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TikTok, Boom.

What does it mean to be a digital native? TikTok, Boom. dissects the platform along myriad cross-sections—algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural—to explore the impact of the history-making app. Balancing a genuine interest with healthy skepticism, delve into the security issues, global political challenges, and racial biases behind the platform.
Season 24 Episode 2 Length 1:24:57 Premiere: 10/24/22

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Season 24 Episodes

The Picture Taker
S24 E7 Length 1:25:44 Premiere Date 01/30/23

No Straight Lines
S24 E6 Length 1:25:44 Premiere Date 01/23/23

The Big Payback
S24 E5 Length 1:25:13 Premiere Date 01/16/23

Children of Las Brisas
S24 E4 Length 1:22:50 Premiere Date 01/02/23

Move Me
S24 E3 Length 1:22:17 Premiere Date 11/07/22

TikTok, Boom.
S24 E2 Length 1:24:57 Premiere Date 10/24/22

Hazing
S24 E1 Length 1:43:28 Premiere Date 09/12/22

Trailer | Tiktok, Boom.
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 06/01/22

Trailer | Hit the Road with Independent Lens!
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 07/15/20

Trailer | This Fall on Independent Lens
Preview Length 01:00 Premiere Date 09/12/22

Trailer | The Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction
Preview Length 00:48 Premiere Date 10/03/20

Trailer | Stream the Best Docs on the PBS Video App
Preview Length 01:00 Premiere Date 10/10/22

Trailer | This Winter on Independent Lens
Preview Length 01:00 Premiere Date 12/14/22

Women and Girls Lead: Meet Beverly
Clip Length 03:24 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Women and Girls Lead: Meet Sonia
Clip Length 03:09 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Women and Girls Lead: Melanne Verveer Web Exclusive
Clip Length 01:14 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Half the Sky: Desmond Tutu's Message About Manmade Customs

Clip Length 01:18 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Rose Mapendo Shares Her Story to Inspire Action
Clip Length 09:47 Premiere Date 03/22/12

Half the Sky: Jane Ngori Turns a House into a Home in Kenya
Clip Length 07:37 Premiere Date 09/30/12

Lois Vossen on Curation at Sundance
Clip Length 03:29 Premiere Date 01/24/13

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No Straight Lines

Five queer comic book artists journey from the underground comix scene to mainstream acceptance.

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Represent

Premiered On: 10/26/2020

Three women take on entrenched local political networks in their fight to reshape politics.

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The Picture Taker

Meet Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer - and FBI informant.

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Outta the Muck

The people of Pahokee, Florida overcome tragic storms and personal trauma to celebrate family history and football.

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Love in the Time of Fentanyl

As fentanyl overdose deaths in Vancouver, Canada reach an all-time high, the Overdose Prevention Society opens its doors - a renegade safe injection site that employs current or former drug users.

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Try Harder! - S23 E13

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No Straight Lines - S24 E6

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Owned: A Tale of Two Americas - S23 E8

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A Reckoning in Boston - S23 E6

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The Big Payback - S24 E5

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Children of Las Brisas - S24 E4

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A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem - S22 E6

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Duty Free - S23 E4

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A Day in the Life of America - S22 E7

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Two Gods - S22 E15

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