Independent Lens
This Emmy award-winning series 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.
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Bhutto (#1222H) Duration: 1:54:45 STEREO TVPG (Secondary audio: DVI)
As the first Muslim woman to lead an Islamic nation, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto evolved from a pampered princess to a polarizing politician in one of the most dangerous countries on Earth. Accused of rampant corruption, imprisoned, then exiled abroad, Bhutto was called back to Pakistan in 2007 as her country's best hope for democracy. Struck down by assassins, her untimely death sent shock waves throughout the world.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Sat, May 25, 2013 -- 4:00pm email reminder
Detropia (#1415) Duration: 1:26:46 STEREO TVPG-L (Secondary audio: none)
Detroit was the birthplace of the middle-class; a great city that came with the guarantee of the American dream. Today, the Motor City is suffering from a bad case of post-industrialism. Hit with the deadly combination of myopic executives, corrupt politicians, severe racial tensions and a lack of innovation, Detroit now stands as a shell of its former self. And according to an increasingly loud chorus in the media, Detroit is "dead." But look a little closer and find that Detroit just may be the ultimate incubator for fresh ideas - a Petri dish of creativity borne out of frustration and unwillingness to give up. With quintessential American pluck and grit, this city just may rise from the ashes thanks to a dynamic cluster of innovators, entrepreneurs and proud, self-proclaimed "hustlers."
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED 9: Mon, May 27, 2013 -- 10:00pm email reminder
- KQED 9: Tue, May 28, 2013 -- 4:00am email reminder
- KQED Life: Tue, May 28, 2013 -- 9:00pm email reminder
- KQED Life: Wed, May 29, 2013 -- 3:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Wed, May 29, 2013 -- 5:30am email reminder
- KQED World: Wed, May 29, 2013 -- 11:30am email reminder
We Were Here (#1326H) Duration: 1:26:46 STEREO TV14-L (Secondary audio: DVI)
When AIDS came to San Francisco in the early 1980s, the city became a war zone. Friends and family members were struck down in their prime by a mostly mysterious illness for which there was no cure. But the community -- hippies, drag queens, lesbians, moms and dads, doctors and nurses -- came together when the nation's leaders looked the other way and built an unprecedented system of love, care, and compassion. Their tireless fight is a testament to the capacity of people working together to rise to an unthinkable occasion.
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- KQED World: Tue, Jun 4, 2013 -- 5:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Tue, Jun 4, 2013 -- 11:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Sun, Jun 16, 2013 -- 10:30pm email reminder
Love Free Or Die (#1403) Duration: 56:46 STEREO TVPG-L (Secondary audio: none)
Faith, love, marriage, homosexuality and the Episcopal Church collide in the first openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. Robinson is a man whose two primary passions are in direct conflict: his love for God and for his partner Mark. Robinson is the first openly gay person to become a bishop in the historic traditions of Christendom. His consecration by the Episcopal Church in 2003, to which he wore a bullet-proof vest, caused an international stir. He becomes the focal point as American churches debate whether or not lesbian and gay people are equal to heterosexuals in the eyes of God, while the United States at large struggles with legal equality for gays and lesbians.
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- KQED World: Thu, Jun 6, 2013 -- 6:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Thu, Jun 6, 2013 -- 12:00pm email reminder
- KQED 9: Tue, Jun 18, 2013 -- 11:00pm email reminder
- KQED 9: Wed, Jun 19, 2013 -- 5:00am email reminder
- KQED Life: Fri, Jun 21, 2013 -- 10:00pm email reminder
- KQED Life: Sat, Jun 22, 2013 -- 4:00am email reminder
Two Spirits (#1225H) Duration: 56:16 STEREO TV14-L (Secondary audio: DVI)
Fred Martinez was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was brutally murdered at 16. This film explores the life and death of a boy, who was also a girl, and the essentially spiritual nature of gender.
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- KQED 9: Tue, Jun 11, 2013 -- 11:00pm email reminder
- KQED 9: Wed, Jun 12, 2013 -- 5:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Thu, Jun 13, 2013 -- 6:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Thu, Jun 13, 2013 -- 12:00pm email reminder
- KQED Life: Fri, Jun 14, 2013 -- 10:00pm email reminder
- KQED Life: Sat, Jun 15, 2013 -- 4:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Sat, Jun 15, 2013 -- 4:00pm email reminder
The Revolutionary Optimists (#1417H) Duration: 56:46 STEREO TVPG
Children in the slums of Calcutta are starting a revolution. Called to action by visionary former attorney Amlan Ganguly, the 'Daredevils' have already made radical health and sanitation improvements in one of the city's poorest slums -- awakening a neglected populace to the real possibility of change.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED 9: Mon, Jun 17, 2013 -- 10:00pm email reminder
- KQED 9: Tue, Jun 18, 2013 -- 4:00am email reminder
- KQED Life: Tue, Jun 18, 2013 -- 9:00pm email reminder
- KQED Life: Wed, Jun 19, 2013 -- 3:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Thu, Jun 20, 2013 -- 6:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Thu, Jun 20, 2013 -- 12:00pm email reminder
- KQED World: Sat, Jun 22, 2013 -- 3:00pm email reminder
Deaf Jam (#1304) Duration: 56:46 STEREO TVPG (Secondary audio: none)
National poetry slams for youth have been gaining momentum, but few, if any, deaf teens have ever been included in these contests. In this documentary, a group of New York City deaf teens reveal their passions, frustrations and senses of humor as they discover American Sign Language poetry - eventually stepping into the world of the youth poetry slams with their hearing peers.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Thu, Jun 20, 2013 -- 5:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Thu, Jun 20, 2013 -- 11:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Sat, Jun 22, 2013 -- 2:00am email reminder
- KQED World: Wed, Jun 26, 2013 -- 2:00am email reminder
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