Independent Lens

This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Independent Lens
First Air Date	August 9, 1999
Last Air Date	May 19, 2025
Seasons	26
Episodes	527
Episode Runtime	1h 0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America
Production Companies	ITVS
Networks	PBS

S26E19

Who is Michael Jang?

After a long career as a commercial and portrait photographer, mischievous San Francisco artist Michael Jang sat for decades on a hidden treasure of pictures taken in his 20s—both candid celebrity shots and a down-to-earth cross-section of Chinese American family life rarely captured so playfully. Then, during the pandemic, Jang set out to share his work with the world, street guerilla-style.

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