A Mother Apart

Poet and activist Staceyann Chin chronicles her journey of healing, forgiveness, and mothering.
Filmmakers
Laurie Townshend
Alison Duke
Ngardy Conteh George
Justine Pimlott
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POV Season 38

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UNION

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A group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse.

​​A Colombian Black rural activist's historic bid for presidency stirs a national awakening.

Three women navigate hope and change as a Chinese industrial zone transforms Ethiopia.

POV Shorts Season 8

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Photographer James Balog brings the 15-year Extreme Ice Survey project to a close.

The People Could Fly is a poetic look at the history of Black gathering spaces in Louisville, KY. Through intimate portraiture, it explores the ritual of roller skating and the role of roller rinks as sanctuaries for Black culture, joy, and resistance.

From big city to small town, two stories reflecting contemporary America. MnM is an exuberant portrait of chosen sisters Mermaid...

Community Grassroots: The Different Flavors of Organizing

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A glimpse into the lives of three quilters in the American West.

In one of the few queer-focused shelters in Tijuana, asylum-seekers process heartbreak and joy as they await uncertain futures.

A close look at disabled New Yorkers fighting for accessibility on the MTA.

POV Encores

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At MIT, an alum follows four African students striving to become change agents for home.

An unlikely group of nursing home residents launch a movement during the pandemic.

POV Season 37

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Bordertown besties make magic of one last summer together as they face uncertain futures.

Ella Glendining embarks on a quest to connect with others who share her rare disability.

Two Koli fishermen in Bombay are driven to desperation by a dying sea, testing their bond.

POV Shorts Season 7

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In one of the few queer-focused shelters in Tijuana, asylum-seekers process heartbreak and joy as they await uncertain futures.

Two stories of women who trailblaze and persist.

A young med student drives big rigs for tuition fees.

POV Shorts Season 6

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Inspired by the lawsuits filed in Florida challenging the state’s abortion ban on the basis of religious freedom, Under G-d...

Two stories exploring themes of memory, devastation, and resiliency through Detroit and Canarsie’s unique relationships to water. Includes Freshwater and...

Detroiters experienced an enhanced form of water destruction from massive flooding that destroyed homes, belongings and lives in the summer...

POV Shorts Season 5

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Painter Titus Kaphar turns to film when the art world tries to silence his activism.

Two families experience homeland violence across generations. Includes Call Me Anytime, I’m Not Leaving the House and Freedom Swimmer.

Two stories from the heart of New York. Includes Are You Down? and All Riders.

StoryCorps Shorts

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Kugels, characters, and conversation at Dubrow’s Cafeteria.

Jeff Dupre remembers the first openly gay man to appear on the cover of a national publication.

Cheri Lindsay and her father Phillip talk about the rare skin condition they share called vitiligo.

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Feature Film
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A Black Muslim mother vows to save all the other Black sons, on both sides of the gun.

Feature Film

A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.

Feature Film

In Baltimore, a young mayor fights to enact a bold plan to end chronic violence.

Feature Film

Poet and activist Staceyann Chin chronicles her journey of healing, forgiveness, and mothering.

Feature Film

Confronting war, Ukrainian artists pick up arms while finding strength through art.

Short Film

On January 29, 1998, the New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed.

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