Independent Lens - Season 7

1. Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove

Aired: 10/11/2005

“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

2. En Route to Baghdad

Aired: 10/18/2005

3. The Last Cowboy

Aired: 10/25/2005

4. A Family at War

Aired: 11/8/2005

5. Mirror Dance

Aired: 11/15/2005

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.

6. Race Is the Place

Aired: 11/22/2005

7. Maid in America

Aired: 11/29/2005

8. Seoul Train

Aired: 12/13/2005

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.

9. Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community

Aired: 12/20/2005

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.

10. Short Stack: Lost & Found

Aired: 12/27/2005

11. Sheriff

Aired: 1/3/2006

12. Girl Trouble

Aired: 1/17/2006

13. Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

Aired: 2/7/2006

14. July '64

Aired: 2/14/2006

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.

15. Almost Home

Aired: 2/21/2006

16. The Loss of Nameless Things

Aired: 2/28/2006

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.

17. Troop 1500

Aired: 3/21/2006

18. Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City

Aired: 3/28/2006

19. Trudell

Aired: 4/11/2006

20. La Sierra

Aired: 4/18/2006

21. A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

Aired: 4/25/2006

22. Music from the Inside Out

Aired: 5/2/2006

23. Fishbowl; American Made

Aired: 5/9/2006

24. Frozen Angels

Aired: 5/16/2006

25. The Devil's Miner

Aired: 5/23/2006

26. The Great Pink Scare

Aired: 6/6/2006

27. The Real Dirt on Farmer John

Aired: 6/13/2006

The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a 2005 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel about the life of Midwestern farmer John Peterson, operator of Angelic Organics. It tells the history of the eccentric farmer's family farm in rural Caledonia, Illinois.

28. A Lion in the House

Aired: 6/21/2006

29. A Lion in the House

Aired: 6/22/2006