Independent Lens 19
2017-11-06 | Documentary | 20 episodes24 Seasons
Episode
Chasing Trane (2017)
Set against the social, political and cultural landscape of the times, Chasing Trane brings saxophone great John Coltrane to life, as a man and an artist. The film is the definitive look at the boundary-shattering musician whose influence continues to this day.
Shadow World (2017)
Explore the shocking realities of the billion-dollar global arms trade through those who perpetrate and investigate it.
Supergirl (2017)
A profile of a seemingly ordinary Orthodox Jewish preteen from New Jersey whose extraordinary talent—breaking world powerlifting records—has turned her into an international phenomenon.
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2018)
A profile of "Tales of the City" creator Armistead Maupin, including his evolution from a conservative son of the Old South to a gay rights pioneer.
Unrest (2018)
Director Jennifer Brea, confined to her bed due to chronic fatigue syndrome, documents how people around the world live and function with this disease.