Blog

Kids of Medora shooting basketball outside in their street clothes
Lists

March 28, 2014

March Madness: Best Basketball Films

Craig Phillips in Lists

Looking back at the 2014 broadcast television premiere of Independent Lens' Medora, not to mention that we're in the midst of NCAA basketball “March Madness,” we have the sport of James Naismith…...

October 02, 2013

Best Music Documentaries on Independent Lens and Beyond

Craig Phillips in Lists

In honor of both Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman's Journey and the joyful Muscle Shoals, which will air on Independent Lens in April '14 [web site coming soon], we compiled a…...

December 04, 2012

7 Books That Inspired Popular Documentaries

826chi in Lists

Not many national commemorative months get our attention here at Independent Lens. National Raisin Bread Month ended a few days ago, and no one here so much as gave a…...

Nutayunean tribe
Lists

November 22, 2012

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with 8 Documentaries

826chi in Lists

November is Native American Heritage Month, but that wasn’t always the case. At one point, it was a single day to honor Native American history, and before that, there was…...