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Cutie and the Boxer
  • Watch Free: Five Documentaries to Stream in May
    Discover new and classic films at pov.org/video and on the POV channel on your PBS app.
    POV Staff 4 min read May 2, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Nominated for 4 News & Documentary Emmy Awards
    Nominees include Cutie and the Boxer (Best Documentary), Art and Craft, Point and Shoot and StoryCorps: Traffic Stop.
    POV Pressroom 4 min read July 21, 2016 Press Room Comments
  • Spread the Word: 'Cutie and the Boxer' on PBS
    Organizations and individuals across the country are getting the word out about 'Cutie and the Boxer'.
    POV Staff 1 min read September 18, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: Cutie and the Boxer
    Oscar-nominated documentary takes us inside the unruly, lively 40-year marriage and artistic partnership of Ushio and Noriko Shinohara. Watch "Cutie and the Boxer" - Monday on PBS.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 15, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Opportunity for Community Organizations and Libraries: PBS Highlights the Arts this Fall with 3 New POV Documentaries
    This fall, POV invites community organizers and libraries to partner on the special PBS broadcasts of three documentaries examining art and identity -- Cutie and the Boxer, Art and Craft and Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case.
    POV Staff 1 min read September 2, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming Events
    Free screenings from the current POV season take place across the country. Find a screening near you!
    POV Staff 2 min read August 28, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Announcing POV's 2015 Season on PBS
    Get a sneak preview of POV's 2015 lineup and help us spread the news about the films you're looking forward to seeing most!
    POV Staff 11 min read February 10, 2015 Documentary News Comments
  • The Oscars: Doc Soup Man's Predictions for Best Documentary
    Five documentaries are vying for an Academy Award this Sunday. Doc Soup Man Tom Roston picks the one that could win, and why.
    Tom Roston 5 min read February 25, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Documentary Filmmakers: You Call That A Trailer?
    What's the deal with documentary trailers? Tom Roston considers some of the best and most disappointing doc trailers he's seen and wonders if they're a marketing tool finally on the upswing in the documentary world.
    Tom Roston 6 min read January 27, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Impressions on the 2014 Oscar Best Documentary Nominees and Snubs
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston gives his impressions on today's Best Documentary Academy Award Nominations and snubs
    Tom Roston 2 min read January 16, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Predicting the Oscars' Best Documentary Nominees
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston predicts this year's Oscar nominations for Best Documentary. He's been on target before... will he get it right again?
    Tom Roston 4 min read January 15, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Cinema Eye Honors: No Losers Here
    Tom Roston recaps winners and highlights from the 2014 Cinema Eye Honors at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens.
    Tom Roston 6 min read January 9, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Best Documentaries of 2013
    What's the best documentary of 2013? We're tracking festivals, critics, blogs, award shows and more to determine the top docs of the year.
    POV Staff 7 min read November 6, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Hot Docs 2013: Preview
    Doc Soup Man gives a preview of the documentaries that are on his must see list as he heads to Hot Docs this week.
    Tom Roston 6 min read April 24, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • Sundance 2013: Blood Brother Finishes Strong Winning Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize
    Sundance closed with a bang this weekend, at least for Blood Brother. Will the wins be enough to secure distribution?
    Tom Roston 4 min read January 28, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • Sundance 2013: Senior Programmer Caroline Libresco
    Part 2 of 2: Tom Roston interviews Sundance Film Festival Senior Programmers David Courier and Caroline Libresco about documentaries to watch out for at this year's festival, which begins today.
    Tom Roston 4 min read January 18, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • Sundance 2013: Senior Programmer David Courier
    Part 1 of 2: Tom Roston interviews Sundance Film Festival Senior Programmers David Courier and Caroline Libresco about documentaries to watch out for at this year's festival, which begins today.
    Tom Roston 5 min read January 18, 2013 Doc Soup Comments