Independent Lens

Season 6 Episode 4: Los Angeles Now

25 Seasons Nov 23, 2004 TV-14 1h 8.2

Los Angeles Now is a 60 minute documentary by producer/director Phillip Rodriguez. It first aired in November 2004 on PBS’s Independent Lens series. The documentary investigates the city of Los Angeles as it comes of age and wrestles with its history and its future. The film includes conversations with a broad range of Los Angeles figures, from actress Salma Hayek and businessman/philanthropist Eli Broad to author and essayist Richard Rodriguez and Cardinal Roger Mahony.

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Season 6 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Political Dr. Seuss

1. The Political Dr. Seuss

Aired: Oct 26, 2004

The Political Dr. Seuss is a 2004 documentary film written by Ron Lamothe, Er...

Episode 2 Polka Time

Aired: Nov 9, 2004

Episode 3 Afghanistan Unveiled

3. Afghanistan Unveiled

Aired: Nov 16, 2004

Episode 4 Los Angeles Now

4. Los Angeles Now

Aired: Nov 23, 2004

Los Angeles Now is a 60 minute documentary by producer/director Phillip Rodri...

Episode 5 The Day My God Died

5. The Day My God Died

Aired: Nov 30, 2004

Episode 6 Girl Wrestler

6. Girl Wrestler

Aired: Dec 14, 2004

Episode 7 Fine/Doki-Doki

7. Fine/Doki-Doki

Aired: Dec 21, 2004

Episode 8 Short, Not Sweet

8. Short, Not Sweet

Aired: Dec 28, 2004

Episode 9 A Hard Straight

9. A Hard Straight

Aired: Jan 4, 2005

Episode 10 A Touch of Greatness

10. A Touch of Greatness

Aired: Jan 11, 2005

The remarkable teacher Albert Cullum broke the mold for the boring, uninspiri...

Episode 11 Power Trip

Aired: Jan 25, 2005

Episode 12 February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four

12. February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four

Aired: Feb 1, 2005

Episode 13 On a Roll

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Greg Smith and his family bare all in this unflinching portrait of a 65-pound...

Episode 14 Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry

14. Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry

Aired: Feb 22, 2005

Episode 15 Sisters of '77

15. Sisters of '77

Aired: Mar 1, 2005

Sisters of '77 is a documentary film that chronicles an unprecedented event i...

Episode 16 Sunset Story

16. Sunset Story

Aired: Mar 22, 2005

Episode 17 Let the Church Say Amen

17. Let the Church Say Amen

Aired: Mar 29, 2005

Episode 18 A Lion's Trail

18. A Lion's Trail

Aired: Apr 5, 2005

Episode 19 Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton

19. Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton

Aired: Apr 12, 2005

Episode 20 End of the Century: The Ramones/Joe Strummer Rocks Again

20. End of the Century: The Ramones/Joe Strummer Rocks Again

Aired: Apr 26, 2005

A profile of seminal punk band the Ramones includes concert footage, intervie...

Episode 21 The Last Letter/Zyklon Portrait/The Walnut Tree

21. The Last Letter/Zyklon Portrait/The Walnut Tree

Aired: May 3, 2005

Episode 22 Imelda

Aired: May 10, 2005

A "beyond the shoes" documentary on the former first lady of the Philippines,...

Episode 23 Vietnam: The Next Generation

23. Vietnam: The Next Generation

Aired: May 10, 2005

Today, three quarters of Vietnam's population is under the age of 30 -- too y...

Episode 24 Red Hook Justice

24. Red Hook Justice

Aired: May 24, 2005

Episode 25 Double Dare/Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!

25. Double Dare/Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!

Aired: May 31, 2005

Episode 26 Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story

26. Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story

Aired: Jun 7, 2005

Episode 27 Brother to Brother

27. Brother to Brother

Aired: Jun 14, 2005

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