Independent Lens
Season 6
2004 • 27 Episodes
Episodes
1. The Political Dr. Seuss
October 26, 2004
The Political Dr. Seuss is a 2004 documentary film written by Ron Lamothe, Eric Martin and Lois Vossen, and directed by Ron Lamothe.
2. Polka Time
November 9, 2004
No overview available.
3. Afghanistan Unveiled
November 16, 2004
No overview available.
4. Los Angeles Now
November 23, 2004
Los Angeles Now is a 60 minute documentary by producer/director Phillip Rodriguez. It first aired in November 2004 on PBS’s Independent Lens series. The documentary investigates the city of Los Angeles as it comes of age and wrestles with its history and its future. The film includes conversations with a broad range of Los Angeles figures, from actress Salma Hayek and businessman/philanthropist Eli Broad to author and essayist Richard Rodriguez and Cardinal Roger Mahony.
5. The Day My God Died
November 30, 2004
No overview available.
6. Girl Wrestler
December 14, 2004
No overview available.
7. Fine; Doki-Doki
December 21, 2004
No overview available.
8. Short, Not Sweet
December 28, 2004
No overview available.
9. A Hard Straight
January 4, 2005
No overview available.
10. A Touch of Greatness
January 11, 2005
No overview available.
11. Power Trip
January 25, 2005
No overview available.
12. February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
February 1, 2005
No overview available.
13. On a Roll: Disability and the American Dream
Greg Smith and his family bare all in this unflinching portrait of a 65-pound man striving for the American dream. Fueled by discrimination, Smith created "On a Roll" talk radio from his wheelchair in 1992. The father of three travels the globe but finds his own nation's capital inaccessible - a minor challenge compared to living independently and having safe intimate relationships.
14. Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry
February 22, 2005
No overview available.
15. Sisters of '77
March 1, 2005
Sisters of '77 is a documentary film that chronicles an unprecedented event in women's history, the first National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas in November 1977. The purpose of the National Women's Conference was to end discrimination against women and promote their equal rights. The conference was the first federally funded women's conference, and brought together over 20,000 women and men from around the United States. Sisters of '77 provides a look at a pivotal weekend that changed the course of history and the lives of the women who attended. The film incorporates rare archival footage and interviews of leaders relating this history to the present. The conference attendees included former first ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, and Rosalynn Carter. The women present included Republicans, Democrats, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinas, Native American, pro-choice, pro-life, straight, gay, liberal and conservative women. The most influential leaders attending the burgeoning women’s movement included Bella Abzug, Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Eleanor Smeal, Ann Richards, Coretta Scott King, Billie Jean King, and Barbara Jordan.
16. Sunset Story
March 22, 2005
No overview available.
17. Let the Church Say Amen
March 29, 2005
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18. A Lion's Trail
April 5, 2005
No overview available.
19. Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton
April 12, 2005
No overview available.
20. End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again
April 26, 2005
A profile of seminal punk band the Ramones includes concert footage, interviews with group members and clips of bands that influenced them or were influenced by them. Bassist Dee Dee Ramone died shortly after filming, while guitarist Johnny Ramone died soon after the film's release. Both are interviewed. Susan Sarandon introduces the film. Also: a preview of a movie about Joe Strummer, who is shown performing.
21. The Last Letter; Zyklon Portrait; The Walnut Tree
May 3, 2005
No overview available.
22. Imelda
May 10, 2005
No overview available.
23. Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion
May 10, 2005
How has Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, managed to court, coddle, use and abuse power for nearly four decades? News clips, propaganda films, home movies, verite footage and interviews with Marcos, her friends and her enemies reveal her methods.
24. Red Hook Justice
May 24, 2005
No overview available.
25. Double Dare; Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!
May 31, 2005
No overview available.
26. Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
June 7, 2005
No overview available.
27. Brother to Brother
June 14, 2005
No overview available.