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The Worst Episodes of Independent Lens

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Every episode of Independent Lens ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Independent Lens!

The Worst Episodes of Independent Lens

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...

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  1. Background image for Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang
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    #1 - Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang

    S1:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Nothing but the Truth

    S1:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Visas and Virtues; I Am Viet Hung
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    #3 - Visas and Virtues; I Am Viet Hung

    S1:E3

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    Director:Chris Tashima
    Writer:Chris Tashima
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    #4 - The Jew in the Lotus

    S1:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Holy Tortilla/Lock and Key

    S1:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Secret People

    S1:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  7. Background image for I Can't Believe I Married a Lesbian
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    #7 - I Can't Believe I Married a Lesbian

    S1:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  8. Background image for Now & Then: From Frosh to Seniors
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    #8 - Now & Then: From Frosh to Seniors

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    Director:Unknown
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    #9 - No Hair Day

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Short Stories

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Born in the USA

    S2:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Girl Gone Bad

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Passing Through; Graham's Diner

    S2:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - The Return of Navajo Boy

    S2:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - Music in Their Bones

    S2:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - In Harm's Way; Carved from the Heart

    S2:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - A Wok in Progress

    S2:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - Confederacy Theory

    S3:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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    #19 - Who Owns the Past?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - Secrets of Silicon Valley

    S3:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - Gibtown

    S3:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Abandoned: The Betrayal of America's Immigrants

    S3:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #23 - Good Kurds, Bad Kurds

    S3:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - Open Outcry

    S3:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - The Split Horn

    S3:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang" is the worst rated episode of "Independent Lens". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/9/1999. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Nothing but the Truth".