POV Season 27 Reel
Preview: Season 27 | 4m 5s
POV is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films.
POV (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented over 365 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.
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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...
POV Season 27 Reel
Preview: Season 27 | 4m 5s
POV (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented over 365 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.
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Now PlayingPreview: S27 | 4m 5s | POV is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. (4m 5s)
The Act of Killing: The History
Clip: S27 Ep13 | 1m 38s | The text in this clip provides the historical background for The Act of Killing. (1m 38s)
The Act of Killing: Self Reflection
Clip: S27 Ep13 | 2m 49s | Anwar watches the clip "How to Kill with Less Blood" and reflects. (2m 49s)
The Act of Killing: How to Kill With Less Blood
Clip: S27 Ep13 | 2m 41s | Anwar Congo demonstrates his system for killing while avoiding blood. (2m 41s)
The Act of Killing: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S27 Ep13 | 52m 29s | Filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer on the making of his film The Act of Killing. (52m 29s)
Preview: S27 Ep13 | 2m 18s | Indonesian death-squad leaders dramatize their roles in genocide (2m 18s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 43s | Ed Koch on keeping an important hospital in Harlem open. (43s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 1m 41s | Ed Koch brought to the office his bravado, combativeness and egocentricity. (1m 41s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 4m 13s | After promising to keep it open, Koch closes Sydenham Hospital in Harlem. (4m 13s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 33m 8s | Filmmaker Neil Barsky discusses the making of his film Koch. (33m 8s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 2m 36s | Community members and politicians vote on whether to honor Ed Koch. (2m 36s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 1m 22s | "You gotta get them to follow you, and you can only do that by being bigger than life." (1m 22s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 2m 9s | Mayor Ed Koch goes to Washington in 1978. (2m 9s)
Preview: S27 Ep12 | 2m 29s | Meet Mayor Ed Koch, the quintessential New Yorker. (2m 29s)
The Genius of Marian: That's Not Going to Happen
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 2m 47s | Ed White talks about his marriage and how his role has changed since Pam got sick. (2m 47s)
The Genius of Marian: Never Happened Before
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 3m 41s | Pam's youngest son Luke describes his mother's advancing Alzheimer's. (3m 41s)
The Genius of Marian: Medication
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 2m 46s | Pam is having trouble accepting her Alzheimer's diagnosis. (2m 46s)
The Genius of Marian: I Think About It All The Time
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 1m 17s | Luke tells his mother that he thinks about what she's going through all the time. (1m 17s)
The Genius of Marian: Introducing Pam White
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 2m 34s | Meet Pam White and her family. (2m 34s)
The Genius of Marian: I'm Really Worried About Him
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 2m 52s | Devon worries for Ed as he spends more and more time caring for her mother. (2m 52s)
The Genius of Marian: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 26m 22s | Filmmakers Banker White and Anna Fitch discuss the making of The Genius of Marian. (26m 22s)
The Genius of Marian: And I Don’t
Clip: S27 Ep11 | 1m 53s | Pam and Banker discuss the things she's no longer able to do on her own. (1m 53s)
The Genius of Marian - Trailer
Preview: S27 Ep11 | 4m 5s | The son of a woman with early-onset Alzheimer's reconstructs her memories (4m 5s)
After Tiller: Women Are the Experts On Their Own Lives
Clip: S27 Ep10 | 2m 52s | Dr. Robinson emphasizes the importance of trusting women to make personal decisions. (2m 52s)
After Tiller: When the Diagnosis Guarantees Suffering
Clip: S27 Ep10 | 6m 13s | Two couples decide to abort their babies who would suffer if they were born. (6m 13s)
Preview: S27 Ep10 | 2m 30s | A portrait of the four doctors in the United States providing late abortions (2m 30s)
After Tiller: The Nebraska Legislature
Clip: S27 Ep10 | 2m 48s | Nebraska lawmakers hear a proposal limiting abortion to before 20 weeks. (2m 48s)
Clip: S27 Ep10 | 3m 3s | A young woman discusses her financial and personal reasons for choosing abortion. (3m 3s)
After Tiller: How Far Does the Right to Protest Go?
Clip: S27 Ep10 | 3m 15s | Protestors make a personal attack on Dr. Carhart and the owner of his clinic's property. (3m 15s)
After Tiller: Finding a Clinic Space in Maryland
Clip: S27 Ep10 | 2m 7s | Dr. Carhart faces opposition while trying to finding a space for his abortion services. (2m 7s)
After Tiller: Consequences of Making Abortion Illegal
Clip: S27 Ep10 | 1m 29s | Dr. Hern explains what made him decide to offer abortion services. (1m 29s)
After Tiller: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S27 Ep10 | 40m 32s | Filmmakers Lana Wilson and Martha Shane discuss the making of their film After Tiller. (40m 32s)
Big Men: The Benefits of Big Oil
Clip: S27 Ep9 | 4m 56s | Kwesi Pratt and Kosmos each discuss the potential benefits the new contract. (4m 56s)
Clip: S27 Ep9 | Rachel Boynton and Jim Musselman talk American business models.
Clip: S27 Ep9 | 6m 56s | Kosmo's CEO Jim Musselman speaks at the Ashanti king’s reception. (6m 56s)
Clip: S27 Ep9 | 19m 42s | Filmmaker Rachel Boynton discusses the making of her film Big Men. (19m 42s)
Preview: S27 Ep9 | 2m 13s | An unprecedented look at the dark underside of oil development (2m 13s)
A World Not Ours: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S27 Ep8 | 12m 50s | Filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel discusses the making of his film A World Not Ours. (12m 50s)
Preview: S27 Ep8 | 2m 34s | A filmmaker visits his childhood home: Ain el-Helweh refugee camp (2m 34s)
A World Not Ours: Right of Return
Clip: S27 Ep8 | 2m 45s | Mahdi's grandfather came to Ain el-Helweh at age 16 and has lived there ever since. (2m 45s)
Clip: S27 Ep8 | 2m | Abu Eyad expresses his frustration with living in Lebanon as a refugee without rights. (2m)
A World Not Ours: I Don't Want to Return
Clip: S27 Ep8 | 3m 26s | Abu Eyad describes feeling betrayed by those who promised a Palestinian revolution. (3m 26s)
A World Not Ours: Ain el-Helweh
Clip: S27 Ep8 | 3m 19s | Filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel introduces Ain el-Helweh, a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. (3m 19s)
15 to Life: What Were You Like At 15?
Clip: S27 Ep7 | 1m 15s | Is it fair to judge an entire life based on a teenager's actions? (1m 15s)
Clip: S27 Ep7 | 4m 19s | A group of students discuss 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story. (4m 19s)
Clip: S27 Ep7 | 1m 14s | Kenneth's lawyers discuss the chances of success. (1m 14s)
Clip: S27 Ep7 | 1m 16s | Bryan Stevenson discusses the capacity of children for recovery and rehabilitation. (1m 16s)
15 to Life: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S27 Ep7 | 20m 43s | Filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza discusses the making of the documentary 15 to Life. (20m 43s)
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