California Documentary Project

From: Independent Lens No Más Bebés tells the story of a little-known but landmark event in reproductive justice, when a small group of Mexican immigrant women sued county doctors, the state, and the U.S. government after they were sterilized while giving birth at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center during the late …

REAL BOY is an intimate story of a family in transition. As 19-year-old Bennett Wallace navigates sobriety, adolescence, and the evolution of his gender identity, his mother makes her own transformation from resistance to acceptance of her trans son. Along the way, both mother and son find support in their communities, reminding …

Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning is a film about the life, loves and work of photographer, Dorothea Lange, known for her famous image “The Migrant Mother”.

NOW EN ESPAÑOL tells the story of five Latina actresses in Los Angeles who dub “Desperate Housewives” for Spanish language audiences in the US. 

AMERICAN BAGHDAD, is a short documentary profiling Iraqi refugees trying to assimilate to American culture after being displaced from Iraq due to the war. El Cajon, a city in San Diego, has one of the highest concentrations of Iraqi refugees in America. A majority of these refugees are known as …

DOGTOWN REDEMPTION, a raw, intimate and compassionate look at the lives of homeless recyclers in West Oakland, California, co-directed by Amir Soltani and Chihiro Wimbush, premieres nationally on May 16 in the PBS series Independent Lens. For specific broadcast times in your area, please visit PBS.org. DOGTOWN REDEMPTION follows the …