Independent Lens.

Independent Lens

As the title suggests, a series of documentaries resembles an independent film festival in its diversity of subject matter, from hula dancing to crossword mania as captured by a roster of edgy and creative filmmakers.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Wed, 2/12 at 7:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The In Between

A filmmaker returns home to reflect on life on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Thu, 2/13 at 12:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The In Between

A filmmaker returns home to reflect on life on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Thu, 2/13 at 8:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The In Between

A filmmaker returns home to reflect on life on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Sat, 2/15 at 11:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The In Between

A filmmaker returns home to reflect on life on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Mon, 2/17 at 10:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

Skin of Glass

A filmmaker discovers that her architect father's building in Sao Paulo, the 24-story "Pele de Vidro," is inhabited by unhoused people.

Tue, 2/18 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Picture Taker

The life of photographer and FBI informant Ernest Withers, whose nearly two million images came to illustrate America's civil rights stories.

Wed, 2/19 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Racist Trees

Racial tensions reignite in Palm Springs, Calif., as residents fight for the removal of a wall of trees that may have been intentionally added to exclude a Black community.

Wed, 2/19 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Razing Liberty Square

Liberty City residents in Miami fight to save their community from climate gentrification as their land becomes real estate gold.

Wed, 2/19 at 6:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Skin of Glass

A filmmaker discovers that her architect father's building in Sao Paulo, the 24-story "Pele de Vidro," is inhabited by unhoused people.

Wed, 2/19 at 11:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Skin of Glass

A filmmaker discovers that her architect father's building in Sao Paulo, the 24-story "Pele de Vidro," is inhabited by unhoused people.

Thu, 2/20 at 7:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Skin of Glass

A filmmaker discovers that her architect father's building in Sao Paulo, the 24-story "Pele de Vidro," is inhabited by unhoused people.