Independent Lens

Season 12 Episode 2: Art & Copy

25 Seasons Oct 26, 2010 TV-14 1h 8.2

A look at the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time - artists and writers who brought a rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation. "Just Do It," "I Love NY, " "Where's the Beef?," "Got Milk," "Think Different," and other brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents.

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Season 12 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Parking Lot Movie

1. The Parking Lot Movie

Aired: Oct 19, 2010

This documentary is about a singular parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia...

Episode 2 Art & Copy

2. Art & Copy

Aired: Oct 26, 2010

A look at the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising cre...

Episode 4 The Longoria Affair

4. The Longoria Affair

Aired: Nov 9, 2010

Private Felix Longoria fought and died while fighting the Japanese during Wor...

Episode 5 Lost Sparrow

5. Lost Sparrow

Aired: Nov 16, 2010

Filmmaker Chris Billing investigates the deaths of his adopted brothers, two ...

Episode 6 Deep Down

6. Deep Down

Aired: Nov 23, 2010

Beverly May and Terry Ratliff grew up on opposite sides of a mountain ridge i...

Episode 7 45365

7. 45365

Aired: Dec 14, 2010

An inquisitive look at everyday life in Middle America. "45365" explores the ...

Episode 8 The Calling: Part I

8. The Calling: Part I

Aired: Dec 20, 2010

This mini-series follows seven Muslims, Catholics, Evangelical Christians and...

Episode 9 The Calling: Part II

9. The Calling: Part II

Aired: Dec 21, 2010

Muslim, Catholic, Evangelical Christian, and Jewish seminarians embark on the...

Episode 10 Men Who Swim

10. Men Who Swim

Aired: Jan 4, 2011

A group of middle-aged men who have found unlikely success as members of Swed...

Episode 11 Children of Haiti

11. Children of Haiti

Aired: Jan 11, 2011

In the midst of Haiti's lush mountains and historical relics are 500,000 orph...

Episode 12 For Once in My Life

12. For Once in My Life

Aired: Feb 1, 2011

Made up of 28 musicians and singers with severe mental and physical disabilit...

Episode 13 When I Rise

13. When I Rise

Aired: Feb 8, 2011

A profile of Barbara Smith Conrad, a gifted University of Texas music student...

Episode 16 Pushing the Elephant

16. Pushing the Elephant

Aired: Mar 29, 2011

Civil war came to Rose's Congolese village, with it the nighttime arrest of h...

Episode 19 Waste Land

19. Waste Land

Aired: Apr 19, 2011

Artist Vik Muniz journeys from to his home country of Brazil, and to Jardim G...

Episode 20 Marwencol

20. Marwencol

Aired: Apr 26, 2011

After being beaten into a coma, Mark Hogancamp is left brain damaged and trau...

Episode 21 A Film Unfinished

21. A Film Unfinished

Aired: May 3, 2011

A film about an unfinished film which portrays the people behind and before t...

Episode 22 Bhutto

22. Bhutto

Aired: May 10, 2011

As the first Muslim woman to lead an Islamic nation, former Pakistani Prime M...

Episode 25 Two Spirits

25. Two Spirits

Aired: Jun 14, 2011

Fred Martinez was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history wh...


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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary