Independent Lens, the five-time Emmy Award-winning series, is a weekly independent film festival in your living room. Enjoy documentaries from the best independent filmmakers working today. If you don't see what you're looking for, check out our video player for more previews, scenes, and interviews with cast.
Upcoming Previews
Seeking Asian Female
Monday, May 6 at midnight
Steven is an aging white man with “yellow fever” — he’s obsessed with marrying an Asian woman, imagining the archetype of the shy, giggling, obedient Asian wife. Sandy is the young, feisty, ambitious Chinese bride he finds online. Debbie is the Chinese-American filmmaker who becomes confidante and translator in this precarious union. As they navigate the vast cultural and language divide through a challenging year, the three come together in a thoroughly modern love story.
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The Invisible War
Monday, May 13 at midnight
The most shameful and best-kept secret in the U.S. military is the epidemic of rape and sexual assault within the ranks. An American female soldier in a combat zone is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. A culture of privilege and impunity has resulted in few prosecutions and the systematic isolation of women who dare to report the crimes.
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Detropia
Monday, May 27 at midnight
Detroit: the grand American city, built on industry, fair play, hard work and the American Dream. In the past three decades, the city has seen its might crumble as oil prices spiked, the auto industry declined and the middle class began to disappear. But the people of Detroit are not ready to give up on this place, where the spirit of loyalty, community and grit is not so easy to break. They are ready to create a radically new Detroit in a post-industrial America.
Watch Coming to Independent Lens: Sundance Award Winner Detropia on PBS. See more from Independent Lens.
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