POV Season 29 Reel
Preview: Season 29 | 3m 55s
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 400 films to public television audiences across the country.
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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 29 Reel
Preview: Season 29 | 3m 55s
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 400 films to public television audiences across the country.
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Now PlayingPreview: S29 | 3m 55s | POV is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. (3m 55s)
Seven Songs - Wouldn't It Be Loverly
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Clip: S29 Ep13 | 3m 2s | Mandy and Dory use music to get through Dory's rehabilitation. (3m 2s)
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Clip: S29 Ep13 | 5m 44s | Nicola looses her independence due to her disease She and Mandy sing "Everybody Hurts." (5m 44s)
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Clip: S29 Ep13 | 1m 43s | Julie and her daughter live and pray as if they could die tomorrow. (1m 43s)
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Clip: S29 Ep13 | 2m 28s | Ian and his wife Moyra recount the effects of Ian's MS on their life and relationship. (2m 28s)
Seven Songs - Get Back to the Actual Person
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Clip: S29 Ep13 | 1m 6s | Mandy discusses how she has learned to prefer human interaction over high tech treatment. (1m 6s)
Seven Songs for a Long Life: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S29 Ep13 | 15m 7s | Filmmaker Amy Hardie discusses the making of POV documentary Seven Songs for a Long Life. (15m 7s)
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Clip: S29 Ep13 | 2m 48s | Alicia describes how she found out she has cancer and then sings a sad song. (2m 48s)
Seven Songs for a Long Life: Trailer
Preview: S29 Ep13 | 1m 32s | Patients at Strathcarron hospice in Scotland face life's end with song and humor. (1m 32s)
Preview: S29 Ep12 | 2m 5s | Inside the very first girls' school in a small Afghan village. (2m 5s)
What Tomorrow Brings: Rihala's Future
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 4m 11s | Rihala enrolls at school as the oldest student, but her future is still unclear. (4m 11s)
What Tomorrow Brings: Poisoned Hope
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 6m 38s | Despite community resistance and threats of attack, the school will be opened. (6m 38s)
What Tomorrow Brings: Holding Your Head Up High
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 5m 44s | Razia meets with the mayor and town elders to discuss the benefits of the school. (5m 44s)
What Tomorrow Brings: A Proud Moment
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 4m | The students practice English presentations for their new pen pals in Nebraska. (4m)
Thank You for Playing: Trailer
Preview: S29 Ep11 | 2m 36s | A father learns his young son has cancer and creates a poetic video game. (2m 36s)
Thank You For Playing: To Live Like He's Living
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Clip: S29 Ep11 | 5m 55s | This clip introduces us to Joel's illness and how his parents cope with it. (5m 55s)
Thank You For Playing: Playing the Game
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Clip: S29 Ep11 | 6m 35s | Ryan and his team take "That Dragon, Cancer" to a video game conference. (6m 35s)
Thank You For Playing: I Was Having Fun
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Clip: S29 Ep11 | 2m 39s | Ryan and Amy discuss scenes for the game and how they want the player to interact with it. (2m 39s)
Thank You For Playing: Death & Gaming - Do They Go Together?
