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Local Lens

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At GBH, we love showcasing New England stories and uplifting filmmakers in our own community! Now, we’re putting an even bigger spotlight on these stories through our curated series, Local Lens.

Watch Thursdays at 9pm ET on GBH2 or anytime on the PBS App and YouTube for independent films right from our own backyard!

Interested in submitting your independent film or series for Local Lens programming consideration? Learn more here.

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Upcoming Titles

  • Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special

    Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special

    Aired: Thursday, September 4, 9pm
    In the cutthroat world of high school debate, five girls show the value of speaking up.
    Local, USA
      |  1:25:55
  • The Busing Battleground

    American Experience: The Busing Battleground

    Airing: Thursday, September 11, 9pm
    Revisit 1970s Boston, when court-mandated school integration unleashed racial unrest.
    American Experience
      |  1:52:38
  • Brief Tender Light

    POV: Brief Tender Light

    Airing: Thursday, September 18, 9pm
    At MIT, an alum follows four African students striving to become change agents for home.
    POV
      |  1:22:58
  • Legacies: Stories of Black History in the 413

    Legacies: Stories of Black History in the 413

    Premiering: Thursday, September 18, 10:30pm
    Black history in western Massachusetts is a rich tapestry of culture, resilience, and perseverance. This short film examines different facets of the Black experience in the region through the lens of three different stories.
  • The Highest Standard - Trailer

    The Highest Standard - Trailer

    Premiering: Thursday, September 25, 9pm
    Three Boston-area public middle-schoolers students make a leap across the education gap.
    GBH Documentaries
      |  2:08
  • NEWS_NeverCried_SocialGraphics_F1_1920 x 1080.jpg

    Never Cried

    Airing: Thursday, September 25, 10:30pm
    Leola Hampton and her older sister, Linda Starks-Walker, were just teenagers when they were bused from their predominantly Black neighborhood of Roxbury to the white, working-class area of South Boston in 1974. The court-ordered desegregation of Boston schools forced them into a high school environment marked by violent racism and deep hostility. For years, the trauma of that experience was so profound that the sisters never spoke about it—until now.
  • There Are Things To Do

    There Are Things To Do

    Airing: Thursday, October 2, 9:30pm
    A love story to Urvashi Vaid: a lesbian immigrant who helped shape the modern gay rights movement.
    GBH Documentaries
      |  26:45
  • The Ride Ahead

    POV: The Ride Ahead

    Airing: Thursday, October 9, 9pm
    A community of disability activists help Samuel Habib, 21, navigate the path to adulthood.
    POV
      |  1:22:44
  • Pony Boys

    Pony Boys

    Airing: Thursday, October 16, 9:30pm
    Two young boys in 1967 drive a pony cart from Needham, MA to Montreal to visit the World's Fair.
    GBH Documentaries
      |  24:53
  • Recovery City

    Recovery City

    Airing: Thursday, October 23, 9pm
    An intimate, unflinching exploration of what it means to be in recovery.
    WORLD Channel
      |  1:29

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