Space: The Longest Goodbye
NASA's goal to send astronauts to Mars would require a three-year absence from Earth, during which communication in real time would be impossible due to the immense distance. Meet the psychologists whose job is to keep astronauts mentally stable in outer space, as they are caught between their dream of reaching new frontiers and the basic human need to stay connected to home.
Episodes
-
A Town Called Victoria | Episode 2
S25 E5 - 54m 12s
With the arson trial near, the suspect’s family argues his innocence. Meanwhile, facets of Victoria reveal the ingredients that might have turned him to hate and support for the town’s Muslim community begins to wane.
-
A Town Called Victoria | Episode 1
S25 E4 - 54m 41s
A south Texas town is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque is burned down in an apparent hate crime. After the media moves on, the community is left to reflect on its complex history with racism.
-
Three Chaplains
S25 E3 - 55m 43s
Muslim chaplains uphold the First Amendment and vow to protect service members' right to practice their faith freely, despite facing long-held prejudice and disapproval from their own communities. The Muslim chaplains work hard to ensure that all service members have access to religious materials, services, and resources regardless of the religious beliefs they hold.
-
El Equipo
S25 E2 - 1h 25m
Legendary U.S. anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow sets out to train a new group of Latin American students in the use of forensic anthropology. Their goal: to investigate disappearances in Argentina during the “dirty war”. The group expands its horizons, traveling to El Salvador, Bolivia and Mexico, doggedly working behind the scenes to establish the facts for the families of the victims.
-
Sansón and Me
S25 E1 - 1h 25m
Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes wants to document Sansón's story, an immigrant serving life in prison. Unable to film Sansón, the documentary creatively shares his narrative through reenactments of his letters, featuring his own family as actors.
Extras + Features
-
How Did Opinions Get In Our News?
S25 E11 - 7m 44s
Even though objectivity is seen as the gold standard for news coverage, OpEds and commentary have been part of the news landscape since the early days of America – and it's not always easy to spot the difference between facts and opinion.
-
Has Journalism Always Been This Stressful?
S25 E11 - 8m 52s
As news evolved over the last 40 years from a single daily paper or nightly news show to something that's pushed 24/7, a mental health crisis has taken shape in our newsrooms as journalists race to cover traumatic events and get the most views.
-
How Did This Women-Owned Newspaper Revolutionize Journalism?
S25 E11 - 7m 8s
In 1850s America, one women-led newsroom blazed a trail for women's rights, shifting the media landscape and ultimately affecting how we see and cover "women's" issues today.
-
Trailer | Breaking The News
S25 E11 - 30s
A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo to launch news startup The 19th*.
-
Trailer | Sister Úna Lived a Good Death
S25 E10 - 30s
Following a stage IV cancer diagnosis, wisecracking Sister Úna chooses to live as she’s dying.
-
Trailer | Razing Liberty Square
S25 E9 - 30s
Liberty City, Miami, is home to one of the oldest segregated public housing projects in the United States. Now with rising sea levels, the neighborhood’s higher ground has become something else: real estate gold.
-
Trailer | Racist Trees
S25 E8 - 30s
When an activist campaigns for the removal of a controversial wall of trees, one which forms a barrier believed to segregate the community, the history of racial tension in the city comes to light.
-
If Dreams Were Lightning | One Veteran's Story | Clip
S25 E18 - 2m 37s
A clip from the documentary If Dreams Were Lighting by Oscar and Emmy-nominated director Ramin Bahrani.
-
Herzog Interviews Bahrani | If Dreams Were Lightning
S25 E18 - 21m 12s
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man; Aguirre, the Wrath of God; Nosferatu the Vampyre) interviews Oscar and Emmy-nominated director Ramin Bahrani (99 Homes; Man Push Cart; Chop Shop) on his Independent Lens documentary If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis.
-
Winter Season Trailer 2024 | Coming to Independent Lens
S25 - 1m
We’re heating up this winter with a lineup of docs, including Beyond Utopia, Racist Trees, Razing Liberty Square, and Breaking the News. Stream Independent Lens with the PBS App.
-
Trailer | A Town Called Victoria
S25 E4 - 30s
When a devastating hate crime reduces the local mosque to ashes, the community of Victoria faces the daunting task of bridging longstanding political, racial, and economic rifts in order to discover a unified path towards healing and progress.
-
Trailer | Three Chaplains
S25 E3 - 30s
Muslim chaplains uphold the First Amendment and vow to protect service members' right to practice their faith freely, despite facing long-held prejudice and disapproval from their own communities. The Muslim chaplains work hard to ensure that all service members have access to religious materials, services, and resources regardless of the religious beliefs they hold.
Schedule
-
Image
Independent Lens
The Donut King
Sunday
May 19
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The life story of Christy's Donuts founder Ted Ngoy, who built a multimillion-dollar company in the U.S. after fleeing Cambodia. -
Image
Independent Lens
Free Chol Soo Lee
Sunday
May 19
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. -
Image
Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Monday
May 20
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
Image
Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Tuesday
May 21
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
Image
Independent Lens
Free Chol Soo Lee
Wednesday
May 22
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. -
Image
Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Wednesday
May 22
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
Image
Independent Lens
Free Chol Soo Lee
Thursday
May 23
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. -
Image
Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Thursday
May 23
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
Image
Independent Lens
Free Chol Soo Lee
Thursday
May 23
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Sentenced to death for a 1973 murder, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement of Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans helps to overturn his conviction. -
Image
Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Thursday
May 23
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
Image
Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Saturday
May 25
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
Image
Independent Lens
Try Harder!
Saturday
May 25
1 Hour 30 Minutes
At San Francisco's Lowell High School, stressed out seniors chase college dreams. -
Image
Independent Lens
The Tuba Thieves
Sunday
May 26
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Exploring the role of sound and what it means to listen. -
Image
Independent Lens
Try Harder!
Sunday
May 26
1 Hour 30 Minutes
At San Francisco's Lowell High School, stressed out seniors chase college dreams. -
Image
Independent Lens
Beyond Utopia
Sunday
May 26
2 Hours
Stories of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea. -
Image
Independent Lens
Beyond Utopia
Monday
May 27
2 Hours
Stories of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea. -
Image
Independent Lens
Beyond Utopia
Monday
May 27
2 Hours
Stories of families attempting to escape oppression in North Korea. -
Image
Independent Lens
Sunday
Jun 2
1 Hour 30 Minutes
As the title suggests, a series of documentaries resembles an independent film festival in its diversity of subject matter, from hula dancing to crossword mania as captured by a roster of edgy and creative filmmakers.
WETA Passport
Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want. Catch up on a single episode or binge-watch full seasons before they air on TV.
Similar Shows
Homegrown: Future Visions
Indie Films
REEL SOUTH
Indie Films
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
Indie Films
PBS Indies
Indie Films
Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond
Indie Films
Indie Alaska
Indie Films
Our Time
Indie Films
Mavericks
Indie Films
Out of the Dark
Indie Films
Doc World
Indie Films