POV's 2018 Call for Entries Is Now Open!
It’s that time of the year: the POV Call for Entries is now open! Films submitted to this open call will be considered for the 2018 broadcast season and beyond. The deadline for submission is Friday,...
View ArticleFive Films to Honor LGBT Pride Month
Since 1988, POV has had the privilege of sharing authentic stories of lesbian, gay and gender non-conforming people and introducing audiences to the strength and diversity within this community....
View ArticleContemplating the Cut 2017 | Panel 2: Craft Conversations
Contemplating the Cut is co-presented by: Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program & the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship. Contemplating the Cut 2017 took place Saturday, April 1, 2017 at...
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Contemplating the Cut: Takeaways and Tips for Documentary Editors
The task of the documentary editor can sound like folklore, even to someone who takes it on. There is very rarely any script, and with digital cameras, often a mountain of footage. Editors retreat to...
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Contemplating the Cut 2017 | Panel 1: Creative Use of Archival Footage
Contemplating the Cut is co-presented by: Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program & the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship. Contemplating the Cut 2017 took place Saturday, April 1, 2017 at...
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Three Classic Documentaries from the POV Archive to Watch in 2017
Since 1988, we’ve presented more than 500 nonfiction films to public television audiences across the country. From our extensive archive, we brought back three classic POV documentaries for free...
View ArticleThe Intimacy and Intersectionality of 'Memories of a Penitent Heart'
Pooja Sivaraman is a freelance journalist and former intern with POV’s Production & Programming department When I first saw Memories of a Penitent Heart, I was touched by its tenderness. Cecilia...
View Article'A River Below' Is Not Your Typical Environmental Documentary
In the beginning of Oscar season and just before DOC NYC (the biggest documentary film festival in the U.S.), it’s hard to notice any of the other nonfiction fare that’s percolating out there. But I...
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AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: People Do Care
In the following UNFILTERED blog post, the team behind Gentlemen of Vision share how audiences connect to authentic characters and heartfelt storytelling. Ca$h-U during practice. Photo credit: Frank...
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AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: The Moral Crisis of Mass Incarceration –...
In the following America ReFramed UNFILTERED contribution, filmmaker Keith McQuirter discusses what he found to be “The Moral Crisis of Mass Incarceration.” I had the honor of sharing MILWAUKEE 53206...
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AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: Creating Shadow Theater Re-enactments For...
In the following America ReFramed UNFILTERED contribution, filmmaker Robin Lung discusses an artistic collaboration and the technique she employed to bring aspects of her subject’s story to life. After...
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AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: Finding Story Amidst Decay in Random Acts of Legacy
In the following UNFILTERED blog post, filmmaker Ali Kazimi, of Random Acts of Legacy, discusses the road to the discovery and restoration of a rare cache of vintage footage. Since 2007 I have been...
View ArticlePOV to broadcast Sundance Favorites '306 Hollywood' and 'Minding the Gap' for...
Both films will air on PBS and stream online in early 2019 New York, N.Y. — June 20, 2018 — POV recently acquired the U.S. broadcast rights for 306 Hollywood by Elan and Jonathan Bogarín. The film will...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: 'The Workers Cup'| The sacrifice of migrant workers for the...
Download the press release here. Film reveals the human sacrifice for “the beautiful game” For football fans across the globe, all roads lead to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, now taking place in Russia. And...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: 'Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2'| Deciding the fate of a murderer
Download the press release here. A juror reconsiders her thoughts on the death penalty If you kill a murderer, do you become a murderer as well? Lindy Lou Wells Isonhood asks her granddaughter this...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: 'The War to Be Her'| A Young Female Athlete Fends Off the Taliban
Download the press release here. Documentary Showcasing Faith and Family to Broadcast Monday, July 23, 2018 on POV In one of the most dangerous places on earth, where the Taliban maintains a...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: 'Whose Streets?'| Tracing a People’s Movement
Download the press release here. Documentary’s Most Thorough Examination of Black Lives Matter, Premiering on PBS Monday, July 30 When unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was killed by a white police...
View ArticleCritical Acclaim: 'The Workers Cup'
“The result is a fascinating, and no doubt officially sanctioned, glimpse inside the enormous machinery that makes a World Cup happen.” -John Anderson, The Wall Street Journal “What emerges is a...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Still Tomorrow | Defying Social and Cultural Norms, a Rural...
Download the press release here. Pursuing independence and love, without ever losing hope. Yu Xiuhua, a secluded poet made famous by social media, is on a search for meaning in a life marked by...
View ArticleCritical Acclaim for 'Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2'
“Vassault has rendered a fine documentary which humanizes the American juror as more than just another digit.” –Argun Ulgun, Popmatters “He [Vassault] does a superb job of gradually revealing more...
View ArticleCritical Acclaim For 'The War to Be Her'
“The film celebrates the bravery of Maria and her no-less impressive family, and by extension all who fight for women’s rights in the region.” –Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter “Heidenrich’s...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Nowhere to Hide | Caught in the Crossfire, an Iraqi Family...
Download the press release here. An Unforgettable Look at a Battle-Torn Iraq and War’s Human Consequences Fifteen years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Kurdish-Norwegian filmmaker Zaradasht Ahmed...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Dark Money | The Haunting Truth of Corporate Spending in Politics
Download the press release here. Kimberly Reed’s political thriller uncovers intricate schemes of illegal election funding in her home state of Montana, the perfect case study. Your vote can be bought,...
View ArticlePOV Nominated for Six News & Documentary Emmy Awards
POV’s My Love, Don’t Cross That River nominated for Best Documentary and Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary; Sister series America ReFramed receives 3 Emmy nods New York, N.Y. — July 26, 2018 —...
View ArticleCritical Acclaim for 'Whose Streets?'
“Whether it’s the ‘best’ documentary of 2017 is a matter of opinion. But it is assuredly the most vital.” –David Fear, The Rolling Stone “Whose Streets?” looks beyond the media narrative to offer...
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