good Man
S22 E1 - 30s
Feels Good Man is the story of how artist Matt Furie, creator of a once-benign comic character named Pepe the Frog, fought an uphill battle to reclaim his iconic creation from those who turned it into a symbol of hate. Feels Good Man is a thought-provoking, wild ride through an Internet that transformed an unlucky cartoon frog, and then the rest of the world.
Schedule
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Independent Lens
Storming Caesars Palace
Saturday
Mar 23
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of mothers fighting for a universal basic income. -
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Independent Lens
Mama Bears
Saturday
Mar 23
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Although conservative, Christian beliefs have defined their lives, mothers fight for the rights of their LGBTQ+ children. -
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Independent Lens
Storming Caesars Palace
Sunday
Mar 24
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
Monday
Mar 25
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Activist Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of mothers fighting for a universal basic income. -
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Independent Lens
Greener Pastures
Monday
Mar 25
2 Hours
A look at American farming through the stories of Midwestern farmers facing increased economic uncertainty. -
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Independent Lens
Greener Pastures
Tuesday
Mar 26
2 Hours
A look at American farming through the stories of Midwestern farmers facing increased economic uncertainty. -
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Independent Lens
Greener Pastures
Tuesday
Mar 26
2 Hours
A look at American farming through the stories of Midwestern farmers facing increased economic uncertainty. -
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Independent Lens
Greener Pastures
Wednesday
Mar 27
2 Hours
A look at American farming through the stories of Midwestern farmers facing increased economic uncertainty. -
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Independent Lens
Greener Pastures
Thursday
Mar 28
2 Hours
A look at American farming through the stories of Midwestern farmers facing increased economic uncertainty. -
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Independent Lens
Greener Pastures
Thursday
Mar 28
2 Hours
A look at American farming through the stories of Midwestern farmers facing increased economic uncertainty. -
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Independent Lens
Move Me
Friday
Mar 29
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A woman's quest to redefine who she is after a dive into Lake Superior results in a life-altering injury. -
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Independent Lens
Move Me
Saturday
Mar 30
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A woman's quest to redefine who she is after a dive into Lake Superior results in a life-altering injury. -
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Independent Lens
Move Me
Saturday
Mar 30
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A woman's quest to redefine who she is after a dive into Lake Superior results in a life-altering injury. -
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Independent Lens
Greener Pastures
Saturday
Mar 30
2 Hours
A look at American farming through the stories of Midwestern farmers facing increased economic uncertainty. -
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Independent Lens
Move Me
Saturday
Mar 30
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A woman's quest to redefine who she is after a dive into Lake Superior results in a life-altering injury. -
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Independent Lens
Tuesday
Apr 2
1 Hour 30 Minutes
As the title suggests, a series of documentaries resembles an independent film festival in its diversity of subject matter, from hula dancing to crossword mania as captured by a roster of edgy and creative filmmakers.
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