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Grounded by Reality: Full Film  
Grounded By Reality
Scout's Honor: Full Film  
Scout's Honor
Ars Magna  
Ars Magna
CatCam: Full Film  
CatCam
StoryCorps Shorts: Eyes on the Stars  
Eyes on the Stars
StoryCorps Shorts: Sundays at Rocco's  
Sundays at Rocco's
Sound of Vision: Full Film  
Sound of Vision
StoryCorps Shorts: Facundo the Great: Full Film  
Facundo the Great
Sin Pais: Full Film  
Sin Pa’s
Sin Pais: Espanol  
Sin Pa’s
Where the Heart Roams: Full Film  
Where The Heart Roams
A Family Man: Full Film  
A Family Man
To R.P. Salazar, with Love: Full Film  
To R.P. Salazar, with Love
StoryCorps Shorts: John and Joe  
John and Joe
StoryCorps Shorts: She Was The One  
She Was the One
StoryCorps Shorts: Always a Family  
Always a Family
Flawed: Full Film  
Flawed
Big Birding Day: Full Film  
Big Birding Day
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Tiffany
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Six Weeks
Miss Devine: Full Film  
Miss Devine
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Not So Square
No More Questions: Full Film  
No More Questions!
The Icing on the Cake  
The Icing on the Cake
The Human Voice  
The Human Voice
Germans in the Woods  
Germans in the Woods
Seltzer Works  
Seltzer Works
Trash-Out  
Trash-Out
The Archive - Full Film  
The Archive
Danny & Annie: Parts 1 & 2 - Full Film  
Danny and Annie: Parts I & II
A Different Color Blue - Full Film  
A Different Color Blue
Bye - Full Film  
Bye
Q&A - Full Film  
Q&A
Notes on Milk - Full Film  
Notes on Milk
A Healing Art  
A Healing Art
Nutkin's Last Stand  
Nutkin's Last Stand
34x25x36  
34x25x36
Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall  
Utopia, Part 3
Alice Sees the Light  
Alice Sees the Light
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By POV Staff | May 17th, 2013 | Events, POV 2013

Call for Stories: Share Your Family’s Funeral Traditions with POV

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POV is asking for your help to build a national shrine to funeral traditions, representing the cultures, regions and religions of American communities. Learn how you can share your family’s story with the PBS viewers!

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By POV Staff | May 16th, 2013 | POV 2012

Doc Soup: ‘Stories We Tell’ Heads to Theaters

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Tom Roston reflects on Sarah Polley’s ‘Stories We Tell’ after a first weekend of box office success.

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By Tom Roston | May 13th, 2013 | Tom Roston's Doc Soup

Recommended Reading: The “360 Equation”: The One Business Model Every Filmmaker Needs To Know

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Marc Schiller of BOND360 explains his company’s approach to independent distributing.

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By POV Staff | May 13th, 2013 | Documentary News

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Join Monroe Township Public Library for a screening of ‘Special Flight,’ or check out the Chicago Public Library’s POV series in celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, or find a POV screening happening in your neighborhood!

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By POV Staff | May 10th, 2013 | Events, POV 2013

Ten Questions for Loc Dao and Hugues Sweeney of the NFB

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Executive producers from the National Film Board of Canada’s interactive division give Murmur’s Hal Seigel an in-depth look into the process behind recent projects A Journal of Insomnia and Bear 71.

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By POV Guest Blogger | May 8th, 2013 | Documentary News

Seven Reasons to Love Hot Docs

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Doc Soup Man Tom Roston reveals his favorite aspects of the 2013 Hot Docs Documentary Festival in Toronto, Canada.

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By Tom Roston | May 6th, 2013 | Tom Roston's Doc Soup

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This week, POV partners are hosting a wide range of screenings, from San Jose Peace and Justice Center’s screening of ‘Reportero,’ to the Chicago Public Library’s POV series in celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, and more!

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By POV Staff | May 3rd, 2013 | Events, POV 2013

Hot Docs 2013: “Caucus”

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Tom Roston gives his review of “Caucus,” a documentary premiered at Hot Docs this year which follows the 2012 Republican campaign trail through Iowa.

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By Tom Roston | May 2nd, 2013 | Tom Roston's Doc Soup

The POV Call for Entries is Now Open!

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The PBS documentary series POV is seeking independent nonfiction films for broadcast in 2014 and beyond. Submit your film by Friday, June 28, 2013.

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