POV

by Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Nelson Walker III, Co-directed by Louis Abelman and Lynn True

Premiere: September 18, 2007

Lumo Sinai was raped by marauding soldiers in the Congo, which resulted in a fistula, a medical condition that renders her incontinent and threatens her ability to bear children.

by Anthony Giacchino

Premiere: September 11, 2007

How far would you go to stop a war? The Camden 28 recalls a 1971 raid on a draft board office by 'Catholic Left' activists protesting the Vietnam War and its effects on urban America.

by Banker White, Zach Niles

Premiere: June 27, 2007

Traumatized by physical injuries and brutal losses in Sierra Leone's civil war, a group of refugees fight back with the only means they have — music.

by Laura Poitras

Premiere: October 25, 2006

Working alone in Iraq over eight months, filmmaker Laura Poitras takes an unforgettable journey into the heart of war-ravaged Iraq in the months leading up to the January 2005 elections.

by Esteban Uyarra

Premiere: July 6, 2004

This film documents the lives of reporters and photographers who circumvent military media control to get access to the real Iraq War. As the invading armies sweep into the country, some of the journalists in Kuwait decide to travel in their wake, risking their lives to discover the true impact of war on civilians.

by Charley Trujillo, Sonya Rhee

Premiere: September 3, 2003

Author Charley Trujillo guides us through the war and post-war experiences of a group of Mexican-American soldiers who fought in Vietnam. The young soldiers could hardly guess just how profoundly the insulated life they knew in their hometown of Corcoran, California would be changed by their experiences in Southeast Asia.

by Barbara Sonneborn, Janet Cole

Premiere: January 4, 2000

Exploring the meaning of war and loss with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the chilling legacy of war.

by Emiko Omori

Premiere: July 6, 1999

Fifty years after World War II, Japanese Americans recall their years in the internment camps of WWII. From the exuberant recollections of a typical teenager, to the simmering rage of citizens forced to sign loyalty oaths, filmmaker Emiko Omori renders a poetic and illuminating picture of a deeply troubling chapter in American history.

by Freida Lee Mock

Premiere: November 27, 1996

The Vietnam War Memorial was one of the most controversial monuments of its time. Thrust in to the eye of the storm was architect-sculptor Maya Lin, whose design for the memorial was chosen when she was a 21-year-old college student. Withstanding bitter attacks, she held her ground with clarity and grace.