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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S18 E9: HardwoodThe Academy Award-nominated Hardwood is a deeply personal filmic journey by ...The Academy Award-nominated Hardwood is a deeply personal filmic journey by director Hubert Davis, the son of former Harlem Globetrotter Mel Davis. Mel, now a coach for young basketball players in ... -
All InclusiveUnder the spell of mass entertainment on the high seas.Under the spell of mass entertainment on the high seas. -
¡Chaporazzi!Outside of El Chapo's Brooklyn trial, his mythology appears in media spectacles ...Outside of El Chapo's Brooklyn trial, his mythology appears in media spectacles and selfies. -
MuxesIn the indigenous communities around the town of Juchitán, the world is not ...In the indigenous communities around the town of Juchitán, the world is not divided simply into males and females. -
ClashClash is a short experimental documentary critiquing the lack of diversity in ...Clash is a short experimental documentary critiquing the lack of diversity in on-screen representation in Britain today. -
EdgecombeThrough the deeply personal truths of three local residents, an examination of ...Through the deeply personal truths of three local residents, an examination of the ways trauma repeats and reinvents itself in rural Black communities. -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS32 E16: Midnight TravelerWhen the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, he is ...When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum ... -
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. -
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. -
S32 E207: POV Shorts: Follow the LeaderThe camera reveals an absurd side of human nature.The camera reveals an absurd side of human nature. -
The Velvet Underground Played At My High SchoolThis animated short recounts the Velvet Underground's first gig—in 1965, in ...This animated short recounts the Velvet Underground's first gig—in 1965, in front of a crowd of shocked kids at a suburban New Jersey high school. -
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. -
SIGN IN TO WATCHS32 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 ...
