Independent Lens · SEASON 6
Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion
Episode 23 · 2005-05-10

- Documentary
Episode overview
How has Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, managed to court, coddle, use and abuse power for nearly four decades? News clips, propaganda films, home movies, verite footage and interviews with Marcos, her friends and her enemies reveal her methods.
60 minutes
Season 6 episodes
1. The Political Dr. Seuss2004-10-26
2. Polka Time2004-11-09
3. Afghanistan Unveiled2004-11-16
4. Los Angeles Now2004-11-23
5. The Day My God Died2004-11-30
6. Girl Wrestler2004-12-14
7. Fine; Doki-Doki2004-12-21
8. Short, Not Sweet2004-12-28
9. A Hard Straight2005-01-04
10. A Touch of Greatness2005-01-11
11. Power Trip2005-01-25
12. February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four2005-02-01
13. On a Roll: Disability and the American Dream
14. Thunder in Guyana/Unites States of Poetry2005-02-22
15. Sisters of '772005-03-01
16. Sunset Story2005-03-22
17. Let the Church Say Amen2005-03-29
18. A Lion's Trail2005-04-05
19. Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton2005-04-12
20. End of the Century: The Ramones; Joe Strummer Rocks Again2005-04-26
21. The Last Letter; Zyklon Portrait; The Walnut Tree2005-05-03
22. Imelda2005-05-10
23. Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion2005-05-10
24. Red Hook Justice2005-05-24
25. Double Dare; Piki and Poko: Taking the Dare!2005-05-31
26. Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story2005-06-07
27. Brother to Brother2005-06-14