Overview POV’s The Silence of Others nominated for Best Documentary New York, N.Y. — August 6, 2020 — POV, American television’s longest-running independent documentary series, has received eight nominations for the 2020 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards, announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. PBS once again leads with 48 nominations, … Continue reading "POV Nominated for 8 News & Documentary Emmy Awards"

Film Update In 2020, POV asked the Chez Jolie Coiffure filmmakers what's happened since the cameras stopped rolling. Where is Sabine now – how is she doing since the film's completion? What does she think of the film? Sabine is still in Belgium where she continues her activities. She is well and has a head … Continue reading "POV: ‘Chez Jolie Coiffure’ | Film Update"

Overview A Quirky Personal Story About Three Generations of Family Dynamics, Love and Heartbreak in ‘About Love,’ Premiering Monday, August 10, 2020 Three generations of the Phadke family live together in their ancestral home in South Mumbai. When director Archana Atul Phadke, the youngest daughter and unmarried at 32, turns the camera toward her family, … Continue reading "POV: ‘About Love’ | Press Kit"

Overview Immigrant West African Women Make a Belgian Hair Salon Their Personal Refuge in ‘Chez Jolie Coiffure,’ Premiering Monday, August 3, 2020 A Story of Pain and Glory for African Migrants in Brussels Cameroonian-Belgian director Rosine Mbakam (The Two Faces of a Bamileke Woman) captures fellow expat, Sabine’s nightmare journey from enslavement to managing a … Continue reading "POV: ‘Chez Jolie Coiffure’ | Press Kit"

Film Update In 2020, POV asked the We Are The Radical Monarchs filmmakers what's happened since the cameras stopped rolling. What inspired you to share this story? I first read an article about the Radical Monarchs and their co-founders in The Guardian in January of 2015. They had just formed in December of 2014 for … Continue reading "POV: ‘We Are The Radical Monarchs’ | Film Update"

Press Release With power and purpose, Israeli attorney Lea Tsemel champions the fight for Palestinian rights: Advocate documentary coming to PBS series POV on Monday, July 27, 2020. Oscar®-shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature and PGA-nominated for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures New York, NY, July 20, 2020 — A political firebrand in her home … Continue reading "POV: ‘Advocate’ | Press Release"

Film Update In 2020, POV asked And She Could Be Next filmmakers, Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia, what's happened since the cameras stopped rolling. What was your process for making this film across so many locations? It was a beast of a project from a production standpoint. We were filming seven storylines in five locations, … Continue reading "POV: ‘And She Could Be Next’ | Film Update"

Overview Fierce Sisterhood and Social Activism Take Center Stage in "We Are the Radical Monarchs," Premiering July 20, 2020 on PBS New York, NY, July 6, 2020 – Set in Oakland, a city with a deep history of social justice movements, We Are the Radical Monarchs follows the two trailblazing, queer women of color who … Continue reading "POV: ‘We Are the Radical Monarchs’ | Press Kit"

Overview In a polarized America, where the dual forces of white supremacy and patriarchy threaten to further erode our democracy, a game-changing transformation is happening at the grassroots. As demographics shift toward a non-white majority, elections will be decided by Americans inspired to vote for the first time. Many of these voters, who are often … Continue reading "POV: ‘And She Could Be Next’ | Press Kit"

Press Release Four POV films won Peabodys: The Distant Barking of Dogs, Inventing Tomorrow, Midnight Traveler, and The Silence of Others; Two others were nominated: América and Roll Red Roll; PBS led nominations with 11 overall. New York, N.Y. — June 10, 2020 — Today, four POV films were named winners in the Documentary Category … Continue reading "POV Wins Historic Four Peabody Awards in Documentary Category"