P.O.V.
Since its 1988 premiere, this critically acclaimed documentary series has presented hundreds of films that put a human face on contemporary social issues by relating a compelling story in an intimate fashion. "POV" has won virtually every major film and broadcasting award available, including 38 Emmys, 22 Peabody Awards and three Oscars.
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Season 36
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E1
After Sherman
A poetic quest in coastal South Carolina unearths Black inheritance amidst a violent past.
Jun 26, 2023 -
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E2
A Story of Bones
A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.
Jul 3, 2023 -
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E3
Liquor Store Dreams
Immigrant dreams and generational divides collide against LA's complex racial landscape.
Jul 10, 2023 -
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E4
A House Made of Splinters
By the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, social workers create a sanctuary for kids in limbo.
Jul 17, 2023 -
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E5
Eat Your Catfish
A woman's battle with late-stage Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) leaves her paralyzed and pushes her family to the breaking point.
Jul 24, 2023 -
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E6
Children of the Mist
A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam.
Jul 31, 2023 -
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E7
While We Watched
In a world of fake news, journalist Ravish Kumar stands his ground. Will his show survive?
Sep 4, 2023 -
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E8
Bulls and Saints
An undocumented family decides to return home after 20 years of living in the U.S.
Sep 18, 2023 -
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E9
Uýra: The Rising Forest
Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon.
Sep 25, 2023 -
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E10
Murders That Matter
Black Muslim mother Movita Johnson-Harrell transforms from a victim of violent trauma to a fierce advocate against gun violence in Black communities.
Oct 2, 2023 -
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E11
Aurora's Sunrise
At 14, Aurora Mardiganian survives the Armenian Genocide and escapes to New York, finding fame in "Auction of Souls."
Oct 23, 2023 -
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E12
Fire Through Dry Grass
Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown.
Oct 30, 2023 -
13
E13
Wisdom Gone Wild
A film blending humour and sadness focuses on a mother and daughter confronting the reality of wisdom "gone wild" in the shadows of dementia.
Nov 20, 2023 -
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E14
How to Have an American Baby
A series of vignettes provide insight into Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. to give birth in order to obtain citizenship for their babies.
Dec 11, 2023 -
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E15
Brief Tender Light
At MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows four African students striving to become agents of positive change for their home countries.
Jan 15, 2024 -
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E16
unseen
A blind, undocumented immigrant faces uncertainty to obtain his college degree.
Mar 18, 2024