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INDEPENDENT LENS - 1st ever online broadcast!
Premiering Monday, April 14
10pm ET / 7pm PT


Watch either on PBS or online at bit.ly/AliOVEE


Join filmmaker Bill Siegel (The Weather Underground) for the online premiere and live chat about the film on OVEE, PBS' social viewing platform. Hosted by Kartemquin films, Eight Arizona, and Independent Lens.




Live Chat with Bill Siegel!

The Trials of Muhammad Ali covers the explosive crossroads of Ali's life. When Cassius Clay becomes Muhammad Ali, his conversion to Islam and refusal to serve in the Vietnam War leave him banned from boxing and facing a five-year prison sentence. Ali's choice of belief and conscience over fame and fortune resonates far beyond the boxing ring, striking issues of race, faith and identity that continue to confront us all today.
 

INDEPENDENT LENS is an Emmy® Award-winning weekly series on PBS, which features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers. INDEPENDENT LENS is jointly curated by ITVS and PBS and is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people, with additional funding provided by PBS and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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