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Is Soul Food a Sacrament or a Sin?

Is Soul Food a Sacrament or a Sin?

Independent Lens

The relationship between African Americans and soul food dishes such as ribs and grits and fried chicken is culturally based, deep-rooted, complex, and often deadly.

2 min.

Artist and Activist Ai Weiwei's Muse is His Conscience

Artist and Activist Ai Weiwei's Muse is His Conscience

Independent Lens

Ai Weiwei — one of China's most internationally celebrated artists. But at heart, he is a troublemaker who challenges the government with rebellious and irreverent gestures. This has often cost him his freedom, but he never seems to lose his childlike approach to serious dissidence.

Men Who Swim

Men Who Swim

Independent Lens

"Men Who Swim," about a male synchronized swimming team.

60 min.

Ai Weiwei Weaves Red Tape into Art

Ai Weiwei Weaves Red Tape into Art

Independent Lens

Watch Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry in February 2013

Lives Worth Living

Lives Worth Living

Independent Lens

"Lives Worth Living," about the disability rights movement.

60 min.

Garbage Dreams Preview

Garbage Dreams Preview

Independent Lens

'Garbage Dreams' follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade as they come of age in the world’s largest garbage village, a ghetto located on the outskirts of Cairo.

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