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  • AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: The Moral Crisis of Mass Incarceration – MILWAUKEE 53206
    In the following America ReFramed UNFILTERED contribution, filmmaker Keith McQuirter discusses what he calls “The Moral Crisis of Mass Incarceration.”
    AMERICA REFRAMED 6 min read April 2, 2018 AMERICA REFRAMED: UNFILTERED Comments
  • AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: Confronting Inequality – On Screen and Off
    For Ahkeem is the coming-of-age story of Daje "Boonie" Shelton, a Black 17-year-old girl in North St. Louis. After a school fight lands Boonie in a court-supervised high school, she's determined to turn things around and build a better future for herself and her son. Through Daje's intimate experience in and out of school, For Ahkeem illuminates the challenges many Black teenagers face in America today. In this UNFILTERED blog post, Landon Van Soest, who co-directed the film with Jeremy S. Levine, examines the implications, challenges, and responsibilities of making a documentary film across race and class.
    AMERICA REFRAMED 5 min read February 14, 2018 AMERICA REFRAMED: UNFILTERED Documentary News Comments
  • Featured Event: 'The Grown Ups” at the Hamline Midway Library
    Join the Hamline Midway Library for a free screening of 'The Grown Ups'
    POV Staff 1 min read October 20, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Featured Event: 'Of Civil Wrongs and Rights' at the United States District Court, District of Minnesota
    Join the United States District Court, District of Minnesota for a free screening of Of Civil Wrongs and Rights, November 1st at 12pm.
    POV Staff 1 min read October 20, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Featured Event: 'Cameraperson' at the Havre de Grace Opera House
    Join the Havre de Grace Arts Collective for a free screening of Cameraperson, October 17th at 8pm.
    POV Staff 1 min read October 6, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Featured Event: 'Dalya's Other Country' at Girls Living Life on Purpose
    Join Girls Living Life on Purpose for a free screening of Dalya's Other Country on June 29, 2017.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 28, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • 30 Ways to Use the POV Community Network
    How to use our new-and-improved POV Community Network to discuss pressing social issues in your community.
    POV Staff 15 min read June 20, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Five Films for Father's Day
    Celebrate Father's Day with these five POV films about fatherhood and parenting.
    POV Staff 4 min read June 9, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Featured Event: 'The Genius of Marian' at the Ukiah Library
    Join the Ukiah Library for a free screening of "The Genius of Marian."
    POV Staff 1 min read June 6, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Five Films to Honor LGBT Pride Month
    Celebrate Pride Month by watching these five POV films featuring LGBT stories!
    POV Staff 4 min read June 1, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Featured Event: 'The Return' with Project Return
    Join Project Return at the Nashville Public Library for a free screening of 'The Return.'
    POV Staff 1 min read May 26, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Honor World Refugee Day with Five POV Films on the Syrian War and Global Refugee Crisis
    Honor World Refugee Day on June 20th by screening new films about the Syrian refugee crisis and using POV resources to start dialogue in your community.
    POV Staff 4 min read May 15, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV's 30th Season of Films Available for Sneak Preview Screenings
    Community organizations and libraries can host screenings before films' broadcasts on PBS - for free.
    POV Staff 1 min read May 9, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 6 Films to Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
    Celebrate the diversity of identities that has enriched the country's history and explore with your community the stories created by, about and for Asian Americans.
    POV Staff 4 min read March 21, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • Featured Event: KUED and Sorenson Unity Center Present 'From This Day Forward'
    Join KUED and Sorenson Unity Center for a free screening of 'From This Day Forward.'
    POV Staff 2 min read December 2, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Building Avenues for Social Change: Reflections on My POV Internship
    Chrissy Ramkarran interned with POV's Community Engagement and Education department as a part of the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship program.
    POV Staff 3 min read August 10, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Featured Event: Bronx Documentary Center Presents 'Return to Homs'
    Join the Bronx Documentary Center for a free screening of 'Return to Homs', followed by a Q&A with director Talal Derki via Skype.
    POV Staff 1 min read March 18, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: Reflections on David Felix Sutcliffe's 'Adama' from a 7th grade class
    David Felix Sutcliffe comments how Islamophobia has largely gone unchecked but sees hope for tolerance and understanding from insightful letters he read in response to his film.
    AMERICA REFRAMED 6 min read February 23, 2016 AMERICA REFRAMED: UNFILTERED Comments

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