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POV Shorts: Under G-d

POV Shorts: Under G-d

Season 36 Episode 601
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POV Shorts: Water Work

POV Shorts: Water Work

Season 36 Episode 602
23:26
POV Shorts: The Dream of a Horse

POV Shorts: The Dream of a Horse

Season 36 Episode 603
25:03
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POV Shorts: Boom and Bust

Season 36 Episode 604
25:00
After Sherman

After Sherman

Season 36 Episode 3601
1:22:29
A Story of Bones

A Story of Bones

Season 36 Episode 3602
1:22:54
Liquor Store Dreams

Liquor Store Dreams

Season 36 Episode 3603
1:22:16
Bulls and Saints

Bulls and Saints

Season 36 Episode 3608
52:57
Uýra – The Rising Forest

Uýra – The Rising Forest

Season 36 Episode 3609
52:58
Aurora's Sunrise

Aurora's Sunrise

Season 36 Episode 3611
1:22:58
Fire Through Dry Grass

Fire Through Dry Grass

Season 36 Episode 3612
1:22:59
Wisdom Gone Wild

POV - Wisdom Gone Wild

Season 36 Episode 3613
1:10:50
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Season 35 Episode 3513

National Teachers Academy (NTA) is considered a beacon for Black children: a top-ranked, high-performing elementary school in the fastest growing neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. As the neighborhood gentrifies, a wealthy parents’ group seeks to close NTA and replace it with a high school campus. How will NTA's community fight to save their beloved institution?

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POV Shorts: Happiness is £4 Million
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Season 35 Episode 504
POV Shorts: Happiness is £4 Million
A modern contemplation on the generational divide.
POV Shorts: Take the A Train
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Season 35 Episode 503
POV Shorts: Take the A Train
Two stories from the heart of New York.
POV Shorts: Our Motherland Fantasy Nightmare
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Season 35 Episode 502
POV Shorts: Our Motherland Fantasy Nightmare
Two families experience homeland violence across generations.
POV Shorts: Shut Up and Paint
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Season 35 Episode 501
POV Shorts: Shut Up and Paint
An artist’s canvas becomes an embattled space.
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Season 35 Episode 6
Faya Dayi
A hypnotic immersion in Harar, Ethiopia, where khat, a euphoria-inducing plant holds sway.
He's My Brother
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Season 35 Episode 4
He's My Brother
How will a sister assure a dignified life for her brother born with multiple disabilities?
POV Shorts: Post-Colonial Queer
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Season 32 Episode 206
POV Shorts: Post-Colonial Queer
Stories about the LGBTQ experience around the world.
POV Shorts: Drawing on Experience
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Season 32 Episode 204
POV Shorts: Drawing on Experience
Animated films about memory and the stories we tell.
POV Shorts: Making Memories
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Season 32 Episode 203
POV Shorts: Making Memories
Stories about history and memory, with a 21st-century twist.
StoryCorps Shorts: Driven
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Season 30 Episode 7
StoryCorps Shorts: Driven
Wendell Scott's son remembers his father's induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame
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A modern-day love story of two very different people who meet and begin dating on Facebook
Up Heartbreak Hill
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Season 25 Episode 6
Up Heartbreak Hill
Native teens torn between opportunities outside the reservation and cultural ties at home
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