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We'd love to hear from you!
First, please read through the Frequently Asked Questions below to find out if we have addressed what's on your mind. We receive many emails, letters and phone calls from viewers and will not be able to get back to you immediately. We've done our best to anticipate your question here, so we really appreciate you taking the time to read the answers below thoroughly.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does P.O.V. stand for?
- When will a program be on the air again?
- My station never carries P.O.V. at the time you advertise, Tuesdays at 10 PM. What's up?
- How can I find out about upcoming P.O.V. shows?
- Where can I buy a copy of a P.O.V. program on tape or DVD?
- Can I tape a program off the air and use it in my classroom?
- Where can I send my comments on a particular program?
- How do I submit a story idea?
- I'm a filmmaker. How can I get my film on P.O.V.?
- How do I find the website for a particular P.O.V. program?
- Do you have any job openings? Can I be a P.O.V. intern?
- What is your mailing address?
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What does P.O.V. stand for?
P.O.V. is a cinema term for 'point of view.'
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2. When will a program be on the air again?
Your local PBS station makes independent decisions about how frequently and when to replay P.O.V. programs, so unfortunately, we can't give you an easy answer.
You can check your local listings for upcoming (re)broadcasts of P.O.V. in the next two weeks. Just type in your zip code or state, select your local PBS station, and see if the program you are interested in appears in the listings.
If you don't see the particular program — or any P.O.V. broadcasts at all — listed, that means that your station will not be airing P.O.V. in the next two weeks and we don't have any further information to offer, unfortunately.
We recommend that you contact your local station directly to let them know if you are interested in seeing a P.O.V. program rebroadcast, or to inquire about any future plans to reair the program.
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3. My station never carries P.O.V. at the time you advertise, Tuesdays at 10 PM. What's up?
PBS recommends that local stations air P.O.V. on Tuesday nights at 10 PM, but local PBS stations make their own decisions about when to air P.O.V. programs. Feel free to let them know that you would prefer that the series were scheduled at a different time.
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4. How can I find out about upcoming P.O.V. shows?
One simple way is to sign up for our newsletter, which we mail out to your in-box weekly during our regular on-air season (summer/fall) and intermittently the rest of the year. It will remind you about upcoming P.O.V. programs and update you about websites premiering on PBS Online.
As an alternative, if you see a film that interests you on the TV Schedule, click on the REMIND ME button to sign up for one-time-only email reminders for a particular broadcast.
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5. Where can I buy a copy of a P.O.V. program on tape or DVD?
Visit our Film Archive, where you can browse for the program by title or season, or you can search by the filmmaker's name, etc. Once you've found the program you're interested in, click the "Buy the Film" link in the left-hand margin for more information. If no such link appears, as in the case of some films from early seasons of P.O.V., that means that we currently have no information on the film's distribution. Please email us using the form above and we can try to track down that information for you.
If you've been to one of our companion websites before, you might have noticed that "Buy the Film" links appear on companion site homepages as well. Some of our films are also available to rent through Netflix; in those cases, you'll see a "Rent from Netflix" link on the homepage.
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6. Can I tape a program off the air and use it in my classroom?
Most P.O.V. documentaries can be taped off the air and used for educational purposes (K-12) for up to one year from the broadcast date. In certain cases this period may vary. For more information about off-air taping rights, visit PBS TeacherSource, which is a great resource for educators. For a list of lesson plans offered for use with P.O.V. films, visit our For Educators area.
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7. Where can I send my comments on a particular program?
There are multiple ways you can share your responses with us.
You can call us at (800) 688-4768 and let us know what you think by phone.
If you feel strongly, you might want to consider sending in a video letter. A lively selection of viewer video letters are broadcast or webstreamed during the P.O.V. season, so you can help to broaden public discourse and the range of perspectives on public television. Check out past video letters from viewers and download our step-by-step guide (Adobe Acrobat required) to creating your own.
Online, you can visit the P.O.V. Talking Back discussion board for the film. There you can express your p.o.v. and talk about the issues with other viewers. Our Talking Back Tapestry offers a chance to share emotional responses to P.O.V. films (Flash Player required).
Have a comment related to the journalistic integrity of PBS and P.O.V. content? Send an E-mail to the PBS ombudsman, Michael Getler or contact him directly at 703-739-5290.
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8. How do I submit a story idea?
We're probably not the best place to send your idea. P.O.V. doesn't do "story development" in traditional television terms, because we're a series of independently-produced documentary films. Most films come to us near completion or finished. If you have a film you would like to submit for consideration, visit our For Producers area of the site.
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9. I'm a filmmaker. How do I get my film on P.O.V.?
Every year, P.O.V. holds a Call for Entries, in which we encourage filmmakers to submit films for consideration for broadcast on P.O.V. For more information, visit our For Producers area,
where you'll find links to our Call for Entries, more on what kinds of projects are eligible for consideration, and other funding and broadcasting resources available to independent producers at PBS.
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10. How do I find the website for a particular P.O.V. program?
If you visit our Film Archive, you can browse for the program by title or season, or you can search by the filmmaker's name or anything else you remember about the program. When you find the program, click on the film's title or the "WEBSITE" button — either link will take you to the homepage of the companion website. In a pinch, you call also visit our Site Map, where there is a list of all our companion websites.
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11. Do you have any job openings? Can I be a P.O.V. intern?
We have a small staff and rarely have openings for full-time positions. If you are interested in interning in one of our departments, send an email to internships@pov.org. We get many inquiries of this kind, but you will hear from us if there is an opening and we think you and P.O.V. might be a good fit.
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12. What is your mailing address?
You can write to us at:
P.O. Box 5034
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274-5034
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