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"POV" (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 400 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.

Jimmy Rees Adds Second Adelaide Show to 'Not That Kinda Viral' Tour Photo Jimmy Rees Adds Second Adelaide Show to 'Not That Kinda Viral' Tour
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2023

Frontier Touring has announced that due to high ticket demand, Jimmy Rees has added a second Adelaide show for Thursday 21 September at 8.45pm, to his now 18-show Australia-wide Not That Kinda Viral Tour for Aug-Nov 2023. ...


Album Review: Queer Indie-Folk-Pop Artist Elizabeth Wyld Sings The Truths Of Many Wom Photo Album Review: Queer Indie-Folk-Pop Artist Elizabeth Wyld Sings The Truths Of Many Women On Her New EP DELICATE CREATURES
by Bobby Patrick - October 24, 2022

Elizabeth Wyld offers a queer woman’s POV about love’s layers lost and how some cope, some cop-out, and some kill....


Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Po Photo Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Porter, COME FROM AWAY & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 24, 2021

Check out this week's top ten TikToks, featuring Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Porter, JJ Niemann, Come From Away, Moulin Rouge! & more....


BWW Review: VIETGONE at Geva Theatre Photo BWW Review: VIETGONE at Geva Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - October 11, 2021

Until recently, seeing live indoor theatre seemed like a relic of the distant past, and sitting in the audience for a play that can only be described as a rap-infused comic book comedy about Vietnamese refugees is something that definitely wasn't on my bingo card for 2021, and yet here we are. There...


VIDEO: Tayla Parx Premieres Video for 'Flowers' Photo VIDEO: Tayla Parx Premieres Video for 'Flowers'
by Michael Major - September 30, 2022

Tayla Parx has established herself as a force with a discography streamed over 1 billion times. Winner of Billboard’s 2019 “Hitmaker” Award, Parx was the first female songwriter to have three simultaneous Top 10 songs—Ariana Grande’s “7 rings” and “thank u, next” and Panic! At The Disco’s “High Hope...


PBS' POV Presents LA CASA DE MAMA ICHA By Oscar Molina, Premieres October 18 Photo PBS' POV Presents LA CASA DE MAMA ICHA By Oscar Molina, Premieres October 18
by A.A. Cristi - October 11, 2021

American Documentary | POV has announced the national broadcast premiere of La Casa de Mama Icha, the debut feature documentary from Colombian director and cinematographer Óscar Molina. Debuting as part of POV's 34th season, the documentary will premiere Monday, October 18, 2021....


FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND Premieres On AMERICA REFRAMED Photo FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND Premieres On AMERICA REFRAMED
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022

America ReFramed, the Peabody Award-winning documentary series coproduced by WORLD Channel and American Documentary (AmDoc), takes viewers to scenic New England where a battle rages over refugee resettlement in Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's For the Love of Rutland.   ...


Matthew Joseph Releases New Single 'Waiting' Photo Matthew Joseph Releases New Single 'Waiting'
by Michael Major - October 31, 2022

Matthew Joseph is someone who has been consumed and infatuated by music from a young age. Always competing and taking part in dance competitions, Joseph always wanted to be like the popstars you saw on TV in the 2000s like Britney Spears, but decided to take on the design and behind the scenes part ...


PBS Offers Special Programs Related to the Crisis in Ukraine Photo PBS Offers Special Programs Related to the Crisis in Ukraine
by Michael Major - March 16, 2022

PBS NewsHour’s extensive coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will continue in the coming days and weeks. A small NewsHour team is currently reporting from Ukraine including special correspondent Jane Ferguson, following previous in-country reporting by foreign affairs and defense correspondent ...


Compete to Have Your Music Featured in the Upcoming Film A GIRL LIKE HIM Photo Compete to Have Your Music Featured in the Upcoming Film A GIRL LIKE HIM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 14, 2022

Attention musicians/bands: Here's an opportunity to feature your music in an upcoming film from the filmmaker behind the Netflix hit, A Girl Like Her.  In her follow-up narrative feature, Amy S. Weber aims her lens again at the teen experience in A Girl Like Him, a coming-of-age story of a non-binar...


Moon Walker Shares New Single 'I'm Afraid I'll Go to Heaven' Photo Moon Walker Shares New Single 'I'm Afraid I'll Go to Heaven'
by Michael Major - May 25, 2022

Brooklyn-based alt-rocker Moon Walker shares his dark, synthy single, 'I'm Afraid I'll Go To Heaven,' along with a surreal, bartender POV, The Shining-inspired music video below. The up-and-coming rock band finds brand new ways to marry sarcasm with legitimate political commentary, like only the gre...


Ariana DeBose to Executive Produce & Star in New Rom-Com TWO & ONLY Photo Ariana DeBose to Executive Produce & Star in New Rom-Com TWO & ONLY
by Michael Major - April 13, 2022

Ariana DeBose has been announced to executive produce and star in Two and Only, a new romantic comedy written by Jen Rivas-DeLoose. The new film is being produced as a star vehicle for DeBose, described as 'My Best Friend’s Wedding with a bisexual Latinx POV.'...


