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The Best Episodes of Independent Lens Season 6

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 1 - The Political Dr. Seuss
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #1 - The Political Dr. Seuss

    S6:E1

    The Political Dr. Seuss is a 2004 documentary film written by Ron Lamothe, Eric Martin and Lois Vossen, and directed by Ron Lamothe.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 2 - Polka Time
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Polka Time

    S6:E2

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 3 - Afghanistan Unveiled
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Afghanistan Unveiled

    S6:E3

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    Director:Unknown
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  4. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 4 - Los Angeles Now
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Los Angeles Now

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    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. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 5 - The Day My God Died
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - The Day My God Died

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  6. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 6 - Girl Wrestler
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Girl Wrestler

    S6:E6

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    Director:Unknown
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  7. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 7 - Fine; Doki-Doki
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Fine; Doki-Doki

    S6:E7

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 8 - Short, Not Sweet
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Short, Not Sweet

    S6:E8

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 9 - A Hard Straight
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #9 - A Hard Straight

    S6:E9

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  10. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 10 - A Touch of Greatness
    8.5/10(47 votes)

    #10 - A Touch of Greatness

    S6:E10

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  11. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 11 - Power Trip
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Power Trip

    S6:E11

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  12. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 12 - February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four

    S6:E12

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  13. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 14 - Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry

    S6:E14

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  14. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 15 - Sisters of '77
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Sisters of '77

    S6:E15

    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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  15. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 16 - Sunset Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Sunset Story

    S6:E16

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  16. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 17 - Let the Church Say Amen
    1.0/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Let the Church Say Amen

    S6:E17

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  17. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 18 - A Lion's Trail
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #17 - A Lion's Trail

    S6:E18

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 19 - Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton

    S6:E19

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  19. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 20 - End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again

    S6:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 21 - The Last Letter; Zyklon Portrait; The Walnut Tree
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - The Last Letter; Zyklon Portrait; The Walnut Tree

    S6:E21

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 22 - Imelda
    7.3/10(252 votes)

    #21 - Imelda

    S6:E22

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  22. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 23 - Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion

    S6:E23

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 24 - Red Hook Justice
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Red Hook Justice

    S6:E24

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  24. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 25 - Double Dare; Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Double Dare; Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!

    S6:E25

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  25. Independent Lens Season 6 Episode 26 - Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story

    S6:E26

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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 9 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/26/2004. This episode is rated 7.8 points higher than the second-best, "Polka Time".