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General Press Release
  • PRESS RELEASE: 'Singing with Angry Bird' | Cultures and Families Unite in Song in the Heart-warming Documentary ‘Singing with Angry Bird’
    Learn more about this heartwarming film about family and the power of music. 'Singing with Angry Bird' premieres June 25, 2018 on PBS and pov.org.
    POV Pressroom 5 min read May 23, 2018 Press Room Comments
  • PRESS RELEASE: 'QUEST' | Family, Race, Class and the Triumph of the Human Spirit Examined in S31 Debut Film, Airing June 18 on POV
    Learn more about POV's debut documentary for its 31st season. 'QUEST' premieres June 18, 2018 on PBS and pov.org.
    POV Pressroom 6 min read May 16, 2018 Press Room Comments
  • American Documentary Announces New Shorts and Streaming Producer; Two Board Members
    American Documentary (AmDoc), the parent organization of the PBS documentary series POV, today announced the hiring of Chloe Gbai as the POV shorts and streaming producer, as well as the addition of two new members to its board of directors.
    POV Pressroom 5 min read February 20, 2018 Press Room Comments
  • ‘Bill Nye: Science Guy’ Fights for Science Documentary of TV Personality and Climate Advocate Coming to POV Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Celebration of Earth Day
    'Bill Nye: Science Guy' by David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg has its national broadcast and streaming debut on the PBS documentary series POV and pov.org on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 10 p.m. (check local listings).
    POV Pressroom 7 min read January 10, 2018 Press Room Comments
  • POV Nominated for Critics' Choice Documentary and IDA Awards
    POV nominated as a series in both awards showcases; Last Men in Aleppo gets "Most Innovative Documentary" nod from Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
    POV Pressroom 2 min read October 19, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • Two Iraq Veterans Take 2,700 Mile Walk To Distance Themselves From War Demons—in 'Almost Sunrise,' Airing Monday, November 13, 2017, on POV
    'Almost Sunrise' has its national broadcast premiere on the PBS documentary series POV on Monday, Nov 13, 2017 (check local listings).
    POV Pressroom 7 min read October 17, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • An Intimate Look from Behind the Scenes and Through the Lens—in 'Cameraperson,' Airing Monday, October 23, 2017 on POV
    'Cameraperson' has its national broadcast premiere on the PBS documentary series POV on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 (check local listings).
    POV Pressroom 5 min read September 19, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • 'Motherland' Follows a Group of New Mothers, Their Families and Healthcare Professionals in the Philippines, Airing Monday, October 16, 2017 on POV
    Ramona S. Diaz’s latest film, 'Motherland,' takes us into one of the busiest maternity wards on Earth.
    POV Pressroom 6 min read September 18, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • Balancing Tradition, Health and Environment in 'The Islands and the Whales,' Airing on POV and all streaming devices Monday, October 9, 2017
    Scottish filmmaker Mike Day turns his lens on the isolated North Atlantic archipelago of the Faroe Islands with 'The Islands and the Whales,' airing October 9, 2017 on POV.
    POV Pressroom 4 min read September 13, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • An Aging Korean Couple Faces the End of Life in ‘My Love, Don’t Cross That River,’ Airing Monday, September 11, 2017 on POV
    POV continues its 30th season with the broadcast premiere of My Love, Don’t Cross That River, South Korean director Jin Mo-young’s portrait of a devoted partnership that stretches to the very end of life.
    POV Pressroom 5 min read September 8, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • Adults Living with Down Syndrome Strive for Independence in 'The Grown-Ups,' Airing September 4, 2017 on POV
    The 30th season of POV continues with 'The Grown-Ups,' a glimpse into the lives of adults in Chile living with Down syndrome from director Maite Alberdi.
    POV Pressroom 5 min read August 31, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • Adults Living with Down Syndrome Strive for Independence in ‘The Grown-Ups,’ Airing September 4, 2017 on POV
    Legal limitations on conscious adults come to light in The Grown-Ups, a glimpse into the lives of adults in Chile living with Down syndrome from director Maite Alberdi.
    POV Pressroom 5 min read August 2, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • A Triumphant Portrait of Three Young Men with Autism—‘Swim Team,’ Airing October 2, 2017 on POV
    A coming-of-age story that shows how sports transcend disabilities
    POV Pressroom 4 min read August 1, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • The Journey from Boys to Men in 'Raising Bertie,' Airing Monday, August 28 on POV
    An intimate portrait of three African-American young men coming of age in rural North Carolina, executive produced by J. Cole.
    POV Pressroom 5 min read August 1, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • POV to Rebroadcast Whitney Dow and Marco Williams’ ‘Two Towns of Jasper,’ Monday, August 14, 2017
    Documentary Premiered in 2003 as part of POV’s 15th Season and Explores Racial Divide in Unique Examination of Murder in Texas Town
    POV Pressroom 6 min read July 26, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • POV to Feature Short in Sixth Annual PBS Online Film Festival
    POV's short 'Our Voices Are Rarely Heard' is among those featured in this year's festival
    POV Pressroom 2 min read July 14, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • Two Judges, Two Tribes and One Goal in 'Tribal Justice,' Monday, Airing August 21 on POV
    'Tribal Justice' spotlights tribal courts that incorporate indigenous customs and beliefs into their justice systems. The film has its national broadcast premiere on the PBS documentary series POV (Point of View) on Monday, August 21, 2017.
    POV Pressroom 5 min read July 11, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • POV and The New York Times Close Out Embedded Mediamaker Project with Final Project on Ruby Bridges
    POV and The New York Times embedded mediamaker project reached its final triumphant milestone this week as the piece “6 Years and Desegregating a School” by Bayeté Ross Smith and Logan Jaffe published in the Times.
    POV Pressroom 5 min read June 29, 2017 Documentary News Press Room Comments

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