POV

Better This World (90 min.)

Premiere Date: September 6, 2011
Encore Broadcast Date: Aug. 30, 2012
Streaming Dates: Sept. 7, 2011 - Oct. 7, 2011
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Filmmakers: Kelly Duane de la Vega, Katie Galloway Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Press Release | Fact Sheet | Critical Acclaim
Trailer: Link | Embed

El Velador (The Night Watchman) (60 min.)

Premiere Date: September 27, 2012
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Filmmaker: Natalia Almada | Statement
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Girl Model (90 min.)

Premiere Date: Winter Special Presentation
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Filmmakers: A. Sabin, David Redmon
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Give Up Tomorrow (90 min.)

Premiere Date: October 4, 2012
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Filmmakers: Michael Collins, Marty Syjuco | Statement
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Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (90 min.)

Premiere Date: June 28, 2012
Streaming Dates: June 29, 2012 - Aug. 20, 2012
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Filmmakers: Pamela Yates, Paco de Onís, Peter Kinoy Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Sundance 2011 Press Release | Press Release | Fact Sheet | Critical Acclaim
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Guilty Pleasures (60 min.)

Premiere Date: July 12, 2012
Streaming Dates: July 13, 2012 - Aug. 12, 2012
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Filmmaker: Julie Moggan Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Press Release | Fact Sheet | Critical Acclaim
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If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (90 min.)

Premiere Date: September 13, 2011
Encore Broadcast Date: Aug. 11, 2012
Streaming Dates: Feb. 22, 2012 - March 4, 2012
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Filmmaker: Marshall Curry Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Oscar Nomination Press Release | Press Release for Broadcast | Fact Sheet | Critical Acclaim | Press Release
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I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful (90 min.)

Premiere Date: September 20, 2012
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Filmmaker: Jonathan Demme
Press: Press Release

Kings of Pastry (90 min.)

Premiere Date: June 21, 2011
Encore Broadcast Date: Sept. 13, 2012
Streaming Dates: June 22, 2011 - Sept. 20, 2011
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Filmmakers: Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Press Release | Critical Acclaim
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My Reincarnation (90 min.)

Premiere Date: June 21, 2012
Streaming Dates: June 22, 2012 - Sept. 20, 2012
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Filmmaker: Jennifer Fox Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Press Release | Fact Sheet | Critical Acclaim
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Nostalgia for the Light (90 min.)

Premiere Date: October 25, 2012
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Filmmaker: Patricio Guzmán
Press: Press Release
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Presumed Guilty (60 min.)

Premiere Date: July 27, 2010
Encore Broadcast Date: Aug. 23, 2012
Streaming Dates: Sept. 1, 2011 - Sept. 30, 2011
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Filmmakers: Roberto Hernández, Layda Negrete, Geoffrey Smith Bio | Interview
Press: Press Release | Fact Sheet
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Reportero (60 min.)

Premiere Date: Fall Special Presentation
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Filmmaker: Bernardo Ruiz | Statement
Press: Press Release

Sin País

Premiere Date: August 9, 2012
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Filmmaker: Theo Rigby | Statement
Press: Press Release
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Steam of Life (60 min.)

Premiere Date: August 2, 2011
Encore Broadcast Date: Aug. 16, 2012
Streaming Dates: Aug. 3, 2011 - Nov. 1, 2011
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Filmmakers: Joonas Berghäll, Mika Hotakainen Bio | Statement
Press: Press Release | Fact Sheet | Critical Acclaim
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StoryCorps Shorts (various min.)

Premiere Date: Various dates
Streaming Dates: May 6, 2010 - May 6, 2014
Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch
Press: Animated Series Launches

Sun Kissed (60 min.)

Premiere Date: October 18, 2012
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Filmmakers: Maya Stark, Adi Lavy Bio | Statement
Press: Press Release
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The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement

Premiere Date: August 9, 2012
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Filmmakers: Gail Dolgin, Robin Fryday
Press: Press Release
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The City Dark (60 min.)

