Our partners have already started hosting sneak previews of the upcoming POV season — 150 people came out last night to see My Perestroika at the Brooklyn Museum! A great Q&A followed the screening with filmmaker Robin Hessman and the Meyerson family, who are featured in the film.

Two of our fantastic community partners — Ephrata Public Library in Pennsylvania and the San Diego Public Library — will be hosting special sneak preview screenings of our entire season! They’ll begin with the first three films broadcasting in our 2011 season lineup.

Check out POV’s Community Network site for more free screenings! You can also follow us on Twitter @POVengage for the latest news on screenings, resources and all things engaging.

Ephrata, PA

Kings of Pastry
Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 6 PM
Ephrata Public Library begin their POV screening series with award-winning filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker’s doc about the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, the country’s Nobel Prize for pastry. For more information, visit the Ephrata Public Library Calendar or RSVP here.
Find out more about the film at POV.

Ephrata, PA

My Perestroika
Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 6 PM
Ephrata Public Library continues its POV screening series with this award-winning doc, which gives an intimate look at the last generation of Soviet children. For more information, visit the Ephrata Public Library Calendar or RSVP here.
For more about the film, visit POV.

San Diego, CA

Kings of Pastry
Monday, May 23 2011, 6:30 PM
San Diego Public Library begins their POV screening series with Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker’s latest documentary. The library is partnering with Les Dames d’Escoffier International, a worldwide philanthropic society of professional women leaders in the fields of food, fine beverage and hospitality. For more information, visit the San Diego Public Library Calendar.
Find out more about the film at POV.

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Jamie worked in the Community Engagement and Education Department at POV from 2010 to 2013. Prior to joining POV in 2010, Jamie worked at Northwestern University's satellite campus in Doha, Qatar, where she was part of the team tasked with setting up the school's film and journalism programs in the Middle East. She has worked in various capacities on many documentary film crews around the world, including productions in West Africa, and has worked closely with acclaimed filmmaker Margaret Brown. Jamie has also previously worked in the exhibition department at the Field Museum of Natural History and the education and cinema programming departments at the Block Museum of Art. She holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in Radio/TV/Film and African Studies.