Independent Lens

Season 7 Episode 16: The Loss of Nameless Things

Feb 28, 2006 TV-14 1h 8.2

In 1978, Oakley Hall was a promising playwright on the verge of national recognition when a mysterious fall violently transformed his life. This program is the haunting story of a young man's fall from grace, of the vibrant artists who surrounded him and what happens when, decades later, a theater company discovers the very play he was writing the night he fell.

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Season 7 Episodes:

Episode 5 Mirror Dance

5. Mirror Dance

Aired: Nov 15, 2005

Identical twins Margarita and Ramona de Saá became acclaimed ballerinas with ...

Episode 6 Race Is the Place

6. Race Is the Place

Aired: Nov 22, 2005

A documentary featuring contemporary performance artists treating the subject...

Episode 8 Seoul Train

8. Seoul Train

Aired: Dec 13, 2005

This film explores the plight of North Korean refugees trying to escape their...

Episode 14 July '64

14. July '64

Aired: Feb 14, 2006

In the 1950s and 1960s, Rochester, New York became known as a successful city...

Episode 15 Almost Home

15. Almost Home

Aired: Feb 21, 2006

Follows the daily lives of senior residents and the staff of a retirement com...

Episode 17 Troop 1500

17. Troop 1500

Aired: Mar 21, 2006

Their mothers may be convicted thieves, murderers, and drug dealers, but the ...


Info about Independent Lens

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary