7.8/107 votes#1 - The Political Dr. Seuss
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/2004
The Political Dr. Seuss is a 2004 documentary film written by Ron Lamothe, Eric Martin and Lois Vossen, and directed by Ron Lamothe.
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#2 - Polka Time
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/2004
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#3 - Afghanistan Unveiled
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/2004
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#4 - Los Angeles Now
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/2004
Los Angeles Now is a 60 minute documentary by producer/director Phillip Rodriguez. It first aired in November 2004 on PBS’s Independent Lens series. The documentary investigates the city of Los Angeles as it comes of age and wrestles with its history and its future. The film includes conversations with a broad range of Los Angeles figures, from actress Salma Hayek and businessman/philanthropist Eli Broad to author and essayist Richard Rodriguez and Cardinal Roger Mahony.
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#5 - The Day My God Died
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/2004
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#6 - Girl Wrestler
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/2004
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#7 - Fine; Doki-Doki
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 12/21/2004
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#8 - Short, Not Sweet
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 12/28/2004
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- 8.1/1012 votes
#9 - A Hard Straight
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/2005
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- 8.5/1047 votes
#10 - A Touch of Greatness
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2005
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#11 - Power Trip
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/25/2005
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#12 - February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/2005
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#13 - On a Roll: Disability and the American Dream
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired Unknown
Greg Smith and his family bare all in this unflinching portrait of a 65-pound man striving for the American dream. Fueled by discrimination, Smith created "On a Roll" talk radio from his wheelchair in 1992. The father of three travels the globe but finds his own nation's capital inaccessible - a minor challenge compared to living independently and having safe intimate relationships.
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#14 - Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2005
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#15 - Sisters of '77
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 3/1/2005
Sisters of '77 is a documentary film that chronicles an unprecedented event in women's history, the first National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas in November 1977. The purpose of the National Women's Conference was to end discrimination against women and promote their equal rights. The conference was the first federally funded women's conference, and brought together over 20,000 women and men from around the United States. Sisters of '77 provides a look at a pivotal weekend that changed the course of history and the lives of the women who attended. The film incorporates rare archival footage and interviews of leaders relating this history to the present. The conference attendees included former first ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, and Rosalynn Carter. The women present included Republicans, Democrats, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinas, Native American, pro-choice, pro-life, straight, gay, liberal and conservative women. The most influential leaders attending the burgeoning women’s movement included Bella Abzug, Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Eleanor Smeal, Ann Richards, Coretta Scott King, Billie Jean King, and Barbara Jordan.
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#16 - Sunset Story
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/22/2005
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#17 - Let the Church Say Amen
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 3/29/2005
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- 6.8/106 votes
#18 - A Lion's Trail
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 4/5/2005
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#19 - Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/12/2005
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#20 - End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/2005
A profile of seminal punk band the Ramones includes concert footage, interviews with group members and clips of bands that influenced them or were influenced by them. Bassist Dee Dee Ramone died shortly after filming, while guitarist Johnny Ramone died soon after the film's release. Both are interviewed. Susan Sarandon introduces the film. Also: a preview of a movie about Joe Strummer, who is shown performing.
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#21 - The Last Letter; Zyklon Portrait; The Walnut Tree
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/2005
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- 7.3/10251 votes
#22 - Imelda
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/2005
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#23 - Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/2005
How has Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, managed to court, coddle, use and abuse power for nearly four decades? News clips, propaganda films, home movies, verite footage and interviews with Marcos, her friends and her enemies reveal her methods.
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#24 - Red Hook Justice
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/24/2005
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#25 - Double Dare; Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 5/31/2005
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The Best Episodes of Independent Lens Season 6
Every episode of Independent Lens Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Independent Lens Season 6!
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions...
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Season 6 Ratings Summary
"The Political Dr. Seuss" is the best rated episode of "Independent Lens" season 6. It scored 7.8/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/26/2004. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Polka Time".