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TikTok Influencer Deja Foxx and her sister taking selfie in front of the ocean
Beyond the Films

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…...

are you smarter than a high schooler? graphic looking like a school bubble test with pencil
Test Your Knowledge

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…...

Rebecca flies a kite in the movie Duty Free, a pointilized version of photo.
Test Your Knowledge

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…...

A smiling Cambodian American donut clerk offers up a box full of donuts in Southern California
Test Your Knowledge

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…...

Photograph of Raymond Burr and William Talman the CBS-TV series Perry Mason
Beyond the Films

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…...

Test Your Knowledge

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…...

Mama Piru, in Rapa Nui recycling facility
Test Your Knowledge

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…...

Is this a black hole in space, or the start of classic rock concert? Take the quiz and find out.
Test Your Knowledge

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…...

header image for Tales of the City using old San Francisco map under the 70s logo
Test Your Knowledge

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…...

Test Your Knowledge

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…...

Armistead Maupin at typewriter in the 1970s, from Untold Tales
Test Your Knowledge

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…...

Meet the Patels animation capturing Ravi Patel and family waiting at airport while he's dumbstruck; for the Independent Lens love quiz
Test Your Knowledge

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…...