Independent Lens · SEASON 27
Keep Quiet and Forgive
Episode 7 · 2026-03-23

- Documentary
Episode overview
Three decades after her assault, Lizzie confronts her Amish community’s silence around sexual abuse. She leads a movement to support fellow Amish and Mennonite survivors as they navigate trauma, faith, and family ties. With rare access, Keep Quiet and Forgive follows Lizzie and other survivors as they fight to replace “forgive and forget” with healing and justice.
85 minutes
Season 27 episodes
1. Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution2025-10-06
2. Ratified2025-10-20
3. Life After2025-10-27
4. Vivien's Wild Ride2026-01-26
5. The Librarians2026-02-09
6. The Inquisitor2026-02-23
7. Keep Quiet and Forgive2026-03-23
8. The Tallest Dwarf2026-04-06
9. BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing2026-04-13
10. Natchez2026-05-11
11. Light of the Setting Sun2026-05-18
12. Third Act2026-05-25
13. Assembly2026-06-22
14. True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power2026-07-06
15. Flood2026-07-13