For more than 50 years, the Miss Navajo Nation beauty pageant has given its contestants opportunities to showcase not only their beauty but also their skills in dance, music and sheep slaughtering. Following contestants in their quest for the crown, and featuring personal stories of recent winners, MISS NAVAJO is a celebration of womanhood. MISS NAVAJO premieres Tuesday, November 13 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Visit the Web site for more: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/missnavajo/ PBS Independent Lens documentaries TV Miss Navajo Nation culture pageant Crystal Frazier language food clothing religion women music land
Announcing the winner of the Independent Lens Filmocracy Mashup Contest: Corn King Takes Over the World by Kylee Darcy If you are what you eat, what are you made of? That was the question posed...
The EPA calls the mining town of Picher, Oklahoma the most toxic place in America, but a dwindling population still call it home. Today the town is divided by fears of serious health risks,...
While working on his latest screenplay in Beijing, Hui Rao is suffering from serious writer's block and begins to live the life of the character he is trying to create. The character, Lin Hao, is...
HARD ROAD HOME follows two former felons in different stages of life "on the outside." Julio is a former drug dealer who has committed his life to the East Harlem program that helps break the cycle...
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From the 1860s to the 1920s, dozens of towns and counties across America violently expelled entire African American communities, forcing thousands of black families to flee their homes. A century...
Good things come in small packages. Announcing the first Independent Lens Online Shorts Festival! Check out this preview and then watch the shorts online. Ten films, each under ten minutes,...
PBS series Independent Lens launches the second annual Online Shorts Festival, a film festival at your fingertips. Animation, comedy, drama and documentary provide an eclectic mix of stories and...
