Independent Lens - Season 24 - Eps 7: The Picture Taker
The vibrant life of Ernest Withers—civil rights photographer, and FBI informant—was anything but black and white. From his Memphis studio, Withers' nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by decades of secret FBI service revealed only after his death. Was he a friend of the civil rights community, or enemy—or both?
About Independent Lens
Title: Independent Lens
First Air Date: 1999-08-09
Last Air Date: 2025-05-19
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 15 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 27
Total Episodes: 527
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
