Independent Lens

A Thousand Pines

Over the course of a grueling eight months, a crew of Oaxacan guest workers plant trees throughout the United States. This intimate portrait shows how hard it is to balance the physical demands of reforestation and extreme isolation while staying connected to the family back home.

More Episodes

If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis

With rural hospitals closing, meet the people trying to get help in healthcare deserts.

Passport Icon

Space: The Longest Goodbye

NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation of a Mars mission.

One With the Whale

For Native Alaskans living on a tiny Bering Sea island, if you don’t hunt, you die.

Other Shows You May Enjoy