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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 15 - Almost Home
    9.2/10(22 votes)

    S7:E15

    Almost Home rescues from an exile of denial the real stories of aging that lie in the vast middle between the uber-heroic octogenarian marathoner and the feeble geriatric that most Americans fear becoming. A feature length, cinema-verité film shot on location in a continuing care community that boasts a nursing home transforming its medical (think hospital) model of care into a holistic one (think home), Almost Home is a stunningly intimate film that combines the institution’s struggle to shake the nursing home stigma with tender, sometimes difficult, stories of people who live, work and visit there.

    Directors:Brad Lichtenstein, Lisa Gildehaus
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 23 - Fishbowl; American Made
    9.2/10(28 votes)

    S7:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 18 - Taking the Heat: The First Women Firefighters of New York City
    9.0/10(16 votes)

    S7:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 14 - July '64
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    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.

    Director:Carvin Eison
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 7 - Maid in America
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 8 - Seoul Train
    7.8/10(8 votes)

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    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 1 - Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 6 - Race Is the Place
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    S7:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 2 - En Route to Baghdad
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 3 - The Last Cowboy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 4 - A Family at War
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 5 - Mirror Dance
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 9 - Sisters: Portrait of a Benedictine Community
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 10 - Short Stack: Lost & Found
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 11 - Sheriff
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 12 - Girl Trouble
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E12

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 13 - Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E13

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 16 - The Loss of Nameless Things
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 17 - Troop 1500
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E17

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 19 - Trudell
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E19

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 20 - La Sierra
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 21 - A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E21

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 22 - Music from the Inside Out
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E22

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 24 - Frozen Angels
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E24

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Independent Lens Season 7 Episode 25 - The Devil's Miner
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S7:E25

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Almost Home" is the best rated episode of "Independent Lens" season 7. It scored 9.2/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Brad Lichtenstein, Lisa Gildehaus and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/21/2006. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Fishbowl; American Made".