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  • Win Tickets to Watch POV Films at MoMA Documentary Fortnight
    The Museum of Modern Art is celebrating 25 years of POV with a special program, MoMA Selects: POV from Wednesday, Feb. 27 - Monday, March 4, 2013, as part of its Documentary Fortnight 2013 program.
    POV Staff 12 min read February 19, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • A Couple Filmmaker Tips for the Pre-Interview
    Katie Galloway, Director of 'Better This World,' and Scott Thurman, Director of 'The Revisionaries,' share some tips on getting the most out of interviews when the camera's not on.
    POV Staff 4 min read December 13, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Writing The WGA Doc Screenplay Winner 'Better This World'
    Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega, who won the WGA Best Documentary Screenplay award for Better This World earlier this year, explain what it means to "write" a doc.
    POV Staff 2 min read August 30, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: 'Better This World'
    Watch a documentary about two friends accused of intending to firebomb the Republican National Convention that goes to the heart of the war on terror in post-9/11 America. Broadcast Date: Thursday, August 30, 2012, on POV.
    POV Staff 2 min read August 28, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings
    Looking to stay cool this weekend? Beat the heat with POV's Season 25 premieres and encores.
    POV Staff 1 min read July 27, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Films Garner A Record 16 Emmy Nominations!
    We are humbled this morning to have received a record 16 nominations in the 33rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards, including four nominations for Best Documentary.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 12, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Mobile Selects
    Download the PBS mobile video app for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch or Kindle Tablet and watch POV documentaries before they air on television!
    POV Staff 1 min read June 23, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Announces Documentary Lineup for Its 25th Season on PBS
    This year on POV, you'll see remarkable individuals challenging authority and their own limitations to indict a dictator, keep investigative journalism alive, rebuild after Katrina and find strength in love.
    POV Staff 12 min read March 22, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings Near You
    Next week POV is partnering on 11 community events across the country, including screenings with the ACLU, The Malden Reads Movie Committee and the Activism Symposium at Wells College.
    POV Staff 1 min read March 2, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Community Screenings
    Cold outside? Check out free POV screenings happening this weekend!
    POV Staff 2 min read November 18, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Upcoming POV Community Screenings
    Come out to a free POV screening this weekend!
    Jamie Dobie 2 min read November 11, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Upcoming POV Community & Festival Screenings
    POV partners have an exciting lineup of events coming up this weekend and early next week, and don't miss POV films at upcoming festival screenings!
    Jamie Dobie 1 min read September 23, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Critics Call 'Better This World' a Riveting Thriller – Watch It Tonight on PBS!
    Critics are raving about Better This World, a dramatic tale of idealism, loyalty, crime and betrayal that follows the radicalization of boyhood friends under the tutelage of a revolutionary activist.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 6, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Next on POV: 'Better This World'
    POV's 24th season on PBS continues Tuesday, September 6, 2011, with the U.S. broadcast premiere of Better This World, a dramatic tale of idealism, loyalty, crime and betrayal that follows the radicalization of boyhood friends under the tutelage of a revolutionary activist.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 2, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Upcoming POV Community Screenings
    As POV gears up for an exciting fall lineup of documentary films, community partners across the country are gearing up for another week of exciting screenings — all free and open to the public!
    Jamie Dobie 2 min read August 26, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Watch 'Better This World' at DocuWeeks 2011 and 'The Learning' at AAIFF
    Watch the POV documentaries Better This World and The Learning before they are seen on PBS.
    Jamie Dobie 2 min read August 12, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Upcoming POV Community Screenings
    Watch free screenings of POV documentary films near you — before they are seen on PBS.
    Jamie Dobie 2 min read August 5, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • POV Films and Filmmakers at Silverdocs 2011
    If you're near Washington, D.C. next week, you'll have a chance to see six upcoming POV films at AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival.
    Jamie Dobie 3 min read June 17, 2011 Documentary News Comments