January 12th at 7:30pm ET
Missing in Brooks County
Documentary - 60 Minutes
Filmmakers: Jeff Bemiss, Lisa Molomot, and Jacob Bricca
Description: Migrants go missing in rural Brooks County, Texas more than anywhere else in the U.S. For many families, community activist Eddie Canales is the last hope for finding loved ones.
(Missing in Brooks County premieres on Independent Lens Monday, January 31, 2022)
Talkback with Jeff Bemiss and Eddie Canales | Moderated by Snehal Batra and David Nachman
Sponsored by NPZ Law Group
February 16th at 7:30pm ET
Apart
DOCUMENTARY - 60 Minutes
Filmmakers: Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
Description: In a country leading the world in incarcerating women, meet three mothers fighting to rebuild their lives.
Talkback with Malika Kidd (featured in Apart) - Program Director, Workforce Development, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry | Moderated by Helen Archontou - CEO, YWCA Northern New Jersey
Sponsored by YWCA Northern New Jersey, Sen. Loretta Weinberg, League of Women Voters of Teaneck
(Apart premieres on Independent Lens Monday, February 21, 2022)
March 23rd at 7:30pm ET
Writing with Fire
DOCUMENTARY - 60 Minutes
Filmmakers: Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
Description: In the midst of a patriarchal news landscape, the reporters with Khabar Lahariya – India’s only all-female news network – are taking it upon themselves to redefine power.
Nominated for Oscar for Best Documentary Feature
Talkback with David Nachman & Snehal Batra of NPZ Law
Sponsored by NPZ Law Group
(Writing with Fire premieres on Independent Lens Monday, March 28, 2022)
April 13th at 7:30pm ET
Try Harder!
DOCUMENTARY - 60 Minutes
Filmmaker: Debbie Lum
Description: At a prestigious public high school with a majority Asian American student body, fiercely competitive seniors share the dream, and the stress, of getting into a top university.
(Try Harder! premieres on Independent Lens Monday, May 2, 2022)
