Independent Lens

Airing weekly on PBS, the five-time Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens is a film festival in your living room. Each week, Independent Lens introduces a new documentary film that was created by one of the best independent filmmakers working today.

“In our first 10 years, Independent Lens has brought more than 275 films to PBS,” said Lois Vossen, Independent Lens series producer. “The stories and storytellers we continue to champion make the series the most diverse on television. We feature films that loom at the most important issues of our time, as well as audience favorites from film festivals across the country. Our goal is to help viewers better understand today’s complex world by taking them to places they wouldn’t otherwise see, and encounter people they wouldn’t otherwise meet.”