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.
FULL EPISODES (70)
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S32 E203: POV Shorts: Making MemoriesStories about history and memory, with a 21st-century twist.Stories about history and memory, with a 21st-century twist. -
S31 E105: POV Shorts: Joe's ViolinIn the Oscar-nominated Joe's Violin, a donated musical instrument forges an ...In the Oscar-nominated Joe's Violin, a donated musical instrument forges an improbable friendship. 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Joe Feingold and 12-year-old Bronx school girl Brianna Perez show how ... -
S32 E202: POV Shorts: Water WarriorsWhen an energy company begins searching for natural gas in New Brunswick, ...When an energy company begins searching for natural gas in New Brunswick, Canada, indigenous and white families unite to drive out the company in a campaign to protect their water and way of life. -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS32 E14: Blowin' UpWorking within a broken criminal justice system, a team of rebel heroines work ...Working within a broken criminal justice system, a team of rebel heroines work to change the way women arrested for prostitution are prosecuted. With intimate camerawork that lingers on details and ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS32 E13: The Feeling of Being WatchedIn the Chicago suburb where journalist Assia Boundaoui grew up, most residents ...In the Chicago suburb where journalist Assia Boundaoui grew up, most residents in her Muslim immigrant neighborhood believe they are under surveillance. Assia investigates and uncovers FBI documents ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS32 E12: AméricaLife’s easy for Diego, who works in a surf shop and performs on the boardwalk ...Life’s easy for Diego, who works in a surf shop and performs on the boardwalk for tourists. Yet when his grandmother América injures herself, and his father— América's sole caretaker—is ... -
Stay CloseStay Close blends home videos and animation in an expressionistic montage to ...Stay Close blends home videos and animation in an expressionistic montage to tell the underdog story of Keeth Smart, an African American fencer from Brooklyn who overcomes a gauntlet of hardships on ... -
StoryCorps Shorts: You're My LineAsma Jama was assaulted in a Minnesota Applebee’s for speaking Swahili. The ...Asma Jama was assaulted in a Minnesota Applebee’s for speaking Swahili. The attacker’s sister reached out to Asma to support her. -
S32 E10: GritA multinational natural gas drilling company is believed to be responsible for ...A multinational natural gas drilling company is believed to be responsible for the displacement of 60,000 people in an East Java village left submerged by a tsunami of mud. Fed up with the company's ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS32 E9: FarmsteadersClear-eyed and intimate, Farmsteaders follows Nick Nolan and his young family on ...Clear-eyed and intimate, Farmsteaders follows Nick Nolan and his young family on a journey to resurrect his late grandfather’s dairy farm as agriculture moves toward large-scale farming. A study of ... -
StoryCorps Shorts: Driving LessonsMuhammad Faridi talks to his father about what it was like to grow up as the son ...Muhammad Faridi talks to his father about what it was like to grow up as the son of a NYC cab driver. Though he was once embarrassed to talk about his family, Muhammad now takes pride in his ... -
StoryCorps Shorts: The Treasures of Mrs. Grady's LibraryJudge Olly Neal grew up in Arkansas in the ’50s and didn’t care much for ...Judge Olly Neal grew up in Arkansas in the ’50s and didn’t care much for high school. One day he came across a book by author Frank Yerby. The cover piqued his interest, but Olly didn’t want to ... -
StoryCorps Shorts: A Mother's PromiseMaria Rivas and her teenage daughter, Emily, are preparing for the possibility ...Maria Rivas and her teenage daughter, Emily, are preparing for the possibility of Maria returning to El Salvador if she loses her Temporary Protected Status to live and work legally in the U.S. Maria ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS32 E8: Happy WinterEvery summer on Palermo's Mondello beach, over 1,000 cabins are built in ...Every summer on Palermo's Mondello beach, over 1,000 cabins are built in preparation of the Ferragosto holiday. Centered around a family who goes into debt, three women holding onto the feeling of ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS32 E7: The Distant Barking of DogsThe Distant Barking of Dogs follows the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg ...The Distant Barking of Dogs follows the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg over a year, witnessing the gradual erosion of his innocence beneath the pressures of the on-going war in Eastern ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHStoryCorps Shorts: The Golden RuleTwo people on opposite ends of the political spectrum reflect on the moment that ...Two people on opposite ends of the political spectrum reflect on the moment that brought them together nearly two years ago: a protest just days after the 2016 presidential election in Austin, Texas. ... -
StoryCorps Shorts: The DrillTen-year-old Dezmond Floyd has an open discussion with his mother Tanai about ...Ten-year-old Dezmond Floyd has an open discussion with his mother Tanai about what happens during his school’s active shooter drills. -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS32 E6: Inventing TomorrowPassionate teenage innovators from around the globe create cutting-edge ...Passionate teenage innovators from around the globe create cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats—found right in their own backyards—while navigating the doubts and ... -
S32 E201: POV Shorts: The Changing SameIn the Florida Panhandle lies the provincial town of Marianna, Florida, where ...In the Florida Panhandle lies the provincial town of Marianna, Florida, where one native resident runs a particular marathon in hopes of lifting the veil of racial terror caused by the town’s buried ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS32 E4: Bisbee '17Radically combining documentary and scripted elements, Bisbee '17 follows ...Radically combining documentary and scripted elements, Bisbee '17 follows several members of the close-knit community in Bisbee, Arizona, a former mining town, as they commemorate the 100th ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS32 E2: The Gospel of EurekaThe spotlight is beaming on drag shows and a passion play in an Arkansas town. ...The spotlight is beaming on drag shows and a passion play in an Arkansas town. The Gospel of Eureka takes a personal and often comical look at negotiating differences between religion and belief ...
