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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.

Contradictions of Love and Freedom in VOICES OF THE SEA Premiering 9/3 on PBS Photo Contradictions of Love and Freedom in VOICES OF THE SEA Premiering 9/3 on PBS
by Tori Hartshorn - July 31, 2018

Torn between finally fulfilling her dreams and caring for her husband and children, a young mother weighs the hope and promise of leaving Cuba against the heartbreaking pain of separation. Ostensibly, this film is a love story about the love between husband and wife and the love of a man for his cou...


DARK MONEY to Premiere on PBS Series POV this October Photo DARK MONEY to Premiere on PBS Series POV this October
by Macon Prickett - July 17, 2018

Your vote can be bought, but at what cost? Dark Money follows local Montana journalist John S. Adams, who is determined to uncover the truth about funding in his state's elections. The film gains insights over the course of three election cycles, as it solves an increasingly complicated and blurred ...


VIDEO: Check Out This Sneak Peak of TLC's HEAR ME, LOVE ME, SEE ME Premiering Saturda Photo VIDEO: Check Out This Sneak Peak of TLC's HEAR ME, LOVE ME, SEE ME Premiering Saturday March 3
by Macon Prickett - March 02, 2018

HEAR ME, LOVE ME, SEE ME takes physical attraction completely out of the equation and encourages those looking for love to focus on getting to know potential suitors before they see what they look like. Over the course of just one day, an eligible bachelorette will meet three bachelors, using only P...


SURVIVORS Documentary About Overlooked Heroes Of 2014 Ebola Outbreak Comes To POV Photo SURVIVORS Documentary About Overlooked Heroes Of 2014 Ebola Outbreak Comes To POV
by Tori Hartshorn - September 10, 2018

The 2014 Ebola outbreak is remembered as one of the most widely feared epidemics in recent memory. As the virus spread through West Africa, hysterical media reports outside the region fanned the flames of anxiety. However, according to Sierra Leonean filmmaker Arthur Pratt, the “role that locals pla...


PBS Presents NOWHERE TO HIDE, the Story of an Iraqi Family Determined to Rebuild Photo PBS Presents NOWHERE TO HIDE, the Story of an Iraqi Family Determined to Rebuild
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 15, 2018

Fifteen years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the country continues to dominate the headlines with stories of sectarian violence, bombings, poverty and human displacement. In 2011, Kurdish-Norwegian filmmaker Zaradasht Ahmed returned to his birth country, heading into one of the world's most dang...


BWW Review: THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING by Erika Johansen Photo BWW Review: THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING by Erika Johansen
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - August 24, 2018

What's different about THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING is that Kelsea Glynn has always known her destiny. She's not a hidden princess plucked from her ordinary existence as a peasant and thrust into royalty. Instead, she's studied and built the role up in her mind. She's made her mother into something she...


PBS Series POV Opens 31st Season With Award-Winning Film QUEST Photo PBS Series POV Opens 31st Season With Award-Winning Film QUEST
by Macon Prickett - April 30, 2018

For his debut documentary, QUEST, director Jonathan Olshefski spent nearly a decade chronicling the daily triumphs and tragedies of the Raineys, a working class African-American family in North Philadelphia....


TLC Puts A Twist On Finding Love in Sigh Unseen Three-Part Series HEAR ME, LOVE ME, S Photo TLC Puts A Twist On Finding Love in Sigh Unseen Three-Part Series HEAR ME, LOVE ME, SEE ME
by Macon Prickett - February 12, 2018

Is love really blind? For three women, it's time to put the age-old theory to the test in TLC's new series HEAR ME, LOVE ME, SEE ME, premieringSaturday, March 3 at 10/9c. Hosted by actress Christine Lakin (Step by Step & Hollywood Darlings), the show takes physical attraction completely out of the e...


New Documentary WHOSE STREETS Premieres on PBS Monday, July 30 Photo New Documentary WHOSE STREETS Premieres on PBS Monday, July 30
by Macon Prickett - July 23, 2018

When unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, and left lying in the street for hours, it marked a breaking point for the residents of the St. Louis area and beyond. Uniting people from the community and across the nation, a movement—propelled b...


Tiffany Hsiung's Film THE APOLOGY to Premiere on PBS Documentary Series POV Photo Tiffany Hsiung's Film THE APOLOGY to Premiere on PBS Documentary Series POV
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 20, 2018

United Nations researchers report that between 1931 and 1945, the Japanese military forced an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 women and girls into institutionalized sexual slavery. Euphemistically referred to as “comfort women,” they typically ranged in age from 11 to 33 and were taken from Japanese co...


BWW Interview: Jodie Whittaker is Doctor Who Photo BWW Interview: Jodie Whittaker is Doctor Who
by E.H. Reiter - October 06, 2018

he Doctor played by Jodie Whittaker talks about playing the Doctor inthe new season premiering in a global simulcast on Sunday, October 7th on BBC!...


PBS' POV Releases Full Schedule for 31st Season Kicking Off June 18 Photo PBS' POV Releases Full Schedule for 31st Season Kicking Off June 18
by Macon Prickett - June 13, 2018

PBS series POV kicks off its 31st Season with the national TV debut of the acclaimed documentary feature film QUEST this Monday, June 18 at 10 PM. POV is the longest-running independent documentary series on American television. Screeners and interviews available now. POV films have won 37 Emmy® Awa...


TLC To Debut Three Part Series HEAR ME, LOVE ME, SEE ME Photo TLC To Debut Three Part Series HEAR ME, LOVE ME, SEE ME
by Tori Hartshorn - February 12, 2018

TLC To Debut Three Part Series HEAR ME, LOVE ME, SEE ME...


