POV Season 30 Reel
Preview: Season 30 | 4m 28s
A look at POV's 30th anniversary season on PBS.
A look at POV's 30th anniversary season on PBS.
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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 30 Reel
Preview: Season 30 | 4m 28s
A look at POV's 30th anniversary season on PBS.
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Now PlayingPreview: S30 | 4m 28s | A look at POV's 30th anniversary season on PBS. (4m 28s)
Why tell the story of modern policing?
Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 48s | Filmmaker Craig Atkinson discusses the militarization of policing today. (1m 48s)
What happens when we train our police to be warriors?
Clip: S30 Ep20 | 1m 53s | Filmmaker Craig Atkinson on the risks of emphasizing a warrior mindset in police training. (1m 53s)
What do police think of this film?
Clip: S30 Ep20 | 55s | Filmmaker Craig Atkinson shares how police officers have reacted to his film. (55s)
How does military equipment get into police departments?
Clip: S30 Ep20 | 2m 8s | Filmmaker Craig Atkinson explains why police departments are using military equipment. (2m 8s)
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 6m 59s | The clip shows a military-equipped police SWAT team conducting a drug raid. (6m 59s)
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 4m 48s | Clip shows police using military tactics to disperse a crowd of non-violent protestors. (4m 48s)
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Clip: S30 Ep20 | 3m 46s | This clip shows the public comment portion of a city council meeting in Concord, NH. (3m 46s)
Preview: S30 Ep20 | 2m 34s | A vital and influential exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the US. (2m 34s)
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Clip: S30 Ep19 | 5m 24s | Tom and Anthony meet Wolf Walker, a member of a Native American tribe on their journey. (5m 24s)
Why did these two Iraq War veterans walk across the country?
Clip: S30 Ep19 | 1m 46s | Almost Sunrise filmmakers on the link between walking cross-country and healing from war. (1m 46s)
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Clip: S30 Ep19 | 4m 2s | This clip begins with a definition of moral injury. (4m 2s)
Clip: S30 Ep19 | 1m 13s | Filmmakers Michael Collins & Marty Syjuco on the difference between moral injury and PTSD. (1m 13s)
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Clip: S30 Ep19 | 3m 30s | Tom attended a "Power Breath" training, where meditation and deep breathing made space... (3m 30s)
Just War and Its Relationship with Moral Injury
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Clip: S30 Ep19 | 4m 36s | Tom, Anthony, and their friend describe their perspectives on the purpose of the Iraq war. (4m 36s)
How does Almost Sunrise depict veterans?
Clip: S30 Ep19 | 1m 23s | Filmmakers Michael Collins & Marty Syjuco discuss rethinking the veteran experience. (1m 23s)
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Clip: S30 Ep19 | 4m | Tom and Anthony meet a policeman who shares that police officers have suicide rates ... (4m)
Preview: S30 Ep18 | 1m 57s | A thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world. (1m 57s)
Almost Sunrise: Women in the Military
Clip: S30 Ep19 | 3m 1s | The directors of 'Almost Sunrise' examine women in the armed forces and the unique challen (3m 1s)
What are the challenges of being a documentary filmmaker?
Clip: S30 Ep18 | 1m 53s | Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson explores what it means to document someone else's pain. (1m 53s)
Kirsten Johnson on the importance of questioning images
Clip: S30 Ep18 | 1m 27s | In an age of media saturation, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson encourages us to question images. (1m 27s)
Kirsten Johnson on the ethics of documentary filmmaking
Clip: S30 Ep18 | 1m 48s | Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson explores responsibility and power dynamics in documentary film. (1m 48s)
Cameraperson: What's the power of the camera?
Clip: S30 Ep18 | 1m 46s | Kirsten Johnson discusses how the presence of a camera changes both people and moments. (1m 46s)
My Love, Don't Cross That River - Trailer
Preview: S30 Ep14 | 1m 33s | Kang Gye-Yeol and Jo Byeong-Man are married and have lived together for 76 years. (1m 33s)
Cameraperson: Preserving Dignity
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Clip: S30 Ep18 | 1m 59s | Syrian dissident, Charif Kiwan, speaks to a university audience about the ethics of... (1m 59s)
Cameraperson: Government Control
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Clip: S30 Ep18 | 3m 16s | Johnson's driver informs her that journalists need a permit to shoot video of the prison.. (3m 16s)
Cameraperson: Competence Required?
