Indie Lens Pop-Up: Community Film Screenings
PBS’ Independent Lens Launches Twentieth Season with Three Screenings at the San Rafael Public Library.
On Saturday evenings in the new year, the community can enjoy screenings and conversations of select films from Indie Lens Pop-Up at the San Rafael Public Library. The San Rafael Library is excited to join over 325 communities across the country in this opportunity to learn and engage.
The award-winning PBS documentary series, INDEPENDENT LENS, announced today the launch of the upcoming season of Indie Lens Pop-Up. The long-running community screening series celebrates its twentieth season, which has brought together nearly half a million people for conversations inspired by thought-provoking documentaries. This season, the screening series will feature both in-person and virtual events in more than 200 communities across nearly all 50 states.
Indie Lens Pop-Up will engage communities on a range of topics, from the debate over book collections in libraries and the legacy of a groundbreaking Congresswoman, to representation within the Little People community and exploring world cultures through the local grocery store. These community events empower audiences to deepen their understanding of themselves and each other.
These documentaries also premiere on INDEPENDENT LENS, PBS’ award-winning documentary anthology series, and stream on the PBS app and YouTube.
The 2026 Indie Lens Pop-Up lineup includes the following documentaries:
The Inquisitor highlights the legacy of Barbara Jordan, unraveling how her public influence shaped U.S. politics, while exploring the complexities of her personal identity.
Librarians across the U.S. examine how book review policies are shaping their communities in The Librarians.
Filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman, who will join us for a Q&A, searches to find her place within the Little People community, exploring dwarfism within her own family and the diverse experiences of other Little People in her film The Tallest Dwarf.
The Library will host the following screenings:
Saturday, February 28th for The Inquisitor from 6:30pm-8:15pm
Saturday, March 7th for The Librarians from 6:30pm-8:15pm
Saturday, April 18th for The Tallest Dwarf from 6:30pm-8:45pm, including a Q&A session with the filmmaker after the viewing
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