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November, 13, 2008

Lioness

Independent Lens

On April 6, 2004, a U.S. Marine combat unit made its way through Ramadi’s narrow streets on a hunt for Iraqi insurgents. As the soldiers turned a corner they were ambushed, sparking a series of firefights that spread across the…
October, 28, 2008

Dinner with the President: A Nation’s Journey

Independent Lens

Are dictatorship and democracy mutually exclusive? In a country of cultures as ancient and complex as Pakistan’s, the answer to what the future holds is not straightforward. Projected to be the world’s third-most populous country by 2050, Pakistan has stood…
Illustrated headshot of Abbie Hoffman with an American flag tied as a gag around his mouth
October, 22, 2008

Chicago 10

Independent Lens

At the 1968 Democratic National Convention, anti-Vietnam war protestors who were denied permits for demonstrations repeatedly clashed with the Chicago Police Department. Tensions mounted, and an already fraught week culminated in riots broadcast live to a television audience of more…
June, 19, 2008

Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story

Independent Lens

The true story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korean spies in 1977, and her parents's 30-year battle to bring her home, Abduction shows what happens when ordinary people are thrust into extraordinary circumstances.
June, 3, 2008

Writ Writer

Independent Lens

In 1960, a young man from San Antonio, Texas was arrested for robbery, convicted, and sent to a state prison farm to pick cotton. He denied committing the robberies, but couldn’t afford a lawyer to appeal his cases. With only…
March, 18, 2008

Iron Ladies of Liberia

Independent Lens

With unprecedented access, this intimate documentary goes behind the scenes with Africa's first freely elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia, exploring the challenges facing the new president.
December, 18, 2007

An Unreasonable Man

Independent Lens

In 1966, General Motors, then the most powerful corporation in the world, sent private investigators to dig up dirt on an obscure 32-year-old public interest lawyer named Ralph Nader. The reason: Nader had written a book that criticized the Corvair,…
November, 27, 2007

Sisters in Law

Independent Lens

In a small courthouse in Cameroon, two women are working to change a village — and making progress that could change the world. Sisters in Law follows tough-minded state prosecutor Vera Ngassa and Court President Beatrice Ntuba as they help…
November, 6, 2007

Red White Black & Blue

Independent Lens

In a secret battle that cost thousands of lives but was never revealed to the American public, the Japanese army invaded Alaska in June 1942. Sixty years later, two veterans embark on an intense and emotional journey, returning to their…
October, 30, 2007

Storm of Emotions

Independent Lens

When Israel completed its withdrawal from the Sinai desert in 1982 following a peace agreement with Egypt, many people chose Gush Katif, a bloc of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, as their new home. But when the Israeli government…
A man stands in front of a muddy tropical field, in front of a one-room cement structure
May, 15, 2007

Sentenced Home

Independent Lens

Putting a human face on controversial immigration policy, Sentenced Home follows three young Cambodian Americans through the deportation process. Raised in inner city Seattle, they pay an unbearable price for mistakes they made as teenagers. Caught between their tragic pasts…
Former Enron chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay.
April, 24, 2007

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Independent Lens

Who would think a documentary about the collapse of a mammoth corporation could play out like a drama with the emotional power of Greek tragedy? But that is the impact of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, the inside…