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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. INDEPENDENT LENS features unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history. The series is supported by interactive companion Web sites and national publicity and community engagement campaigns.

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Press Materials

  • NEW DOCUMENTARY “FREE CHOL SOO LEE” TELLS THE STORY OF A KOREAN IMMIGRANT WRONGFULLY CONVICTED OF MURDER AND THE PAN-ASIAN SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT HE INSPIRED, PREMIERING ON PBS’S INDEPENDENT LENS APRIL 24, 2023

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  • NEW DOCUMENTARY “MAMA BEARS” PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIERCELY PROTECTIVE CHRISTIAN MOTHERS WHO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR LGBTQ+ CHILDREN, PREMIERING ON PBS’S INDEPENDENT LENS JUNE 20, 2023

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  • INTIMATE DOCUMENTARY “MATTER OF MIND: MY ALS” SHARES ILLUMINATING ACCOUNTS OF THOSE LIVING WITH THE NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE ALS, PREMIERING MAY 1, 2023, ON PBS’S INDEPENDENT LENS

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  • FILMED OVER 25 YEARS, INTIMATE COMING-OF-AGE DOCUMENTARY “SAM NOW” TO PREMIERE ON PBS’S INDEPENDENT LENS MAY 8, 2023

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  • AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY “SILENT BEAUTY” CONFRONTS CHILDHOOD ABUSE AND GENERATIONAL TRAUMA, PREMIERES MAY 15 ON PBS’S INDEPENDENT LENS

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