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  • Doc Memo: 2017 Oscars Contenders, The Real Price of Doc Filmmaking
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 8, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Congrats to the BRITDOC Impact Award Winners
    POV gives a huge round of applause to this year's BRITDOC Impact Award winners! The BRITDOC Impact Award celebrates documentary films that have made the greatest impact on society.
    POV Staff 3 min read November 20, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Are Meaningful Conversations Considered Social Impact?: A Lesson from Grace Lee Boggs and American Revolutionary
    Active Voice Program Director Sahar Driver shares takeaways from their engagement strategy and partnership with The World Cafe around POV's "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs".
    Sahar Driver 3 min read August 21, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 10 Secrets for Making the Most of Your Film's Broadcast Premiere
    Picture Motion's Alexandra Pearson and Megan Ryan take us behind the scenes of the social impact campaigns of five remarkable films that aired on CNN, HBO, OWN and POV.
    POV Guest Blogger 9 min read May 21, 2014 Documentary News Comments
  • #docchat: Documentary Engagement Strategy: Creating a Lasting Impact on Google+ (May 6, 2014)
    Ask your questions about documentary engagement strategies for last impact on Google+! Tuesday, May 6, 12:30-1:15 PM ET / 9:30-10:15 AM PT.
    POV Staff 4 min read May 1, 2014 Documentary News Comments
  • POV + Public Libraries: Partnering to Enhance Civic Engagement
    In 2013, POV took part in a study exploring the impact of community screenings of documentaries in public libraries on civic engagement. Explore the findings.
    POV Staff 4 min read December 18, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • POV Community Screenings Making an Impact
    I ran into Shelby Knox, a passionate young activist, recently in Manhattan. We first got to know each other in 2005 when POV broadcasted The Education of Shelby Knox. Still one of our most requested films by communities across the country — the film follows Shelby, a Southern Baptist high school student from a politically […]
    Eliza Licht 3 min read January 2, 2008 Documentary News Comments