POV

A Thousand Words | Melba Williams
November 4, 2009

Filmmaker Melba Williams talks about communicating with her father, a Vietnam War veteran who has suffered a debilitating stroke, during the making of A Thousand Words

The Way We Get By | Aron Gaudet
October 13, 2009

Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet talk about how they convinced his mother to be the subject of their film, how meeting Bill and Jerry helped them find deeper stories that go beyond troop greeting, and how audiences have responded to The Way We Get By and its subjects.

Jennifer | Stewart Copeland
October 1, 2009

Filmmaker Stewart Copeland explores his relationship with his late mother and the distance between memory and history in his short film, Jennifer. In this interview, Copeland talks about how the memory of his mother inspired him to make the film.

So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away | Annie P. Waldman
September 22, 2009

Filmmaker Annie Waldman discusses balancing her desire to help her subjects with the need to stay at arm's length as a filmmaker, and reveals how the filmmaking process boosted the confidence of her subjects.

Bronx Princess | Yoni Brook , Musa Syeed
September 17, 2009

Filmmakers Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed talk about how they found Rocky Otoo and her family, the challenges of shooting in Ghana and what they hope PBS viewers take away from their film.

The Principal Story | Tod Lending , David Mrazek
September 10, 2009

Filmmakers Tod Lending (pictured) and David Mrazek talk about The Principal Story and discuss the political landscape that educators must navigate in the nation's public school system.

The English Surgeon | Geoffrey Smith
August 31, 2009

Filmmaker Geoffrey Smith talks about his friendship with Henry Marsh and about the work that Dr. Marsh does in Ukraine.

Ella Es el Matador (She Is the Matador) | Gemma Cubero, Celeste Carrasco
August 24, 2009

Filmmakers Gemma Cubero and Celeste Carrasco talk about why what drives women matadors, the differences between Mari Paz and Eva and their own stances on bullfighting.

34x25x36 | Jesse Epstein
August 18, 2009

Filmmaker Jesse Epstein talks about her short film, 34x25x36, which goes inside a mannequin factory to look at how to create an "ideal" of a woman's body — in plastic. Epstein talks about body image in our culture.

Nutkin's Last Stand | Nicholas Berger
August 18, 2009

On the surface, the film documents the battle between the English red squirrel and the North American grey squirrel. But filmmaker Nicholas Berger explains that in addition to being about squirrels, his film is also about patriotism, war and American imperialism.