First Unity Launches ARTS46/4 with a Five Month Arts Initiative Photo First Unity Launches ARTS46/4 with a Five Month Arts Initiative
by A.A. Cristi - March 27, 2018

First Unity announces the launch of ARTS46/4. Named for First Unity's location on 46th Avenue and 4th Street North in St. Petersburg, ARTS46/4 is an independent-yet-integrated venue / producing partner to bridge the Arts community with First Unity Spiritual Campus.  In April, ARTS46/4 will kick-off ...


New Episode of Digital Fashion and Entertainment Series, CLOCK MY CLOSET Premieres Mo Photo New Episode of Digital Fashion and Entertainment Series, CLOCK MY CLOSET Premieres Monday, June 4th
by Macon Prickett - June 04, 2018

The latest episode of Clickable Media Group's new digital series, 'Click My Closet,' is now available for streaming at www.clickmycloset.com. Clickable Media Group is the recently launched content development and in-house production arm of PR powerhouse Rogers & Cowan....


Cultures and Families Unite in Song in the Heart-Warming Documentary SINGING WITH ANG Photo Cultures and Families Unite in Song in the Heart-Warming Documentary SINGING WITH ANGRY BIRD on POV June 25
by Macon Prickett - May 24, 2018

Shot in the slums of Pune, India, Singing with Angry Bird is the story of a passionate Korean opera singer, the children he teaches to sing and their reluctantly supportive parents. The teacher, Jae-Chang Kim, is nicknamed “Angry Bird” by the children because of his temperamental personality....


Pacific Opera Victoria Announces Casting Change Photo Pacific Opera Victoria Announces Casting Change
by A.A. Cristi - July 31, 2018

Pacific Opera Victoria announces a casting change for the first production of the 2018-19 opera season, Beethoven's Fidelio....


BWW Review: BLACKTOP HIGHWAY - A Trippy Ride Down A Road Not Usually Taken Photo BWW Review: BLACKTOP HIGHWAY - A Trippy Ride Down A Road Not Usually Taken
by Gil Kaan - November 10, 2018

Performance artist extraordinaire John Fleck owns the Odyssey Theatre stage with his one-man Gothic horror piece BLACKTOP HIGHWAY. Framed as a screenplay being shot through the camera lens of a movie director, Fleck makes maximum and inventive use of his talent for animal mimicry, pre-recorded vigne...


The Power of Music Shines in Heartwarming Documentary SINGING WITH ANGRY BIRD Premier Photo The Power of Music Shines in Heartwarming Documentary SINGING WITH ANGRY BIRD Premiering June 25 on PBS
by Macon Prickett - June 14, 2018

Shot in the slums of Pune, India, Singing with Angry Bird is the story of a passionate Korean opera singer, the children he teaches to sing and their reluctantly supportive parents. The teacher, Jae-Chang Kim, is nicknamed “Angry Bird” by the children because of his temperamental personality....


Missi Pyle and Sally Jo Fifer to Participate in 'State of the Union' Panel at the Hot Photo Missi Pyle and Sally Jo Fifer to Participate in 'State of the Union' Panel at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2018

The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (HSDFF), presented by Mountain Valley Spring Water, announced today that actress and HSDFF Honorary Chair Missi Pyle and Sally Jo Fifer, producer and CEO of ITVS and recipient of the 2018 “HSDFF Impact Award” will participate in a panel titled “State of the ...


POV Acquires Award Winning Documentary Features ON HER SHOULDERS and THE SILENCE OF O Photo POV Acquires Award Winning Documentary Features ON HER SHOULDERS and THE SILENCE OF OTHERS for Broadcast in 2019 and Beyond
by Macon Prickett - June 06, 2018

The PBS television series POV, the longest-running independent documentary series on American television, has acquired two of the year's top award-winning and critically-acclaimed documentary feature films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival earlier th...


Pacific Opera Victoria Presents A Baroque Masterwork, Handel's RINALDO Photo Pacific Opera Victoria Presents A Baroque Masterwork, Handel's RINALDO
by A.A. Cristi - March 12, 2018

Pacific Opera Victoria presents Rinaldo, an exotic story of adventure and danger, heroism and love, April 19 through 29, 2018, at the Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, in Victoria....


2018 New York International Children's Film Festival Girl's POV Picks Photo 2018 New York International Children's Film Festival Girl's POV Picks
by Macon Prickett - February 08, 2018

Since 1999, the New York International Children's Film Festival has been highlighting stories of empowering girls breaking the mold in our Girls' POV programs. This year is no exception. Check out all of this year's lineup of films featuring young female protagonists....


PBS to Premiere LINDY LOU, JUROR JUMBER 2 Documentary July 16 Photo PBS to Premiere LINDY LOU, JUROR JUMBER 2 Documentary July 16
by Macon Prickett - June 28, 2018

If you kill a murderer, do you become a murderer as well? Lindy Lou Wells Isonhood asks her granddaughter this question, while explaining the role she played on a capital jury. Although Lindy voted for Bobby Wilcher, a convicted murderer, to receive a death sentence, she found that the views she had...


Gun Violence Documentary QUEST to Debut on PBS June 18 Photo Gun Violence Documentary QUEST to Debut on PBS June 18
by Macon Prickett - June 04, 2018

For his debut documentary, QUEST, director Jonathan Olshefski spent nearly a decade chronicling the daily triumphs and tragedies of the Raineys, a working class African-American family in North Philadelphia....






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