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Independent Lens

Independent Lens is a weekly television series airing on PBS featuring documentary films made by independent filmmakers. Past seasons of Independent Lens were hosted by Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Terrence Howard, Maggie Gyllenhaal, America Ferrera, Mary-Louise Parker, and Stanley Tucci, who served two stints as host from 2012-2014.

Audience Award
Independent Lens previously gave out an annual Audience Award. The TV viewing audience was invited to rate each episode of the series (through online voting), and an award was given to each season's winner. Winners of the Audience Award have included: • 2003 Heart of the Sea • 2004 Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew • 2005 On a Roll • 2006 ''The Devil's Miner'' • 2007 China Blue • 2008 Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula • 2009 Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene • 2010 Mine • 2011 Two Spirits • 2012 Strong! and Have You Heard from Johannesburg? • 2013 The Revisionaries • 2014 ''Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey'' • 2015 Kumu Hina • 2016 Trapped • 2017 They Call Us Monsters • 2018 Unrest • 2019 Out of State == Critical reception ==
Critical reception
Independent Lens has received generally positive reviews from television critics. David Zurawik of The Baltimore Sun called the series "one of the nation’s finest and most daring producers of documentaries." ==References==
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