INDEPENDENT LENS | KING CORN | PBS
Duration: 02:12
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Program: Independent Lens #920
Two recent college graduates embark on a mission to see where America's food comes from—by growing it. In the rural town of Greene, Iowa, the two friends plant a single acre of the nation's most powerful crop, and then set out to follow it from a seed to the dinner plate.
KING CORN premieres Tuesday, April 15 on INDEPENDENT LENS, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films.
Post Date: March 23, 2008
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Filmocracy Winner | PBS (#920)
Announcing the winner of the Independent Lens Filmocracy Mashup Contest: "Corn King Takes Over the World" by Kylee Darcy.... 01:36
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INDEPENDENT LENS | King Corn | Extended Clip | PBS (#920)
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Filmocracy Mashup Contest | PBS (#920)
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Deep Water | PBS (#926)
www.pbs.org/independentlens/de... DEEP WATER is the amazing and compelling true story of the fateful voyage of Donald ... 02:19
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INDEPENDENT LENS | The Cool School | PBS (#925)
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Writ Writer | PBS (#924)
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Water Flowing Together | PBS (#919)
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INDEPENDENT LENS | COMPAÑERAS | PBS (#918)
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Iron Ladies Of Liberia | PBS (#917)
With unprecedented access, this intimate documentary goes behind the scenes with Africa's first freely elected female head ... 02:17
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Hard Road Home | PBS (#916)
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