Alex Gibney
Director
Independent Lens (1999)
Season 6
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.
Released Aug. 9, 1999
Episode 61 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.celebrity, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Watch Providers: PBS, PBS, YouTube TV, KQED, WETA+WETA+
Production Companies: ITVS
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S6E1 - The Political Dr. Seuss
The Political Dr. Seuss is a 2004 documentary film written by Ron Lamothe, Eric Martin and Lois Vossen, and directed by Ron Lamothe.
Oct. 26, 2004, midnight
S6E2 - Polka Time
None
Nov. 9, 2004, midnight
S6E3 - Afghanistan Unveiled
None
Nov. 16, 2004, midnight
S6E4 - Los Angeles Now
Los Angeles Now is a 60 minute documentary by producer/director Phillip Rodriguez. It first aired in November 2004 on PBS’s Independent Lens series.
The documentary investigates the city of Los Angeles as it comes of age and wrestles with its history and its future. The film includes conversations with a broad range of Los Angeles figures, from actress Salma Hayek and businessman/philanthropist Eli Broad to author and essayist Richard Rodriguez and Cardinal Roger Mahony.
Nov. 23, 2004, midnight
S6E5 - The Day My God Died
None
Nov. 30, 2004, midnight
S6E6 - Girl Wrestler
None
Dec. 14, 2004, midnight
S6E7 - Fine; Doki-Doki
None
Dec. 21, 2004, midnight
S6E8 - Short, Not Sweet
None
Dec. 28, 2004, midnight
S6E9 - A Hard Straight
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Jan. 4, 2005, midnight
S6E10 - A Touch of Greatness
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Jan. 11, 2005, midnight
S6E11 - Power Trip
None
Jan. 25, 2005, midnight
S6E12 - February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
None
Feb. 1, 2005, midnight
S6E13 - On a Roll: Disability and the American Dream
Greg Smith and his family bare all in this unflinching portrait of a 65-pound man striving for the American dream. Fueled by discrimination, Smith created "On a Roll" talk radio from his wheelchair in 1992. The father of three travels the globe but finds his own nation's capital inaccessible - a minor challenge compared to living independently and having safe intimate relationships.
S6E14 - Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry
None
Feb. 22, 2005, midnight
S6E15 - Sisters of '77
Sisters of '77 is a documentary film that chronicles an unprecedented event in women's history, the first National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas in November 1977. The purpose of the National Women's Conference was to end discrimination against women and promote their equal rights. The conference was the first federally funded women's conference, and brought together over 20,000 women and men from around the United States.
Sisters of '77 provides a look at a pivotal weekend that changed the course of history and the lives of the women who attended. The film incorporates rare archival footage and interviews of leaders relating this history to the present. The conference attendees included former first ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, and Rosalynn Carter. The women present included Republicans, Democrats, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinas, Native American, pro-choice, pro-life, straight, gay, liberal and conservative women. The most influential leaders attending the
March 1, 2005, midnight
S6E16 - Sunset Story
None
March 22, 2005, midnight
S6E17 - Let the Church Say Amen
None
March 29, 2005, midnight
S6E18 - A Lion's Trail
None
April 5, 2005, midnight
S6E19 - Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton
None
April 12, 2005, midnight
S6E20 - End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again
A profile of seminal punk band the Ramones includes concert footage, interviews with group members and clips of bands that influenced them or were influenced by them. Bassist Dee Dee Ramone died shortly after filming, while guitarist Johnny Ramone died soon after the film's release. Both are interviewed. Susan Sarandon introduces the film. Also: a preview of a movie about Joe Strummer, who is shown performing.
April 26, 2005, midnight
S6E21 - The Last Letter; Zyklon Portrait; The Walnut Tree
None
May 3, 2005, midnight
S6E22 - Imelda
None
May 10, 2005, midnight
S6E23 - Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion
How has Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, managed to court, coddle, use and abuse power for nearly four decades? News clips, propaganda films, home movies, verite footage and interviews with Marcos, her friends and her enemies reveal her methods.
May 10, 2005, midnight
S6E24 - Red Hook Justice
None
May 24, 2005, midnight
S6E25 - Double Dare; Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!
None
May 31, 2005, midnight
S6E26 - Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
None
June 7, 2005, midnight
S6E27 - Brother to Brother
None
June 14, 2005, midnight
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