Independent Lens | PBS' photostream

Airing weekly on PBS, the Emmy award-winning series Independent Lens is like an independent film festival in your living room. Each episode introduces new documentaries and dramas made by independent thinkers: filmmakers who are taking creative risks, calling their own shots and finding untold stories in unexpected places.

Various seasons of Independent Lens have been presented by the talented hosts Maggie Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Edie Falco, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle and Susan Sarandon. This season’s host is America Ferrera — best known for her fearless portrayal of Betty Suarez on ABC's hit comedy Ugly Betty.

Independent Lens programs come in every shape and size, including feature-length documentaries, hour-long dramas, four-minute comic shorts, half-hour experimental pieces and everything in between. What binds these programs together is the spirit of the filmmakers themselves-—visionaries who ignore the rules of commercial programming and spend years pursuing diverse stories about people not normally seen on TV. Some of these filmmakers have won awards. Others are being discovered before viewers' eyes. All of them share the gift of storytelling, a compelling sense of purpose and unrivalled access to often-closed communities and little-known worlds.

Visit the program guide to learn more about the season lineup:
www.pbs.org/independentlens/guide.html

We don't mean to brag but.... people like us, they really like us.

Read about awards and accolades :
www.pbs.org/independentlens/accolades.html