Independent Lens / Season 1 ▦ Season guide Independent Lens: Season 1 8 episodes Premiered Aug 9, 1999 Updated Jul 21, 2026 Spoiler-safe Advertisement Episodes S1·E1 Wannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang Aug 9, 1999 · 60 min S1·E2 Nothing but the Truth Aug 16, 1999 · 60 min S1·E3 Visas and Virtues; I Am Viet Hung Aug 23, 1999 · 60 min S1·E4 The Man Who Drove with Mandela Aug 30, 1999 · 60 min S1·E5 The Jew in the Lotus Sep 6, 1999 · 60 min S1·E6 Holy Tortilla/Lock and Key Sep 13, 1999 · 60 min S1·E7 Secret People Oct 4, 1999 · 60 min S1·E8 I Can't Believe I Married a Lesbian Oct 11, 1999 · 60 min