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  • Featured Event: 'The Grown-Ups' at the Portland Public Library
    Join the Portland Public Library for a free screening of The Grown-Ups at 6:30 p.m. on August 3, 2017.
    POV Staff 0 min read July 28, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Featured Event: 'Soldiers of Conscience' at the Avalon Branch Library
    Join the Avalon Branch Library for a free screening of "Soldiers of Conscience" on July 26, 2017.
    POV Staff 1 min read July 24, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • 'Lost Boys of Sudan' Illuminates Refugees' Challenges After a Safe Arrival
    'Lost Boys of Sudan' (POV 2004) follows two young Dinka refugees, Peter and Santino, through their first year in America. Their struggle asks us to rethink what it means to be an American.
    POV Staff 2 min read February 10, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming Events
    Free screenings from the current POV season take place across the country.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 31, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming Events
    This week POV films will be screened at libraries across the country.
    POV Staff 3 min read July 10, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    With summer on everyone's mind, youth-centered films are popular this week - screenings are happening throughout the country! Check out our local screenings map to find out about POV community screenings happening in your area.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 20, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Jason DaSilva's powerful document When I Walk opens our 27th Season on June 23rd - and communities across the country are getting a sneak peek. To find out about POV community screenings happening in your area, check out our local screenings map.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 13, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Get ready to bring in March with POV films and check out these community screenings happening near you. Visit our local events calendar for a full listing and join our Community Network to host a screening of your own!
    POV Staff 1 min read February 28, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    South Dakota, Ohio, Albama, Chicago and Vermont -- Check out free screenings and sneak previews of POV films coming to a community near you this week.
    POV Staff 1 min read August 30, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • My Brooklyn: Replicating Their Model in Your Community
    Kelly Anderson, Director of "My Brooklyn", sheds insight into her successful community engagement strategy.
    POV Staff 7 min read January 24, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Start the New Year off with one of these free POV screenings happening near you.
    POV Staff 1 min read January 4, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Ring in the New Year with one of these free POV screenings happening near you!
    POV Staff 1 min read December 21, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Join fellow documentary lovers over the next week for POV screening events across the country, from Idaho to Montana, to Virginia and New York.
    POV Staff 1 min read December 14, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings
    As we slowly transition into fall, community partners across the nation are hosting public screenings of POV Season 25 premieres and films from the archive. Here are a few events to check out this weekend and throughout the week.
    POV Staff 1 min read September 21, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Community Partner Profile: Portland Public Library in Maine
    Portland Public Library in Portland, Maine is in its second year of organizing POV screenings and discussions. We recently talked with Programming Manager Rachael Weyand about the library, the film series and the Portland community.
    POV Staff 4 min read July 19, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings
    Screenings of POV premieres and encores are happening across the country!
    POV Staff 2 min read July 13, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Community Screenings
    As the winter weather rolls in head inside for POV films that tell stories from the Cambodian killing fields to the mountains in Afghanistan and see the memories of ordinary Americans brought to life with StoryCorps' animated shorts. Don't miss these upcoming screenings near you!
    Jamie Dobie 2 min read October 28, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • The Feature-Length Fallacy
    Edward J. Delaney of DocumentaryTech explores the benefits of shaving a few minutes (or more) from a film's running time.
    Edward J. Delaney 7 min read September 1, 2011 Documentary News Comments

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