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Clip: S30 Ep18 | 2m | Johnson is shooting footage of her mother, who is identified as being in early stages ... (2m)
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Clip: S30 Ep18 | 2m 15s | Prosecuting attorney, Guy James Gray, describes evidence he prepared in the James Byrd... (2m 15s)
Why is whale hunting important to the Faroe Islanders?
Clip: S30 Ep16 | 1m 32s | Mike Day on the complexities of whale hunting & food sustainability in the Faroe Islands. (1m 32s)
Why is family planning important in the Philippines?
Clip: S30 Ep17 | 1m 29s | Filmmaker Ramona Diaz discusses the challenges of family planning education. (1m 29s)
What's it like at the busiest maternity ward in the world?
Clip: S30 Ep17 | 1m 30s | Filmmaker Ramona Diaz explains what makes Fabella Hospital unique. (1m 30s)
What challenges did you face while making your film?
Clip: S30 Ep16 | 1m 19s | Director Mike Day recounts filming in harsh conditions with complicated logistics. (1m 19s)
Motherland: Unemployed Husbands
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Clip: S30 Ep17 | 2m 42s | As Lea talks with another mother about how her husband doesn't have the 35 cents for ... (2m 42s)
Preview: S30 Ep17 | 1m 57s | A look at the busiest maternity hospital in the world. (1m 57s)
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Clip: S30 Ep17 | 2m 44s | As a counterpoint to Lea's story, we meet Lerma, who has had seven children and who has .. (2m 44s)
Motherland: Family Planning Continued
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Clip: S30 Ep17 | 2m 45s | A nurse tries to convince a resistant teen mother to get an IUD. (2m 45s)
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Clip: S30 Ep17 | 4m 19s | We see a counselor discussing birth control options with a couple of different mothers. (4m 19s)
Motherland: Fabella Memorial Hospital
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Clip: S30 Ep17 | 1m 54s | The clip provides an initial feel of hospital conditions and introduces Lea. (1m 54s)
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Clip: S30 Ep17 | 3m 20s | Visiting fathers hold their babies against their bodies, a method for keeping the ... (3m 20s)
Mike Day on the local impact of global pollution
Clip: S30 Ep16 | 1m 17s | Director Mike Day discusses the dangers of being disconnected from nature. (1m 17s)
The Islands and The Whales: The Sea Shepherd
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Clip: S30 Ep16 | 4m 23s | anti-whaling activists explain why they are trying to stop the grind. (4m 23s)
The Islands and The Whales: The Questions
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Clip: S30 Ep16 | 2m 9s | Panelists make several strong statements and ask important questions. (2m 9s)
The Islands and The Whales: Mercury
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Clip: S30 Ep16 | 2m 13s | As he is examining a young local man Dr. Pál Weihe, Head of the Faroe Islands Department.. (2m 13s)
The Islands and The Whales: Disbelief
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Clip: S30 Ep16 | 2m 2s | An elder explains why he doesn't believe the claims that the whale meat is contaminated... (2m 2s)
How does climate change connect us to the Faroe Islands?
Clip: S30 Ep16 | 1m 37s | Director Mike Day discusses food contamination & the interconnectivity of climate change. (1m 37s)
How does an underfunded hospital care for premature babies?
Clip: S30 Ep17 | 1m 6s | Filmmaker Ramona Diaz on how Kangaroo Mother Care is used in a Filipino maternity ward. (1m 6s)
Swim Team: Why does this small town swim team matter?
Clip: S30 Ep15 | 1m 13s | Filmmaker Lara Stolman explains why the Jersey Hammerheads swim team is so unique. (1m 13s)
Swim Team: Is Swim Team a film about autism?
Clip: S30 Ep15 | 1m 21s | Filmmaker Lara Stolman shares lessons learned from making Swim Team. (1m 21s)
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