Space: The Longest Goodbye
NASA's goal to send astronauts to Mars would require a three-year absence from Earth, during which communication in real time would be impossible due to the immense distance. Meet the psychologists whose job is to keep astronauts mentally stable in outer space, as they are caught between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home.
Episodes
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TikTok, Boom.
S24 E2 - 1h 24m
What does it mean to be a digital native? TikTok, Boom. dissects the platform along myriad cross-sections—algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural—to explore the impact of the history-making app. Balancing a genuine interest with healthy skepticism, delve into the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform.
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Hazing
S24 E1 - 1h 43m
Hazing is a widespread, far-reaching practice fueled by tradition, secrecy, groupthink, power, and the desire to belong in fraternities and sororities on college campuses across the U.S. Filmmaker Byron Hurt embarks on a deeply personal journey to understand the underground rituals of hazing, revealing the abuse and the lengths college students will go to fit in.
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Children of Las Brisas
S24 E4 - 1h 22m
In Venezuela, amidst a backdrop of poverty, murder, and corruption, the El Sistema youth orchestra offers children hope and the opportunity to pursue a life of art in spite of the harshness of the society around them. Yet the country’s spiraling collapse and political repression threatens the musicians’ dreams of a better life.
Extras + Features
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Trailer | This Fall on Independent Lens
S24 - 1m
Independent Lens, America’s home for documentaries, returns Monday, September 12, with Hazing, followed by TikTok, Boom., and Move Me. Watch these powerful, acclaimed new films live or stream anytime on the PBS Video app.
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Trailer | Tiktok, Boom.
S24 E2 - 30s
What does it mean to be a digital native? TikTok, Boom. dissects the platform along myriad cross-sections—algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural—to explore the impact of the history-making app. Balancing a genuine interest with healthy skepticism, delve into the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform.
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Trailer | Hazing
S24 E1 - 30s
Hazing is a widespread, far-reaching practice fueled by tradition, secrecy, groupthink, power, and the desire to belong in fraternities and sororities on college campuses across the U.S. Filmmaker Byron Hurt embarks on a deeply personal journey to understand the underground rituals of hazing, revealing the abuse and the lengths college students will go to fit in.
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Trailer | Move Me
S24 E3 - 30s
At 27, Kelsey Peterson dove into Lake Superior as a dancer and emerged paralyzed. But within the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) community, she found allies in her quest to discover who she is now and to dance with disability. When a cutting-edge trial surfaces, it tests her expectations of a possible cure. She finds herself both scared it might not work—and scared that it might.
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Trailer | The Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction
S24 - 48s
Explore the spooky side of technology.
Coded Bias
Feels Good Man
People’s Republic of Desire
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Trailer | Hit the Road with Independent Lens!
S24 - 30s
Gas is expensive. These docs are not. Hit the road from the PBS Video app
Schedule
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Independent Lens
Free Chol Soo Lee
Saturday
May 18
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. -
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Independent Lens
The Donut King
Sunday
May 19
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The life story of Christy's Donuts founder Ted Ngoy, who built a multimillion-dollar company in the U.S. after fleeing Cambodia. -
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Independent Lens
Free Chol Soo Lee
Sunday
May 19
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. -
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Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Monday
May 20
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
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Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Tuesday
May 21
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
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Independent Lens
Free Chol Soo Lee
Wednesday
May 22
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. -
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Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Wednesday
May 22
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
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Independent Lens
Free Chol Soo Lee
Thursday
May 23
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. -
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Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Thursday
May 23
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
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Independent Lens
Free Chol Soo Lee
Thursday
May 23
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. -
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Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Thursday
May 23
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
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Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Saturday
May 25
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
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Independent Lens
Try Harder!
Saturday
May 25
1 Hour 30 Minutes
At San Francisco's Lowell High School, stressed out seniors chase college dreams. -
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Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Sunday
May 26
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
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Independent Lens
Try Harder!
Sunday
May 26
1 Hour 30 Minutes
At San Francisco's Lowell High School, stressed out seniors chase college dreams. -
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Independent Lens
Beyond Utopia
Sunday
May 26
2 Hours
Stories of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea. -
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Independent Lens
Beyond Utopia
Monday
May 27
2 Hours
Stories of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea. -
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Independent Lens
Beyond Utopia
Monday
May 27
2 Hours
Stories of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea. -
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Independent Lens
Sunday
Jun 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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