Critics have been singing the praises of Enemies of the People, an enthralling new documentary that provides an unprecedented and unflinching account of Cambodia’s genocide under the Khmer Rouge.
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Next on POV: ‘Enemies of the People’
POV’s 24th season continues on Tuesday, July 12, with the U.S. broadcast premiere of Enemies of the People, the story of Thet Sambath, an unassuming yet cunning, investigative journalist who lost his family at the hands of the Khmer Rouge in the Killing Fields of Cambodia.
Continue reading this entry »Over-herd: Viewers Bleat About ‘Sweetgrass’
Each Friday, we post a selection of viewer comments relating to the week’s film. This week, viewers watched Sweetgrass, a riveting and poetic portrait of the American West just as one of its traditional ways of life dies out.
Continue reading this entry »‘Sweetgrass’ Gets Sweet Praise: Watch It Tonight
Sweetgrass, the absorbing documentary by Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor on the last of Montana sheep-herders, premieres tonight on many PBS stations. The film has been garnering critical acclaim from top critics across the country.
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POV’s 24th season continues with the U.S. broadcast premiere of Sweetgrass, a riveting and poetic portrait of the American West just as one of its traditional ways of life dies out, Tuesday, July 5, 2011, on PBS.
Continue reading this entry »Viewers Share Cold War Nostalgia After the Broadcast Premiere of My Perestroika on POV
Each Friday, we post a selection of viewer comments relating to the week’s film. This week, viewers watched My Perestroika, an intimate look at the last generation of Soviet children, and shared their memories of growing up in the Cold War era.
Continue reading this entry »Next on POV: ‘My Perestroika’
POV’s brand new season is now in full swing with the American broadcast premiere of My Perestroika, an intimate look at the last generation of Soviet children, Tuesday, June 28, 2011, on PBS.
Continue reading this entry »Next on POV: ‘Kings of Pastry’
POV kicks off its 24th season with the American broadcast premiere of Kings of Pastry tonight on PBS, and the film experience continues on POV’s website.
Continue reading this entry »BAMcinemaFEST 2011: Heather Courtney on ‘Where Soldiers Come From’
In this dispatch from BAMcinemaFEST 2011, Heather Courtney tells freelance journalist Adam Schartoff how a filmmaking project about her Michigan hometown took a detour to Afghanistan.
Continue reading this entry »Executive Director Simon Kilmurry Previews POV’s New Season
POV’s Simon Kilmurry recently Skyped with Carrie Saldo of WGBY-TV in Springfield, Mass., to talk about our upcoming season, which begins on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, with Kings of Pastry.
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Homegoings
June 21, 2013
7:30 pm
New York, New York
Firelight Media, POV and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ) present the Harlem premiere of New York filmmaker Christine Turner’s debut feature documentary, Homegoings, at the historic Apollo Theater. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film subjects and director Christine Turner. Visit homegoingsharlem.eventbrite.com to register online. First come, first served. Registration does not guarantee admission
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