October 27, 2022
The Real People Behind Shadowbanned TikTok Accounts
Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
By Andy Hirschfeld Tensions are especially high across the globe right now, and on TikTok, knee-jerk reactions may drive some people into—or out of—their 15 minutes of fame. With that…...
April 28, 2022
A Hard “Try Harder!” Quiz: Are You Smarter than a High Schooler?
Independent Lens in Test Your Knowledge
Out of all the facts and figures that you were ever tested on, how much did you actually retain? This quiz may prove "not much!" Test yourself on actual questions…...
November 17, 2021
QUIZ: Which Bucket List Is Yours?
Craig Phillips in Test Your Knowledge
How about your own bucket list? What would be on it? One of the most fun—and moving—storylines in the documentary Duty Free is how filmmaker Sian-Pierre Regis was able to…...
May 19, 2021
How Much of a Donut Nut Are You?
Craig Phillips in Test Your Knowledge
Do or donut, there is no try! Do you know your donut from a spudnut? While you watch The Donut King on PBS, test yourself on all things donut-related with…...
April 29, 2021
Which of These 8 Fictional District Attorney Characters Do You Remember?
Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
By Ade D. Adeniji Philly D.A.,the eight-episode docu-series on PBS, explores the unlikely emergence of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who runs on a progressive platform, and wins with nearly…...
June 16, 2020
Do You Live in a News Bubble?
Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
By Brooke Shelby Biggs Whether you think of her as a visionary or a kook, Marion Stokes was far ahead of her time in addressing a problem in American media…...
May 21, 2020
How Much Do You Know About Recycling? ♻️ A Biodegradable Quiz
Independent Lens in Test Your Knowledge
How much do you know about where our waste goes? From cigarette butts to banana peels to plastics, test your expertise on recycling and learn some possibly shocking stats. This…...
July 05, 2019
Can You Tell the Difference Between a Space Object and a Documentary Still Image?
Independent Lens in Test Your Knowledge
Are you ready to celebrate the skies above and the great beyond? So are we...Independent Lens-style. Take a time-out to space out with our visual quiz. See if you can…...
June 07, 2019
Which “Tales of the City” Character Are You?
Craig Phillips in Test Your Knowledge
It's been 41 years since Armistead Maupin's first Tales of the City book was published, 26 years since the initial PBS series based on that book aired, and now with…...
November 08, 2018
Delete or Ignore? Pretend You’re a Facebook Content Moderator
Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
In 2018, after much debate and controversy, Facebook finally published its censorship policies. All 27 pages of them. The move, wrote the LA Times, "adds a new degree of transparency…...
December 18, 2017
Take the Armistead Maupin and Tales of the City Pop Quiz!
Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
How much do you know about Armistead Maupin and about his beloved Tales of the City series? Are you a Maupin superfan? Take this quiz we created for both for longtime…...
December 20, 2016
Meet the Patels on PBS Presents a Love Quiz!
Independent Lens in Test Your Knowledge
Keeping with the "looking for love" theme of the documentary Meet the Patels, we present you with a fun quiz that will tell you where you will most likely find…...