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Independent Lens
Full episodes
8 VIDEOS

Two Spirits
52:50 Air Date 06/10/13 Expires 07/01/13

Detropia
1:25:26 Air Date 05/28/13 Expires 06/18/13

As I Am
6:45 Air Date 04/09/13 Expires 04/09/16

Guess Who?: The Mayor and The Judge
2:09 Air Date 03/15/13 Expires 03/15/18

Guess Who?: The Nurse and The Firefighter
2:45 Air Date 03/15/13 Expires 03/15/18

Guess Who?: The Professor, The Geneticist & The Dog Breeder
2:42 Air Date 03/15/13 Expires 03/15/18

Guess Who?: The Race Car Driver and The Pilot
2:32 Air Date 03/15/13 Expires 03/15/18

Guess Who?: The Soldier
2:06 Air Date 03/15/13 Expires 03/15/18
Previews
116 VIDEOS

America's Uninsured Wait to Be Seen
2:12 Air Date 10/01/13

Coming to Independent Lens: The Revolutionary Optimists
4:23 Air Date 06/17/13

Coming to Independent Lens: Sundance Award Winner Detropia
2:29 Air Date 05/27/13

Coming to Independent Lens: The Invisible War
1:46 Air Date 05/13/13

The Invisible War Influences Military Policy Changes
0:36 Air Date 05/13/13

The Invisible War Nominated for Academy Award
0:30 Air Date 05/13/13

Coming to Independent Lens: Seeking Asian Female
0:30 Air Date 05/06/13

Coming to Independent Lens: The Undocumented
0:30 Air Date 04/29/13

Coming to Independent Lens: The Island President
2:27 Air Date 04/22/13

Coming Soon to Independent Lens: Wonder Women!
0:30 Air Date 04/15/13

Gloria Steinem on Wonder Woman
0:45 Air Date 04/15/13

Celebrate Spring with Independent Lens
0:30 Air Date 04/12/13 Expires 06/21/13
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Shorts
313 VIDEOS

Teaching Children to Be Agents of Change in Calcutta
3:05 Air Date 06/17/13

Detropia Video Extra: The Scavengers' Story
3:19 Air Date 05/27/13

Welcome to Detroit: America's Fastest Shrinking City
2:10 Air Date 05/27/13

View a Scene from The Invisible War
1:23 Air Date 05/13/13

American Man Seeks Asian Dream Girl
1:55 Air Date 05/06/13

An Internet Romance Boils Down to Instant Noodles?
2:13 Air Date 05/06/13

Do Asian Women Have "White Fever"?
7:57 Air Date 05/06/13

What about Interracial Marriage?
7:06 Air Date 05/06/13

What is "Yellow Fever"?
4:20 Air Date 05/06/13

A Family Endures the Tragic Side of the Immigration Debate
3:15 Air Date 04/29/13

An Organization Reunites Undocumented Dead with Families
2:27 Air Date 04/29/13

Forensics Cannot Explain Why Mother and Daughter Died Alone
1:45 Air Date 04/29/13
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