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  • Critical Acclaim For 'The War to Be Her'
    “The film celebrates the bravery of Maria and her no-less impressive family, and by extension all who fight for women’s rights in the region.”
    POV Pressroom 0 min read July 24, 2018 Press Room
  • Critical Acclaim for 'Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2'
    “Vassault has rendered a fine documentary which humanizes the American juror as more than just another digit.”
    POV Pressroom 0 min read July 24, 2018 Press Room
  • “Audacious, horrifying, boldly experimental… breaks so many rules of documentary decorum.” – 'The Act of Killing' Is Now Streaming Free at POV
    What critics have been saying about POV's documentary The Act of Killing, and all the ways you can watch it free right now.
    POV Staff 5 min read October 8, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • “He is charming, infuriating and sometimes coy… but he has never been boring” – 'Koch' Is Now Streaming Free at POV
    What critics have been saying about POV's documentary Koch, and all the ways you can watch it free right now.
    POV Staff 2 min read October 4, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • “A Calm, Humanist Documentary About a Hot-Button Topic.” – After Tiller Is Now Streaming Free at POV
    Read what critics have been saying about POV's documentary After Tiller, then watch it free right now on the POV website or mobile apps! (U.S. Only)
    POV Staff 2 min read September 11, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • “If You Want To Know How The World Works… You Need To See Big Men” – Watch It Free at POV for a Limited Time
    The critics have weighed in. Now watch POV's "Big Men" online. It's streaming free at POV for a limited time. (U.S. Only)
    POV Staff 2 min read September 10, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critics Are Raving About “When I Walk” and You Can Watch It Free Here!
    Read what critics have been saying about POV's season premiere, the documentary When I Walk, then watch it free right now on the POV website or mobile apps!
    POV Staff 2 min read July 3, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critical Acclaim for 'Listening Is an Act of Love' – Available for Streaming Through December 28
    Read what critics have been saying about POV's Listening Is an Act of Love. Watch it free online until December 28, 2013.
    POV Staff 3 min read December 16, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critical Acclaim for 'American Promise' – Now Playing in Select Theaters
    Read what critics have been saying about POV's American Promise. Now playing in select theaters across the United States.
    POV Staff 4 min read October 25, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critical Acclaim for '56 Up' – Available for Streaming Through November 13
    Read what critics have been saying about POV's 56 Up. Watch it free online until November 13, 2013.
    POV Staff 2 min read October 15, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critical Acclaim for 'Brooklyn Castle' – Premieres Tonight on PBS
    Read what critics have been saying about POV's Brooklyn Castle. Brooklyn public school I.S. 318, serving mostly minority students from working-class families, has won more than 30 national chess championships, the country’s best record. Airing tonight on PBS and streaming free for a limited time.
    POV Staff 2 min read October 7, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critical Acclaim for 'Best Kept Secret' – Premieres Tonight on PBS
    Read what critics have been saying about POV's Best Kept Secret, in which a public high school teacher races against the clock to find a place for her students with autism before they "age out" of the education system. Airing tonight on PBS and streaming free for a limited time.
    POV Staff 3 min read September 23, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critical Acclaim for 'Ping Pong' – Watch It Starting Tonight
    Read what critics have been saying about POV's Ping Pong, where seven players with 620 years between them compete in the Over 80 World Table Tennis Championships in China's Inner Mongolia. Airing tonight on PBS and streaming free for a limited time.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 9, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critical Acclaim for 'High Tech, Low Life' – Available for Streaming Through August 21
    Read what critics have been saying about POV's High Tech, Low Life, a film that follows two of China’s first citizen-reporters as they document the underside of the country’s rapid economic development. Now streaming free for a limited time.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 30, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critical Acclaim for 'Reportero' – Watch It Free Online For A Limited Time
    Read what critics and journalists have to say about Reportero, a documentary about a veteran reporter and his colleagues at an independent newsweekly who defy powerful drug cartels and corrupt officials to continue publishing the news.
    POV Staff 2 min read January 25, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 'Up Heartbreak Hill' Pulls at Critics' Heartstrings
    Read what critics have to say about the POV documentary Up Heartbreak Hill, which follows two Navajo teens living on a New Mexico reservation. Premieres July 26, 2012, on PBS.
    POV Staff 1 min read July 26, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critics Say This POV Doc Opens Eyes and Sheds Light on Islamic Women
    The Light in Her Eyes premieres tomorrow night, July 19, 2012, on PBS stations. Read what critics are saying about the film.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 18, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critics Indulge in POV's 'Guilty Pleasures'
    Julie Moggan's Guilty Pleasures premieres on POV tonight, July 12, 2012. Critics have lauded the film for the balance it strikes between humor and profundity.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 12, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments

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