Point and Shoot
Season 28 Episode 9 | 1h 22m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
A young American leaves home in search of "manhood" and ends up amidst revolution.
Two-time Oscar nominee Marshall Curry celebrates his 10th anniversary with POV with the amazing tale of Matt VanDyke. A timid 26-year-old with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matt left home in Baltimore in 2006 for what he called a “crash course in manhood.”
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Point and Shoot
Season 28 Episode 9 | 1h 22m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Two-time Oscar nominee Marshall Curry celebrates his 10th anniversary with POV with the amazing tale of Matt VanDyke. A timid 26-year-old with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matt left home in Baltimore in 2006 for what he called a “crash course in manhood.”
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Preview: S28 Ep9 | 2m 22s | In 2006, Matt VanDyke left his home and ended up amidst a revolution in the Middle East. (2m 22s)
Point and Shoot: Arab Spring Footage
Clip: S28 Ep9 | 2m 54s | ABC News reports on the Arab Spring in Libya, and Matt thinks about his role in the fight. (2m 54s)
Point and Shoot: Filming for Facebook
Clip: S28 Ep9 | 1m 46s | Matt reflects on how many people are documenting each moment of the war. (1m 46s)
Point and Shoot: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S28 Ep9 | 16m 36s | Filmmaker Marshall Curry discusses the making of the POV documentary Point and Shoot. (16m 36s)
Clip: S28 Ep9 | 3m 2s | Matt reflects how he became a fighter in Libyan war. (3m 2s)
Clip: S28 Ep9 | 1m 41s | Matt demonstrates how he sets up his camera to record himself. (1m 41s)
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