POV
POV, a cinema term for "point of view," is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented more than 275 of the best, boldest and most innovative documentaries to PBS audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.
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StoryCorps Shorts: Where I Come FromBarnie Botone was 22 years old when he got his very first job on the railroad. ...Barnie Botone was 22 years old when he got his very first job on the railroad. At StoryCorps, he remembered the day he told his grandmother the news. -
S33 E9: In My Blood It RunsTen-year-old Aboriginal Dujuan is a child-healer, a good hunter and speaks three ...Ten-year-old Aboriginal Dujuan is a child-healer, a good hunter and speaks three languages.Yet Dujuan is ‘failing’ in school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police. As he ... -
S33 E8: Love ChildWith adultery being punishable by death in Iran, a young couple make the fateful ...With adultery being punishable by death in Iran, a young couple make the fateful decision to flee the country with their son. Love Child follows the new family on their life-threatening journey to ... -
StoryCorps Shorts: The View From HereBarb Abelhauser worked in an office for 14 years until one day she quit and ...Barb Abelhauser worked in an office for 14 years until one day she quit and decided to become a bridgetender on the Ortega River Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. She planned to work there for a year. ... -
S33 E7: Portraits and DreamsPortraits and Dreams revisits photographs created by Kentucky school children in ...Portraits and Dreams revisits photographs created by Kentucky school children in the 1970s and the place where their photos were made. Photographer and artist Wendy Ewald, who guided the students in ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS33 E6: About LoveThree generations of the Phadke family live together in their home in Mumbai. ...Three generations of the Phadke family live together in their home in Mumbai. When the youngest daughter turns the camera towards her family, the personal becomes political as power structures within ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS33 E5: Chez Jolie CoiffureIn this captivating documentary filmed in a single tiny room, viewers step ...In this captivating documentary filmed in a single tiny room, viewers step inside an underground hair salon with its charismatic proprietor, a Cameroonian immigrant named Sabine. Here, she and her ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS33 E4: AdvocateA political firebrand in her home country, Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel is known by ...A political firebrand in her home country, Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel is known by her opponents as "the devil's advocate," for her decades-long defense of Palestinians who have been accused of ... -
La LectoraA decades-old cigar factory in Cuba is home to the long-standing tradition of La ...A decades-old cigar factory in Cuba is home to the long-standing tradition of La Lectora--a reader who entertains the cigar makers while they go about their delicate toil. -
When I Write ItIn a love letter to the Bay Area, two teenage artists spend a day in creative ...In a love letter to the Bay Area, two teenage artists spend a day in creative and community fellowship. -
True Love in Pueblo TextilNine-year-old Maribel tells us how it feels to be stricken with the world's ...Nine-year-old Maribel tells us how it feels to be stricken with the world's oldest affliction. -
S33 E301: POV Shorts: CherishThree stories reflecting the many faces of love through memory, community and ...Three stories reflecting the many faces of love through memory, community and family. -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS33 E3: We Are The Radical MonarchsMeet the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color at the front lines of ...Meet the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color at the front lines of social justice. Set in Oakland, the film documents the journey of the group as they earn badges for completing units ... -
S20 E4: Revolution '67An illuminating account of events too often relegated to footnotes in U.S. ...An illuminating account of events too often relegated to footnotes in U.S. history ; the black urban rebellions of the 1960s. Focusing on the six-day Newark, N.J., outbreak in mid-July, Revolution '67 ... -
S7 E7: Passin' It OnFilmmakers Peter Miller and John Valadez bring a bold new perspective to an ...Filmmakers Peter Miller and John Valadez bring a bold new perspective to an important, though rarely visited, aspect of the civil rights movement: the Black Panther Party. Told from the point of view ... -
S18 E16: Olivia's PuzzleOlivia's Puzzle explores a day-in-the-life of two seven-year old girls, Reshma ...Olivia's Puzzle explores a day-in-the-life of two seven-year old girls, Reshma and Olivia. Although both are of Goanese heritage, they lead distinctly separate lives. Reshma was born in and raised in ... -
S18 E15: Twins of MankalaJason DaSilva continues his series on children living in parallel worlds by ...Jason DaSilva continues his series on children living in parallel worlds by moving through the lives of Kenyan children in Africa and North America. Eunice was born and raised in the village of Kilo ... -
S18 E14: A Song For DanielA Song For Daniel compares a routine day of two nine-year-old boys; one living ...A Song For Daniel compares a routine day of two nine-year-old boys; one living in Baghdad and the other, born and raised in New York City; and offers a profound examination of culture and place ... -
StoryCorps Shorts: My AuntiesStefan Lynch was raised by gay parents in the early eighties. He was cared for ...Stefan Lynch was raised by gay parents in the early eighties. He was cared for and loved by a group of adults, largely gay men, who he called his “aunties.” Stefan remembers the succession of ... -
StoryCorps Shorts: Double MajorWil Smith enrolled as a freshman at Bowdoin College at the age of 27 with his ...Wil Smith enrolled as a freshman at Bowdoin College at the age of 27 with his infant daughter, Olivia, in tow. As a teenager, Olivia sat down with her dad to hear more about their days as college ... -
StoryCorps Shorts: A Wonderful LifeFive years after Ken Morganstern was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he ...Five years after Ken Morganstern was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he sat down with his daughters, Priya Morganstern and Bhavani Jaroff, to talk about the memories he had left.
