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  • Homegoings: Live Chat with Filmmaker Christine Turner
    Ask questions during our online chat with Homegoings Director Christine Turner on Thursday, June 27 from 7-8pm.
    POV Staff 2 min read June 24, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: 'Homegoings'
    Mark your calendars! On June 24, at 10 PM, POV will present the national broadcast premiere of the moving documentary Homegoings on PBS.
    POV Staff 2 min read June 20, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Coming Soon to POV: Homegoings
    Homegoings looks at the rich cultural traditions of African-American funerals. Premieres June 24, 2013 on PBS stations. The conversation about funeral practices continues on POV's website.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 30, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Coming to POV in 2013: 'American Promise'
    In 2013, POV will broadcast 'American Promise,' a film that addresses the persistent educational achievement gap that affects African-American boys at all socioeconomic levels.
    POV Staff 1 min read January 14, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 'Bronx Princess' in the News
    Rocky Otoo, 17, center, stands with her father, Nii Adjedu, left, and her mother “Auntie” Yaa Otoo, right, in the Bronx, NY. Credit: Photo by Yoni Brook/Highbridge Pictures POV aired the last film of our 2009 season last night on PBS. Bronx Princess is the story of Rocky Otoo, the Bronx-bred teenage daughter of Ghanaian […]
    theresa 2 min read September 23, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Remembering Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, Part II
    Acclaimed musician Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong is renowned for a lifetime of jazz, blues, folk and country music. Armstrong was the subject of not one, but two POV films over the years, Louie Bluie (1988) by Terry Zwigoff and Sweet Old Song (2002) by Leah Mahan. Armstrong’s roots in America’s musical past, his accomplished musicianship […]
    theresa 3 min read March 4, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Remembering Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, Part I
    Acclaimed musician Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong is renowned for a lifetime of jazz, blues, folk and country music. Armstrong was the subject of not one, but two POV films over the years, Louie Bluie (1988) by Terry Zwigoff and Sweet Old Song (2002) by Leah Mahan. Armstrong’s roots in America’s musical past, his accomplished musicianship […]
    theresa 4 min read March 3, 2009 Documentary News Comments
  • Talking Back: 'Traces of the Trade'
    Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North chronicles a unique and disturbing journey into the history and legacy of the U.S. slave trade. The documentary tracks what happens as filmmaker Katrina Browne comes to grips with the discovery that her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. Her […]
    Catherine Jhee 2 min read June 24, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • Pose a question to Traces of the Trade's Tom DeWolf
    Tom DeWolf is filmmaker Katrina Browne‘s cousin and the author of Inheriting the Trade, the unique story of his experiences during the making of Traces of the Trade, which airs on POV on June 24th (check your local listings). In 2001, Tom was astounded to discover that he was related to the most successful slave-trading […]
    Ruiyan Xu 7 min read June 20, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • Ask the Filmmaker: Traces of the Trade's Katrina Browne
    When Katrina Browne discovered that her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history, she embarked on a journey with nine fellow descendants to retrace the Triangle Trade, from Rhode Island to Ghana to Cuba and back. They uncover the vast extent of Northern complicity in slavery while also stumbling through the […]
    Ruiyan Xu 2 min read June 20, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • 2008 POV Preview: 'Traces of the Trade'
    Get ready to park yourself on the couch on Tuesday nights this summer (or, set up your Tivo to record), because POV has just announced our 2008 schedule, and as usual, we’ll be presenting a slate of insightful and thought-provoking documentaries. We’re back on your local PBS stations starting Tuesday, June 24 at 10 PM […]
    Ruiyan Xu 2 min read March 28, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • Remembering 'Tongues Untied'
    Yance Ford, POV’s series producer, muses on Tongues Untied, a landmark POV film — and one of the most controversial. The film has just been released on DVD by Strand Releasing. Brother to Brother. Brother to Brother. Brother to Brother. Brother to Brother. Five men recite this phrase in staccato rhythm during the hypnotic opening […]
    Yance Ford 2 min read March 26, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • A Family Member Speaks About 'Traces of the Trade'
    On January 21, Katrina Browne‘s Traces of the Trade had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
    Catherine Jhee 5 min read January 28, 2008 Documentary News Comments
  • 'Traces of the Trade' and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Sundance
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was marked at Sundance with two special events.
    Simon Kilmurry 4 min read January 24, 2008 Documentary News Comments