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The Best Episodes of Independent Lens Season 7

Every episode of Independent Lens Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Independent Lens Season 7!

The Best Episodes of Independent Lens Season 7

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...
  1. Background image for Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City
    9.5/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City

    S7:E18

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  2. Background image for Almost Home
    9.4/10(22 votes)

    #2 - Almost Home

    S7:E15

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  3. Background image for Fishbowl; American Made
    9.2/10(28 votes)

    #3 - Fishbowl; American Made

    S7:E23

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  4. Background image for July '64
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #4 - July '64

    S7:E14

    July ’64 tells the story of a historic three-day race riot that erupted in two African American neighborhoods in the northern, mid-sized city of Rochester, New York. On the night of July 24, 1964, frustration and resentment brought on by institutional racism, overcrowding, lack of job opportunity and police dog attacks exploded in racial violence that brought Rochester to its knees. Directed by Carvin Eison and produced by Chris Christopher, JULY ’64 combines historic archival footage, news reports and interviews with witnesses and participants to dig deeply into the causes and effects of the historic disturbance.

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    Director:Carvin Eison
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  5. Background image for Seoul Train
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Seoul Train

    S7:E8

    This film explores the plight of North Korean refugees trying to escape their homeland and China, and tells the story of activists who put themselves in harm's way to save them via a clandestine underground railroad.

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  6. Background image for Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #6 - Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove

    S7:E1

    “One Nation Under a Groove,” a profile of Parliament Funkadelic that features animation (including an “Afronaut” character voiced by Eddie Griffin) to explore P-Funk's unique mix of rock and R&B, and its rebellious vibe---tightly controlled by mastermind George Clinton, whose 50-year career links doo-wop and hip-hop. “It was just a party,” says singer Nona Hendryx

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  8. Background image for Race Is the Place
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Race Is the Place

    S7:E6

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  9. Background image for En Route to Baghdad
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    #8 - En Route to Baghdad

    S7:E2

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  10. Background image for The Last Cowboy
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    #9 - The Last Cowboy

    S7:E3

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  11. Background image for A Family at War
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    #10 - A Family at War

    S7:E4

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  12. Background image for Mirror Dance
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    #11 - Mirror Dance

    S7:E5

    Identical twins Margarita and Ramona de Saa became acclaimed ballerinas with the National Ballet of Cuba. Once inseparable, their relationship disintegrated as one sister left for America while the other embraced the Cuban revolution. This program is the story of two women forever linked by birth and dance, but struggling to overcome rifts not only between sisters but also between nations.

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  13. Background image for Maid in America
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    #12 - Maid in America

    S7:E7

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  14. Background image for Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community
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    #13 - Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community

    S7:E9

    This documentary follows the lives of the women of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, Minnesota. The story is told by the Sisters themselves -- at work, prayer and leisure -- as they pursue a balanced life based on the Rule of St. Benedict and face an uncertain future with spirit, conviction and wit.

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  15. Background image for Short Stack: Lost & Found
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    #14 - Short Stack: Lost & Found

    S7:E10

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  16. Background image for Sheriff
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    #15 - Sheriff

    S7:E11

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  17. Background image for Girl Trouble
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    #16 - Girl Trouble

    S7:E12

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  18. Background image for Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
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    #17 - Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

    S7:E13

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  19. Background image for The Loss of Nameless Things
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    #18 - The Loss of Nameless Things

    S7:E16

    In 1978, Oakley Hall was a promising playwright on the verge of national recognition when a mysterious fall violently transformed his life. This program is the haunting story of a young man's fall from grace, of the vibrant artists who surrounded him and what happens when, decades later, a theater company discovers the very play he was writing the night he fell.

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    #19 - Troop 1500

    S7:E17

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    #20 - Trudell

    S7:E19

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  22. Background image for La Sierra
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    #21 - La Sierra

    S7:E20

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  23. Background image for A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
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    #22 - A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

    S7:E21

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  24. Background image for Music from the Inside Out
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    #23 - Music from the Inside Out

    S7:E22

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    #24 - Frozen Angels

    S7:E24

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  26. Background image for The Devil's Miner
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    #25 - The Devil's Miner

    S7:E25

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City" is the best rated episode of "Independent Lens" season 7. It scored 9.5/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/28/2006. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Almost Home".