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Independent Lens Season 27, Episode 5: The Librarians

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Librarians across the U.S. examine how restrictions on library content are shaping communities. Drawing on historical context, the film explores the broader implications for education and public life. Watch Independent Lens Season 27, Episode 5 The Librarians in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Independent Lens Season 27, Episode 5 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

15 episodes
Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
1

Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

Phil Sharp's RNA discovery reshaped science, medicine, and the global biotech industry.

85 min
Ratified
2

Ratified

A bipartisan coalition continues a century-long fight to add gender equality into the Constitution.

84 min
Life After
3

Life After

Disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport investigates assisted dying and uncovers how ableism, policy, and systemic failures can make death seem like the only option. Who gets real choice -- and who doesn't -- in life and death?

84 min
Vivien's Wild Ride
4

Vivien's Wild Ride

When her eyesight begins to fade, a film editor reimagines belonging and what it truly means to see.

85 min
The Librarians
5

The Librarians

Librarians across the U.S. examine how restrictions on library content are shaping communities. Drawing on historical context, the film explores the broader implications for education and public life.

86 min
The Inquisitor
6

The Inquisitor

Barbara Jordan was a groundbreaking Texas congresswoman whose sharp intellect and moral clarity transformed U.S. politics. From Nixon's impeachment to civil rights battles, her voice demanded accountability, while she privately faced struggles few ever knew of.

86 min
Keep Quiet and Forgive
7

Keep Quiet and Forgive

Three decades after her assault, Lizzie confronts her Amish community’s silence around sexual abuse. She leads a movement to support fellow Amish and Mennonite survivors as they navigate trauma, faith, and family ties. With rare access, Keep Quiet and Forgive follows Lizzie and other survivors as they fight to replace “forgive and forget” with healing and justice.

85 min
The Tallest Dwarf
8

The Tallest Dwarf

The Tallest Dwarf follows filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman as she searches for her place in the little people community and unpacks rumors of dwarfism in her own family. Through intimate stories, creative collaborations, and archival history, the film delves into identity and medicine, asking whether society should change people or the structures that limit them.

86 min
BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing
9

BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing

Behind the Kentucky Derby's glamour, unseen workers keep racing's biggest stage running.
Natchez
10

Natchez

Natchez, Mississippi, is famous for its antebellum homes, but what's left out of the tours?
Light of the Setting Sun
11

Light of the Setting Sun

One family. Four generations shaped by displacement and trauma.
Third Act
12

Third Act

A filmmaker honors his father's legacy of art, activism, and resilience across generations.
Assembly
13

Assembly

Vogue, AI, and identity collide as an artist creates an exhibition honoring Black and queer culture.
14

True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power

How 1960s Montreal helped shape the global movement for Black liberation.
Flood
15

Flood

A filmmaker revisits her evangelical roots to find connection with her estranged father.