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  • How the 2018 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Hits America's Nonfiction Sweet Spot
    The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is in its 21st year, and it's hitting America's nonfiction sweet spot.
    Tom Roston 8 min read April 3, 2018 Doc Soup Comments
  • 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
  • AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: People Do Care
    In the following UNFILTERED blog post, the team behind Gentlemen of Vision share how audiences connect to authentic characters and heartfelt storytelling.
    AMERICA REFRAMED 3 min read January 31, 2018 AMERICA REFRAMED: UNFILTERED Documentary News Press Room Comments
  • POV Commemorates World Refugee Day 2017
    POV commemorated World Refugee Day with more than 20 screenings across the country of our Syrian films.
    POV Staff 7 min read July 13, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 30 Years of POV: Documentary Filmmakers Share What the Series Means to Them
    Documentary filmmakers share what the POV series means to them.
    Tom Roston 2 min read June 29, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • Entering the Edit With Karen Schmeer Fellow Leigh Johnson
    In the third edition of Enter the Edit, our guide will be 2017 Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellow Leigh Johnson.
    Yvonne Ashley Kouadjo 5 min read March 8, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • Camera, Lens, Drone! The Documentary Gear to Keep, Add or Remove From Your Kit
    The basics of documentary storytelling don't change all that much, but the tools for creating films evolve.
    POV Guest Blogger 7 min read February 14, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Documentary Challenges in Trump Era, Special Fund for Rapid Story Deployment
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read December 9, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • The Nostalgic, Intimate Reveal of 'Uncle Howard'
    New documentary explores the life of a beloved relative involved in the 70s and 80s filmmaking scene in New York City.
    Tom Roston 4 min read November 17, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Memo: 25 New Faces of Indie Film, 54 Underrated Movies
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 26, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Top Pitches from Hot Docs, Human Rights Watch Film Festival Lineup
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read May 11, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Longer Content Exclusively on VR, 11 Films That Should Be at Cannes
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 10, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: New Female Filmmakers, Media Entrepreneurship in Latin America
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 5, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: Female Filmmakers to Know, Create Music with VR
    POV’s daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read April 28, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Tribeca 2016: A Virtual Reality Odyssey
    How nonfiction filmmakers work with virtual reality.
    Tom Roston 4 min read April 14, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • What Does POV Look For in a Film?
    With the opening of POV's annual Call for Entries and the start of our 29th season on PBS, we wanted to refresh your minds on what POV looks for in a film.
    POV Staff 5 min read April 12, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV's 2017 Call for Entries Is Now Open!
    Films submitted to this open call will be considered for the 2017 broadcast season and beyond. The deadline for submission is Thursday, June 30, 2016.
    POV Staff 4 min read April 12, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments

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