POV

by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk

Broadcast Date: September 28, 2004

Follow two young refugees from the Dinka tribe, Peter and Santino, through their first year in America. Nearly 4,000 'lost boys' have emigrated to the United States. (90 minutes)

by Aaron Matthews

Broadcast Date: September 21, 2004

On October 30, 1969, Pete O'Neal, a young Black Panther in Kansas City, Missouri, was arrested for transporting a gun across state lines. One year later, O'Neal fled the charge, and for over 30 years, he has lived in Tanzania as one of the last American exiles from an era when activists considered themselves at war with the U.S. government. (90 minutes)

by Jamie Stoble and Janet Cole

Broadcast Date: September 14, 2004

Freedom Machines takes a new look at disability through the lens of assistive technology.

by Mel Stuart

Broadcast Date: September 7, 2004

P.O.V. brings back the cult favorite Wattstax, the 1973 documentary directed by Mel Stuart. In August 1972, seven years after the Watts riots, the legendary Stax recording label staged a benefit concert in Los Angeles for 90,000 people. As time went by, it became known as the Black Woodstock. (120 minutes)

by Jesse Moss

Broadcast Date: August 24, 2004

Trapped in a failing marriage, demolition-derby driver Ed "Speedo" Jager channels life's frustrations onto the track, hoping to parlay his talents into a "real" racing career. (90 minutes)

by Tami Gold and Kelly Anderson

Broadcast Date: August 17, 2004

In the late 1990s, three victims of police brutality made headlines around the country: Amadou Diallo, the young West African man whose killing sparked intense public protest; Anthony Baez, killed in an illegal choke-hold; and Gary (Gidone) Busch, a Hasidic Jew shot and killed outside his Brooklyn home. Every Mother's Son tells of the victims' three mothers who came together to demand justice and accountability. (60 minutes)

by Elizabeth Westrate

Broadcast Date: August 3, 2004

Prior to the 20th century, most Americans prepared their dead for burial with the help of family and friends, but today most funerals are part of a multimillion-dollar industry. (60 minutes)

by Paul Stekler

Broadcast Date: July 20, 2004

Asking what the politics are that launched George W. Bush to national office, award-winning filmmaker Paul Stekler takes his camera to Texas for a lively, behind-the-scenes look at a pair of 2002 elections — one for state representative in a district that includes Lyndon Johnson's hometown, and a polarizing race for governor. (90 minutes)

by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman

Broadcast Date: July 13, 2004

Population growth, pollution, and scarcity are turning water into "blue gold," the oil of the 21st century. Thirst is available to watch online now. (60 minutes)