Alex Gibney
Director
Independent Lens (1999)
Season 7
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
S7E1 - Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
“One Nation Under a Groove,” a profile of Parliament Funkadelic that features animation (including an “Afronaut” character voiced by Eddie Griffin) to explore P-Funk's unique mix of rock and R&B, and its rebellious vibe---tightly controlled by mastermind George Clinton, whose 50-year career links doo-wop and hip-hop. “It was just a party,” says singer Nona Hendryx
Oct. 11, 2005, midnight
S7E2 - En Route to Baghdad
None
Oct. 18, 2005, midnight
S7E3 - The Last Cowboy
None
Oct. 25, 2005, midnight
S7E4 - A Family at War
None
Nov. 8, 2005, midnight
S7E5 - Mirror Dance
Identical twins Margarita and Ramona de Saa became acclaimed ballerinas with the National Ballet of Cuba. Once inseparable, their relationship disintegrated as one sister left for America while the other embraced the Cuban revolution. This program is the story of two women forever linked by birth and dance, but struggling to overcome rifts not only between sisters but also between nations.
Nov. 15, 2005, midnight
S7E6 - Race Is the Place
None
Nov. 22, 2005, midnight
S7E7 - Maid in America
None
Nov. 29, 2005, midnight
S7E8 - Seoul Train
This film explores the plight of North Korean refugees trying to escape their homeland and China, and tells the story of activists who put themselves in harm's way to save them via a clandestine underground railroad.
Dec. 13, 2005, midnight
S7E9 - Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community
This documentary follows the lives of the women of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, Minnesota. The story is told by the Sisters themselves -- at work, prayer and leisure -- as they pursue a balanced life based on the Rule of St. Benedict and face an uncertain future with spirit, conviction and wit.
Dec. 20, 2005, midnight
S7E10 - Short Stack: Lost & Found
None
Dec. 27, 2005, midnight
S7E11 - Sheriff
None
Jan. 3, 2006, midnight
S7E12 - Girl Trouble
None
Jan. 17, 2006, midnight
S7E13 - Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
None
Feb. 7, 2006, midnight
S7E14 - July '64
July ’64 tells the story of a historic three-day race riot that erupted in two African American neighborhoods in the northern, mid-sized city of Rochester, New York. On the night of July 24, 1964, frustration and resentment brought on by institutional racism, overcrowding, lack of job opportunity and police dog attacks exploded in racial violence that brought Rochester to its knees. Directed by Carvin Eison and produced by Chris Christopher, JULY ’64 combines historic archival footage, news reports and interviews with witnesses and participants to dig deeply into the causes and effects of the historic disturbance.
Feb. 14, 2006, midnight
S7E15 - Almost Home
None
Feb. 21, 2006, midnight
S7E16 - The Loss of Nameless Things
In 1978, Oakley Hall was a promising playwright on the verge of national recognition when a mysterious fall violently transformed his life. This program is the haunting story of a young man's fall from grace, of the vibrant artists who surrounded him and what happens when, decades later, a theater company discovers the very play he was writing the night he fell.
Feb. 28, 2006, midnight
S7E17 - Troop 1500
None
March 21, 2006, midnight
S7E18 - Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City
None
March 28, 2006, midnight
S7E19 - Trudell
None
April 11, 2006, midnight
S7E20 - La Sierra
None
April 18, 2006, midnight
S7E21 - A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
None
April 25, 2006, midnight
S7E22 - Music from the Inside Out
None
May 2, 2006, midnight
S7E23 - Fishbowl; American Made
None
May 9, 2006, midnight
S7E24 - Frozen Angels
None
May 16, 2006, midnight
S7E25 - The Devil's Miner
None
May 23, 2006, midnight
S7E26 - The Great Pink Scare
None
June 6, 2006, midnight
S7E27 - The Real Dirt on Farmer John
The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a 2005 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel about the life of Midwestern farmer John Peterson, operator of Angelic Organics. It tells the history of the eccentric farmer's family farm in rural Caledonia, Illinois.
June 13, 2006, midnight
S7E28 - A Lion in the House
None
June 21, 2006, midnight
S7E29 - A Lion in the House
None
June 22, 2006, midnight
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Aug. 9, 1999
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