Independent Lens

Follow artist Matt Furie, creator of Pepe the Frog, as he fights to take back his cartoon image.

Meet three women fighting to reshape local politics on their own terms.

Follow Jonathan Scott on his mission to flip the switch on how Americans access power.

Hear the horrifying truth about modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prison.

On July 4, 2017, more than 90 film crews across the country capture one day in the life of America.

Female Minneapolis police officers seek gender equity. A fatal shooting threatens their progress.

Mr. SOUL! explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public television, Ellis Haizlip's SOUL!

In an increasingly data-driven, automated world, the question of how to protect individuals' civil liberties in the face of artificial intelligence looms larger by the day. Coded Bias follows M.I.T. Media Lab computer scientist Joy Buolamwini and her Algorithmic Justice League, along with data scientists, mathematicians, and watchdog groups from all over the world, as they fight to expose the discrimination within facial recognition algorithms now prevalent across all spheres of daily life. Join the fight to expose threats to civil liberties posed by our new data-driven, automated world. 

Pastors encourage an impoverished community to donate to Israel in anticipation of Jesus's return.

Two marginalized communities must navigate an uneven criminal justice system together.

The life story of Christy's Donuts founder Ted Ngoy, who built a multimillion-dollar company in the U.S. after fleeing Cambodia.

A Muslim casket maker in East Orange, N.J., teaches two young men how to embrace life as they learn about the Islamic burial tradition.

Two women, one American and one Vietnamese, fight to hold the chemical industry accountable for a devastating legacy.