Premiere Date: July 5, 2012
Streaming Dates: July 6, 2012 - Aug. 5, 2012
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Filmmaker: Ian Cheney Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Press Release Fact Sheet | Critical Acclaim
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The Light in Her Eyes (60 min.)

Premiere Date: July 19, 2012
Streaming Dates: July 20, 2012 - Aug. 19, 2012
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Filmmakers: Julia Meltzer, Laura Nix Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Press Release | Fact Sheet
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Up Heartbreak Hill (60 min.)

Premiere Date: July 26, 2012
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Filmmaker: Erica Scharf Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Press Release
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Where Soldiers Come From (90 min.)

Premiere Date: November 10, 2011
Encore Broadcast Date: Sept. 6, 2012
Streaming Dates: Nov. 11, 2011 - Dec. 18, 2011
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Filmmaker: Heather Courtney Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Press Release | Critical Acclaim
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Targeted by Mexico's Deadly Drug Cartels, Journalists at a Tijuana-based Newsweekly Risk Their Lives to Report the Truth in POV's 'Reportero,' Premiering Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 as a Special Presentation on PBS

Earthly and Celestial Quests Meld in Chile's Remote Atacama Desert In POV's 'Nostalgia for the Light,' Premiering Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 on PBS

POV Films Nominated for 16 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards: A Record for the Series Celebrating Its 25th Season on PBS

Hunky Heroes, Steamy Sirens and the Ordinary People Who Bring Them to Life In POV's 'Guilty Pleasures,' Thursday, July 12, 2012 on PBS

'POV Short Cuts' Offer Brief Documentary Encounters in Five New Short Films Premiering on PBS on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012

Attention, Documentary Lovers: Help POV Celebrate Our 25th Anniversary By Hosting Your Own Premiere Party (Red Carpet Not Required)

Award-winning Director Jonathan Demme Explores Devastation and Rebuilding of New Orleans with Story of an Extraordinary Woman in POV's 'I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful,' Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 on PBS

Syrian Girls Move Front and Center in the Mosque, Learning the Qur'an From a Woman's Perspective in POV's 'The Light in Her Eyes,' Thursday, July 19, 2012 on PBS

A Rare Genetic Disorder Is Stalking the Children of the Navajo Nation In POV's 'Sun Kissed,' Premiering Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, on PBS

Navajo Teen Athletes Race Toward the Future in POV's 'Up Heartbreak Hill,' Premiering Thursday, July 26, 2012 on PBS

Attention, Documentary Filmmakers: 'POV's Hackathon' a Unique Opportunity to Collaborate With Developers and Designers to Reinvent the Documentary for the Web

PBS, ITVS and POV Unveil Strategy For Mission-Focused Content And New Broadcast Night For Landmark Indie Series

Hunky Heroes, Steamy Sirens and the Ordinary People Who Bring Them to Life In POV's 'Guilty Pleasures,' Thursday, July 12, 2012 on PBS

POV's 'Granito: How to Nail a Dictator' Reveals a Documentary Film Colliding With History in a Quest for Justice; Film Premieres Thursday, June 28, 2012 on PBS

POV Kicks Off 25th Season with "My Reincarnation," an Intimate Yet Epic Story Of Spiritual Struggle Between Father and Son, Thursday, June 21, 2012 on PBS

POV's 'The City Dark' Asks, 'Do We Need the Stars?' Thursday, July 5, 2012 on PBS

POV Wins Peabody Award for 'My Perestroika'; Shares Honor with NPR and StoryCorps for 9/11 Audio and Shorts

POV Celebrates 25 Years on PBS in 2012 with Powerful Slate of New Films That Reveal Humanity's Faith, Courage and Resilience

Award-winning Racing Dreams Follows Three Tweens With Supercharged NASCAR Ambitions; Special POV Broadcast Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 on PBS

POV Films Earn Two Academy Award Nominations: "If a Tree Falls" for Documentary Feature; "The Barber of Birmingham" for Documentary Short Subject