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Documenting Power: 25 Years of Political Films on POV
How have documentaries changed our conception of politics? Throughout its illustrious history POV has been committed to dissecting political issues and illuminating the electoral process. At the Paley Center for Media, filmmakers Marshall Curry, Shola Lynch, Laura Poitras and Marco Williams, along with critic Caryn James, discussed how to cover the politcal system and gain access to it.
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Close bonds are forged between parents, children, and caregivers at a 24-hour daycare.
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Wendell Scott's son remembers his father's induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame
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Native teens torn between opportunities outside the reservation and cultural ties at home
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A plague of North American grey squirrels threatens the beloved British red squirrel.
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Lost Boys of Sudan follows two young Dinka refugees through their first year in America.
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Filmmaker Marlon Riggs discusses the making of "Color Adjustment" (POV 1992).
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Alan Berliner discusses his documentary about his grandfather. (rough cut)