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Clip: S29 Ep11 | 5m 31s | This clip discusses how video games can help us cope emotionally and confront taboos. (5m 31s)
Thank You For Playing: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S29 Ep11 | 17m 54s | Filmmakers Malika Zouhali-Worrall and David Osit discuss Thank You For Playing. (17m 54s)
Preview: S29 Ep10 | 2m 35s | Filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows activist Sparrow and her band as they seek justice. (2m 35s)
Hooligan Sparrow: Protesting Rape
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Clip: S29 Ep10 | 10m 39s | We meet Ye Haiyan and the other activists and see them protest outside the school. (10m 39s)
Preview: S29 Ep9 | 1m 4s | A portrait of a gender-creative boy growing up in conservative rural Florida. (1m 4s)
From This Day Forward: Trailer
Preview: S29 Ep9 | 2m 43s | Director Shattuck seeks a deeper understanding of her family. (2m 43s)
From This Day Forward: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S29 Ep9 | 16m 7s | Filmmaker Sharon Shattuck discusses the making of POV documentary From This Day Forward. (16m 7s)
From This Day Forward: What to Wear to the Wedding
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Clip: S29 Ep9 | 3m 56s | The family celebrates Sharon's wedding. Trisha discusses how her gender identity is fluid. (3m 56s)
From This Day Forward: The Kids React
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Clip: S29 Ep9 | 2m 57s | Trisha's kids talk about the effect of her transition on their childhood. (2m 57s)
From This Day Forward: Meeting Trisha
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Clip: S29 Ep9 | 5m 22s | Sharon interviews Trisha about how her understanding of her gender identity. (5m 22s)
From This Day Forward: Identity and Representation
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Clip: S29 Ep9 | 3m 18s | Trisha discusses the psychology of being transgender, and the complexity of her identity. (3m 18s)
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Clip: S29 Ep9 | 3m 39s | This clip discusses the various reactions from the community to Trisha's presence. (3m 39s)
Preview: S29 Ep8 | 1m 56s | An undocumented immigrant, Julio Sauce, competes in the New York City Marathon. (1m 56s)
Preview: S29 Ep8 | 2m 13s | The hard choices and destructive consequences of the U.S.-Mexico drug war. (2m 13s)
Kingdom of Shadows: The Families
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Clip: S29 Ep8 | 2m 32s | Sister Consuelo discusses the role of her faith, and relatives of the missing hold signs. (2m 32s)
Kingdom of Shadows: Disappeared
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Clip: S29 Ep8 | 2m 51s | Sister Consuelo discusses how militarized efforts to combat crime endangered young people. (2m 51s)
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Clip: S29 Ep8 | 57s | Oscar, a U.S. Border Patrol Agent, discusses America's complicity in drug trafficking. (57s)
Hooligan Sparrow: The Life of an Activist
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Clip: S29 Ep10 | 8m 37s | Ye Haiyan faces many hardships as an activist - harassment, detainment, eviction. (8m 37s)
Preview: S29 Ep7 | 3m 9s | The largely invisible struggles of young African-American men come vividly to life. (3m 9s)
Preview: S29 Ep6 | 2m 46s | The film takes us inside the Yoshida Brewery, a 144-year-old family-owned establishment. (2m 46s)
The Birth of Sake: The Craft of Making Saké
Clip: S29 Ep6 | 15m 19s | Saké making is a living thing. (15m 19s)
The Birth of Sake: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S29 Ep6 | 14m 40s | Filmmaker Erik Shirai discusses the making of the film The Birth of Saké. (14m 40s)
The Birth of Sake: Characters Update
Clip: S29 Ep6 | 2m 1s | Characters update for The Birth of Saké. (2m 1s)
Preview: S29 Ep5 | 2m 22s | Iris pairs the late documentarian Albert Maysles, then 87, with style maven Iris Apfel. (2m 22s)
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Clip: S29 Ep5 | 3m 6s | Iris styles mannequins for an exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum. (3m 6s)
Iris: Individuality - Breaking Rules
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Clip: S29 Ep5 | 2m 52s | Iris encourages people to express their individualism through their wardrobes. (2m 52s)
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Clip: S29 Ep5 | 8m | How Metropolitan Museum of Art Harold Koda and Iris met and collaborated. (8m)
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Clip: S29 Ep5 | 4m 9s | Iris's style: Big & Bold & Pizazz (4m 9s)
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Clip: S29 Ep5 | 2m 43s | Iris is an artist. She uses her clothing and accessories to compose a new vision. (2m 43s)
Pervert Park: Transition and Harassment
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Clip: S29 Ep4 | 4m 28s | Florida Justice Transitions trailer park is home to 120 sex offenders. (4m 28s)
Preview: S29 Ep4 | 2m 1s | Florida Justice Transitions trailer park is home to 120 sex offenders. (2m 1s)
Pervert Park: Monitoring and Internet Crimes
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Clip: S29 Ep4 | 3m 19s | Florida Justice Transitions trailer park is home to 120 sex offenders. (3m 19s)
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