Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, The Imposter, and Searching for Sugar Man have had impressive earnings at the box office recently, which begs the question: could these have been big box office contenders with a larger distribution and marketing campaign?
Continue reading this entry »Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings
Looking to stay cool this weekend? Beat the heat with POV’s Season 25 premieres and encores.
Continue reading this entry »‘Up Heartbreak Hill’ Pulls at Critics’ Heartstrings
Read what critics have to say about the POV documentary Up Heartbreak Hill, which follows two Navajo teens living on a New Mexico reservation. Premieres July 26, 2012, on PBS.
Continue reading this entry »Next on POV: ‘Up Heartbreak Hill’
Two Navajo teens are torn between the lure of opportunities outside their remote reservation community and the cultural ties that bind them to home. Premieres Thursday, July 26, 2012 on POV.
Continue reading this entry »Director Alison Klayman on ‘Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry’
Tom Roston talks with Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry director Alison Klayman about the the artist and his reaction to seeing the film.
Continue reading this entry »Documentary Filmmaking in the Middle East: A Twitter Chat with the Filmmakers of ‘The Light In Her Eyes’
Join the #docchat Twitter chat on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at 8 PM Eastern. The filmmakers behind ‘The Light In Her Eyes’ will answer questions about making documentaries in the Middle East.
Continue reading this entry »Join POV & Filmwax at The Brooklyn Museum for Jonathan Demme’s I’m Carolyn Parker
We’re excited to begin our second year of Thursdays @ 7 screenings with the Brooklyn Museum. And this year we’re glad to have Filmwax Film Series as a presenting partner!
Continue reading this entry »‘The Light in Her Eyes’ and the Way Americans View Muslim Women
Doc Soup Man talks to a Muslim woman about the way Americans typically view Muslim women, oppression, and the hijab (headscarf).
Continue reading this entry »Community Partner Profile: Portland Public Library in Maine
Portland Public Library in Portland, Maine is in its second year of organizing POV screenings and discussions. We recently talked with Programming Manager Rachael Weyand about the library, the film series and the Portland community.
Continue reading this entry »Next on POV: ‘The Light In Her Eyes’
A portrait of a leader, filmed before the start of the Syrian uprising, who challenges women to live according to Islam without giving up their dreams. Premieres Thursday, July 19, 2012 on POV.
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