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Independent Lens

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 of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.

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StatusReturning Series
Original NameIndependent Lens
First Air DateAugust 9, 1999
Last Air DateApril 8, 2025
Seasons26
Episodes523
Episode Runtime1h 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesITVS
NetworksPBS
Who is Michael Jang?
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Who is Michael Jang?

After a long career as a commercial and portrait photographer, mischievous San Francisco artist Michael Jang sat for decades on a hidden treasure of pictures taken in his 20s—both candid celebrity shots and a down-to-earth cross-section of Chinese American family life rarely captured so playfully. Then, during the pandemic, Jang set out to share his work with the world, street guerilla-style.

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