Season 21

Independent Lens

The First Rainbow Coalition

S21 Ep7 | 56m 5s

Across lines of race and ethnicity, alliances formed among Chicago activists in the '60s.

Independent Lens

Always in Season

S21 Ep11 | 1h 25m 45s

A haunting exploration of lynching and racial violence in America.

Independent Lens

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

S21 Ep8 | 56m 5s

Were the 739 deaths from Chicago's 1995 heatwave a one-time tragedy or appalling trend?

Independent Lens

The Hottest August

S21 Ep14 | 56m 4s

Ordinary New Yorkers share their anxieties about the future while bracing for record heat.

Independent Lens

Decade of Fire

S21 Ep2 | 56m

Decade of Fire covers the shocking story of when the South Bronx was on fire in the '70s.