Overview New York, N.Y. — January 16, 2021 — POV Shorts, American Documentary’s newest program, has won the Best Short Form Series award at the 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards, which recognize the best nonfiction films and programs of the year. The IDA announced the winners at a virtual ceremony on Saturday, January 16, 2021. … Continue reading "POV Shorts’ Season 3 Wins Best Short Form Series at the 36th Annual IDA Awards"

Overview New York, NY – January 14, 2021 – American Documentary, Inc. (AmDoc) announced today that it will sunset POV Spark, the interactive arm of the long-running PBS series, this spring. The initiative, which grew out of the organization’s digital department, launched in 2018 to create and advance experiential forms of storytelling and programming. Executive … Continue reading "American Documentary Sunsets Interactive Division POV Spark in 2021"

Film Update What is Boniface up to now? Is he gearing up for the next election? Boniface started goat farming to help get his mind off things. He has been active on social media, sharing many different issues that come to his attention. He is contemplating another shot at Parliament but still hasn’t wholly made … Continue reading "POV: ‘Softie’ | Film Update"

Overview Tiffany Hsiung’s Sing Me A Lullaby now streaming on POV.org and the PBS App; Matt Wolf’s Another Hayride to world premiere on January 19 with The New York Times Op-Docs New York, N.Y., January 11, 2021 — Award-winning PBS documentary series POV Shorts has acquired the broadcast and streaming rights for Sing Me a … Continue reading "POV Acquires “Sing Me A Lullaby” and “Another Hayride” for Award-Winning Shorts Series"

Overview POV Presents the Latest Documentary from Chilean Filmmaker, Maite Alberdi, An Unexpected Meditation on Aging and Human Connection in THE MOLE AGENT, Debuting Monday, January 25, 2021 on PBS “The most heartwarming spy movie ever made.” — Eric Kohn, IndieWire “A refreshing, beautifully made documentary set in a nursing home under suspicion of elder … Continue reading "POV: ‘The Mole Agent’ | Press Kit"

Press Release American Documentary, Inc., producers of the award-winning independent non-fiction film series POV, announced the hiring of Opeyemi Olukemi as vice president of POV’s Digital Production and Innovation team. Olukemi will also act as the executive producer on original digital productions. As vice president, Olukemi will oversee the strategic direction, expansion and operation of … Continue reading "POV | American Documentary, Inc. Announces New Hire to Executive Produce Digital Projects"

Film Update In Fall 2020, POV caught up with filmmaker Maya Newell as well as members of Dujuan's family to find out what has happened since the cameras stopped rolling. Dujuan made headlines in late 2019 with his United Nations speech advocating for Aboriginals. What is he up to now? MARGIE (Dujuan's grandmother): Since coming … Continue reading "POV: ‘In My Blood It Runs’ | Film Update"

Film Update In fall 2020, POV caught up with Our Time Machine co-director S. Leo Chiang to find out what's happened since the cameras stopped rolling. How did you meet Maleonn and learn about his father's story? [My co-director] Yang [Sun] first met Maleonn in Shanghai in 2015 because Maleonn was interested in having someone … Continue reading "POV: ‘Our Time Machine’ | Film Update"

Overview THE OFFICIAL SELECTION, TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY WILL PLAY AS PART OF THE 34TH SEASON OF POV ON PBS IN 2021 New York, N.Y. — November 2, 2020 — POV today announced the acquisition of the U.S. broadcast rights for Landfall, directed by Cecilia Aldarondo, will air as part of the series’ 34th season, … Continue reading "POV Acquires ‘Landfall,’ a Kaleidoscopic Portrait of Puerto Rico’s Recovery after Hurricane María"

Film Update In 2020, POV asked the Advocate filmmakers what's happened since the cameras stopped rolling. What further developments have happened in the case of the young Palestinian boy, Ahmad, who was on trial for a stabbing attack in East Jerusalem? Ahmad, now 18 years old, has served about half his sentence (which Lea succeeded … Continue reading "POV: ‘Advocate’ | Film Update"