Independent Lens 16
2014-10-13 | Documentary | 19 episodes24 Seasons
Episode
Bully (2014)
The story of the children bullied at school and online. The film questions assumptions about bullying behaviour beyond cliches and stereotypes of the past. It also examines changes in how schools treat the perpetrators and victims.
Twin Sisters (2014)
Two sisters adopted in China as infants by Californian and Norwegian parents grow up knowing they have a twin living on the other side of the world. Although language is a barrier, their bond grows deeper and they arrange to finally meet.
Brakeless (2014)
In April, 2005 a Japanese train engineer accelerated beyond permissible speeds in order to make up an 80-second delay. Brakeless examines the aftermath and questions if Japan is cutting back in the wrong places after a decade of economic stagnation.
Powerless (2014)
Powerless tracks the battle between an Indian electric company and a renegade electrician who illegally connects poor families to the grid.
Happiness (2014)
A nine-year-old child in Burma is spurred to leave his village for the first time in his life when his village gets electricity. He walks for over three days to in search of a seeing his first television.
