Independent Lens - Season 19 - Eps 15: What Lies Upstream
Investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback travels to West Virginia to study the unprecedented loss of clean water for over 300,000 Americans in the 2014 Elk River chemical spill. While he’s deep into his research in West Virginia, a similar water crisis strikes Flint, Michigan, revealing that the entire system that Americans assume is protecting their drinking water is fundamentally broken.
About Independent Lens
Title: Independent Lens
First Air Date: 1999-08-09
Last Air Date: 2025-04-08
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.8/10 (from 13 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 26
Total Episodes: 523
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: ITVS
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Stanley Tucci