Acclaimed PBS Television Series POV Announces 34th Season Photo Acclaimed PBS Television Series POV Announces 34th Season
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 06, 2021

The season kicks off with writer and comedian CJ Hunt’s directorial debut, The Neutral Ground, on July 5....


Out Today: Violinist Sean Lee & Pianist Peter Dugan Release New EP, Paganini X Schuma Photo Out Today: Violinist Sean Lee & Pianist Peter Dugan Release New EP, Paganini X Schumann: 9 Caprices
by A.A. Cristi - January 28, 2022

A top prizewinner at the “Premio Paganini” International Violin Competition, violinist Sean Lee embraces the legacy of his late mentor, violinist Ruggiero Ricci, as one of few violinists who dare to perform the complete 24 Caprices of Niccolò Paganini in recital. ...


BWW Review: ORSON WELLES at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre Photo BWW Review: ORSON WELLES at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre
by Tim Shawver - May 05, 2021

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre debuts their new venue with ORSON WELLES, a one-man theatrical biography of the acclaimed actor/filmmaker. It’s a pleasant 80 minutes featuring Keath Hall’s expert performance of an unambitious script. ...


Catapult Film Fund Announces Megan Gelstein & Theresa Navarro as Co-Directors Photo Catapult Film Fund Announces Megan Gelstein & Theresa Navarro as Co-Directors
by Michael Major - October 27, 2022

Catapult Film Fund announces Megan Gelstein and Theresa Navarro as the organization’s first Co-Directors. They will share executive responsibilities for the San Francisco-based nonprofit, known for its early-stage support of artful documentary films like The Territory, Crip Camp, and Academy Award-w...


Five Towns College Comes To Don't Tell Mama With IN THE MIX Photo Five Towns College Comes To Don't Tell Mama With IN THE MIX
by A.A. Cristi - December 16, 2022

'In The Mix: a Cabaret Final' will be presented live at Don't Tell Mama, December 21, 2022 featuring FTC Theatre Arts students making their NYC cabaret debuts.  ...


World Channel Celebrates Juneteenth With 19 Films Photo World Channel Celebrates Juneteenth With 19 Films
by Michael Major - June 14, 2022

Selections from its curated playlist by noted filmmakers including Stanley Nelson, Ken Burns, Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster, Sam Pollard and Yoruba Richen run all month on a variety of platforms, including WORLD Channel, WorldChannel.org, WORLD Channel’s YouTube Channel and Facebook page, PBS Pas...


Filmmakers & Creative Technologists To Vie For Up To $150K In Funding At PitchBLACK, Photo Filmmakers & Creative Technologists To Vie For Up To $150K In Funding At PitchBLACK, The Daily Show's CJ Hunt To Host
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2022

Filmmakers and creative technologists will vie for up to $150,000 in project funding at Black Public Media's PitchBLACK Forum, April 26 and 27, the largest pitch competition for Black, independent filmmakers and creative technologists in the United States. ...


MAYOR Debuts July 26th on PBS's POV Photo MAYOR Debuts July 26th on PBS's POV
by TV News Desk - June 30, 2021

Mayor offers a much-needed injunction against the narrow representations of Palestinians in the media....


FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND Premieres On AMERICA REFRAMED Photo FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND Premieres On AMERICA REFRAMED
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022

America ReFramed, the Peabody Award-winning documentary series coproduced by WORLD Channel and American Documentary (AmDoc), takes viewers to scenic New England where a battle rages over refugee resettlement in Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's For the Love of Rutland.   ...


MATVEÏ Releases New Track 'SUENO' Photo MATVEÏ Releases New Track 'SUENO'
by Michael Major - October 05, 2022

On TALES_FOR NIGHTCLUBS EPs, MATVEÏ has explored the extremes of his sound – from the more laid back tunes of the first EP to the more slamming tech house style of the second – and this final EP elegantly splits the difference between the two. With pulsating house beats, infectious vocal samples, an...


 POV Celebrates Milestone 35th Anniversary Maintaining Its Longstanding Commitment T Photo POV Celebrates Milestone 35th Anniversary Maintaining Its Longstanding Commitment To Latinx And Latin American Stories And Filmmakers
by Team BWW - August 12, 2022

Continuing Three and a Half Decades of U.S. Latinx and Latin American Advocacy in Nonfiction Cinema, America's Longest-Running Documentary Series Will Host the Broadcast Premieres of Three New Latinx Titles This Season...


California School of the Arts to Stage GAVROCHE THE MUSICAL Photo California School of the Arts to Stage GAVROCHE THE MUSICAL
by Marissa Tomeo - April 07, 2022

California School of the Arts–San Gabriel Valley’s Musical Theatre Conservatory is set to debut its new performance venue with the Southern California premiere of the new musical Gavroche. There will be three performances only at CSArts–SGV Quad Stage on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 7, 8, a...


Musical Based on LES MIZ's Gavroche Will Get Industry Reading Photo Musical Based on LES MIZ's Gavroche Will Get Industry Reading
by Nicole Rosky - October 18, 2022

Producer and Disney music vet Mitchell Leib will present an invite-only Equity presentation of Bonnie Gleicher's (book, music, and lyrics) new musical Gavroche, directed by Catie Davis and music direction by Adam Laird on Thursday, October 20....






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