- 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.
- 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 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 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.
- POV Commemorates World Refugee Day 2017
POV commemorated World Refugee Day with more than 20 screenings across the country of our Syrian films.
- 30 Years of POV: Documentary Filmmakers Share What the Series Means to Them
Documentary filmmakers share what the POV series means to them.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Doc Memo: New Female Filmmakers, Media Entrepreneurship in Latin America
POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
- Doc Memo: Female Filmmakers to Know, Create Music with VR
POV’s daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
- Tribeca 2016: A Virtual Reality Odyssey
How nonfiction filmmakers work with virtual reality.
- 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'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.