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#1 - 1971
S16:E175/18/2015
The story of the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, which broke into an FBI field office in Media, Pa., on the night of March 8, 1971, and stole hundreds of secret files that they then shared with members of Congress and the news media. Among the finds: evidence that the FBI spied on dissident political groups. The documentary includes remarks from members of the Citizens' Commission.
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#2 - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
S8:E224/24/2007
Enron dives from the seventh largest US company to bankruptcy in less than a year in this tale told chronologically. The emphasis is on human drama, from suicide to 20,000 people sacked: the personalities of Ken Lay (with Falwellesque rectitude), Jeff Skilling (he of big ideas), Lou Pai (gone with $250 M), and Andy Fastow (the dark prince) dominate. Along the way, we watch Enron game California's deregulated electricity market, get a free pass from Arthur Andersen (which okays the dubious mark-to-market accounting), use greed to manipulate banks and brokerages (Merrill Lynch fires the analyst who questions Enron's rise), and hear from both Presidents Bush what great guys these are.
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#3 - The Great Invisible
S16:E144/20/2015
First hand accounts of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and its impact on the Gulf of Mexico.
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#4 - The Man Who Drove with Mandela
S1:E48/30/1999
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#5 - Chuck Norris vs. Communism
S17:E51/4/2016
1980s Romania: thousands of American movies were smuggled through the Iron Curtain, opening a window into the free world. A black market racketeer and a courageous female translator brought the magic of film to the people, and helped spark a revolution.
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#6 - Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang
S1:E18/9/1999
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#7 - Nothing but the Truth
S1:E28/16/1999
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#8 - Visas and Virtues; I Am Viet Hung
S1:E38/23/1999
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#9 - The Jew in the Lotus
S1:E59/6/1999
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#10 - Holy Tortilla/Lock and Key
S1:E69/13/1999
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#11 - Secret People
S1:E710/4/1999
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#12 - I Can't Believe I Married a Lesbian
S1:E810/11/1999
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#13 - Now & Then: From Frosh to Seniors
S2:E110/6/2000
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#14 - No Hair Day
S2:E210/10/2000
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#15 - Short Stories
S2:E310/16/2000
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#16 - Born in the USA
S2:E410/23/2000
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#17 - Girl Gone Bad
S2:E510/30/2000
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#18 - Passing Through; Graham's Diner
S2:E611/6/2000
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#19 - The Return of Navajo Boy
S2:E711/13/2000
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#20 - Music in Their Bones
S2:E811/20/2000
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#21 - In Harm's Way; Carved from the Heart
S2:E911/27/2000
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#22 - A Wok in Progress
S2:E1012/4/2000
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#23 - Confederacy Theory
S3:E19/7/2001
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#24 - Who Owns the Past?
S3:E29/14/2001
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#25 - Secrets of Silicon Valley
S3:E39/15/2001
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The Best Episodes of Independent Lens

The Best Episodes of Independent Lens

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#1 - 1971

#2 - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

#3 - The Great Invisible

#4 - The Man Who Drove with Mandela

#5 - Chuck Norris vs. Communism

#6 - Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang

The 20 WORST Episodes of Independent Lens

#7 - Nothing but the Truth

#8 - Visas and Virtues; I Am Viet Hung

#9 - The Jew in the Lotus

#10 - Holy Tortilla/Lock and Key

#11 - Secret People

#12 - I Can't Believe I Married a Lesbian

#13 - Now & Then: From Frosh to Seniors

#14 - No Hair Day

#15 - Short Stories

#16 - Born in the USA

#17 - Girl Gone Bad

#18 - Passing Through; Graham's Diner

#19 - The Return of Navajo Boy

#20 - Music in Their Bones

#21 - In Harm's Way; Carved from the Heart

#22 - A Wok in Progress

#23 - Confederacy Theory

#24 - Who Owns the Past?

#25 - Secrets of Silicon Valley

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