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  • Feb 16, 2016

Summary Celebrate independent films with this Emmy award-winning PBS series. Each week spotlights new documentaries, dramas, shorts and other cinematic artistry by different filmmaking visionaries.

Directed By: Stanley Nelson

Written By: Stanley Nelson

  • PBS
  • Feb 16, 2016
  • PBS
  • Feb 16, 2016
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S17 • Episode 10
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Air Date: Feb 16, 2016
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Summary Celebrate independent films with this Emmy award-winning PBS series. Each week spotlights new documentaries, dramas, shorts and other cinematic artistry by different filmmaking visionaries.

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Nov 9, 2015
Stray Dog
Episode 2 • Nov 16, 2015
India's Daughter
The rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi, India, sparks an international movement.
Episode 3 • Nov 23, 2015
Mimi and Dona
Mimi Thornton, a 92-year-old widow, must find a home for her daughter, who needs full-time care.
Episode 4 • Dec 27, 2015
East of Salinas
Episode 5 • Jan 4, 2016
Chuck Norris vs. Communism
Episode 6 • Jan 11, 2016
Autism in Love
Episode 7 • Feb 1, 2016
No Más Bebés
Episode 8 • Feb 1, 2016
In Football We Trust
Episode 9 • Feb 8, 2016
A Ballerina's Tale
A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside themes of race and body image in the elite ballet world.
Episode 10 • Feb 16, 2016
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Episode 11 • Feb 22, 2016
(T)ERROR
Episode 12 • Feb 29, 2016
Wilhemina's War
A grandmother tries to help her family through HIV in the rural south, where living with AIDS is a grim reality.
Episode 13 • Mar 28, 2016
An Honest Liar
Retired magician James "The Amazing" Randi dedicates his life to exposing frauds.
Episode 14 • Apr 4, 2016
Welcome to Leith
Episode 15 • Apr 25, 2016
Democrats
Episode 16 • Apr 18, 2016
Democrats/Soft Vengeance
Episode 17 • May 16, 2016
My Nazi Legacy
Niklas Frank and Horst von Wachter explore the characters of their fathers, Hans Frank and Otto von Wachter, two men responsible for thousands of deaths during World War II.
Episode 18 • May 9, 2016
Peace Officer
Episode 19 • May 10, 2016
The Armor of Light
Episode 20 • May 16, 2016
Dogtown Redemption
Dogtown Redemption is the story of three homeless recyclers surviving in West Oakland, a neighborhood decimated by unemployment, addiction, and violence.
Episode 21 • Jun 20, 2016
Trapped
Healthcare providers and others in Texas, Mississippi and Alabama fight new Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) laws designed to restrict abortion access.
Episode 22 • Jun 20, 2016
T-rex Her Fight for Gold
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