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 (106)
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Traffic Separating DeviceA traffic separating device is installed in the middle of Stockholm. It is ...A traffic separating device is installed in the middle of Stockholm. It is designed to keep normal cars away and only let buses pass, but ultimately illustrates how practical solutions can turn into ... -
TungrusA week in the peculiar lives of a middle-class suburban Mumbai household, which ...A week in the peculiar lives of a middle-class suburban Mumbai household, which is turned topsy-turvy when the family adopts a chicken as a pet. -
KachalkaA journey into the heart of what is widely considered the world's most hardcore ...A journey into the heart of what is widely considered the world's most hardcore gym - Kiev's enormous open-air "Kachalka" gym. This observational film follows the gym's caretaker as he takes us ... -
All Cats Are Grey in the DarkChristian lives with his two cats Marmelade and Katjuscha. As he is yearning to ...Christian lives with his two cats Marmelade and Katjuscha. As he is yearning to become a father, he has his beloved cat Marmelade fertilized by an exquisite tomcat abroad. -
S33 E305: POV Shorts: Uniquely EuroTwo quirky stories as distinctive as the countries from which they hail, Ukraine ...Two quirky stories as distinctive as the countries from which they hail, Ukraine and Austria. -
S33 E306: POV Shorts: Comic CultureSlices of life from opposite sides of the world--where the everyday veers into ...Slices of life from opposite sides of the world--where the everyday veers into comedy. -
Life In MiniatureKath Holden is an artist of the everyday. Inspired by the world around her, ...Kath Holden is an artist of the everyday. Inspired by the world around her, Kath’s creations are whimsical yet keenly observed, and a far cry from the genteel museum pieces that her contemporaries ... -
Now Is The TimeWhen Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new ...When Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new totem pole on British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii in almost a century. On the 50th anniversary of the pole’s raising, ... -
S33 E304: POV Shorts: LegacyThree stories looking at time encapsulated.Three stories looking at time encapsulated. -
S33 E303: POV Shorts: In The AbsenceA South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the ...A South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of children. When government incompetence is revealed as the main cause, the victims’ families seek ... -
S33 E302: POV Shorts: The Spectrum of DivideTwo perspectives on how shared beliefs connect and divide.Two perspectives on how shared beliefs connect and divide. -
The Love BugsOver 60 years, Lois and Charlie O’Brien, renowned entomologists, traveled to ...Over 60 years, Lois and Charlie O’Brien, renowned entomologists, traveled to more than 67 countries, amassing the world’s largest private collection of insects. -
Natour's GroceryFilmmaker Nadine Natour turns her lens on her parents and her hometown, ...Filmmaker Nadine Natour turns her lens on her parents and her hometown, Appomattox, VA, to capture the story of her parents’ emigration from Palestine to the United States. -
S33 E12: SoftieSoftie follows political activist Boniface “Softie” Mwangi, a daring and ...Softie follows political activist Boniface “Softie” Mwangi, a daring and audacious political activist, who decides to run for political office in Kenya after several years of fighting injustice in ... -
StoryCorps Shorts: Learning to FlyGrowing up on his family farm in South Carolina, Drew Lanham was fascinated by ...Growing up on his family farm in South Carolina, Drew Lanham was fascinated by birds, but life took him in a different direction. At StoryCorps, he told his friend, John Lane, how he found his way ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS33 E10: Our Time MachineWhen artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, ...When artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he creates “Papa’s Time Machine,” a magical, autobiographical stage performance featuring life-size mechanical ... -
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 ... -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS33 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 ...
