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Girl Model
  • Featured Event: Astoria Public Library Presents 'Girl Model'
    Join the Astoria Public Library for a free screening of 'Girl Model,' followed by a discussion.
    POV Staff 1 min read March 4, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Four Ways to Explore Women's History In Your Community
    Here are four great ways to use POV's films to start a dialogue around Women's History Month in your community.
    POV Staff 3 min read February 10, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming Events
    March is Women's History Month. Spark discussion concerning women's rights and celebrate the lives of strong female role models by hosting a film event in your community!
    POV Staff 2 min read March 13, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV's “Girl Model” Is Nominated for a 2014 Webby Award! Help Us Win!
    Vote by April 24 for the online documentary that's been called "essential viewing for adolescent girls," "a brilliant exposé of a dangerous business," and "an alarming documentary about the trafficking of Russian child models."
    POV Staff 3 min read April 9, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Documentaries featuring strong women are a popular choices for screenings across the country, with Women's History Month in full swing. Visit our local events calendar for a full listing and join our Community Network to host a screening of your own!
    POV Staff 2 min read March 14, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • #365Docs: Girl Model (3/365)
    Girl Model shows the modeling industry as anything but beautiful.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read February 12, 2014 Documentary Site Comments
  • Girl Model Available for Streaming Until 2/1
    Mark your calendars! Girl Model will be streaming free online until February 1, 2014.
    POV Staff 1 min read January 9, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Films Available for Streaming Over the Holidays
    Home for the holidays? POV is excited to announce the free streaming of many of its past films, including the 2013 award-winning The World Before Her.
    POV Staff 5 min read December 23, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Commemorate Human Rights Day with POV Documentaries
    Explore POV films, resources for educators and web features around today's human rights issues to commemorate Human Rights Day.
    POV Staff 1 min read December 10, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Find screenings of films from POV's current and past seasons near you!
    POV Staff 1 min read October 7, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Grab your coffee and Berger Cookies as 'Girl Model' screens in Baltimore and Seattle this upcoming week. Not in Baltimore or Seattle? Check out where else POV films will be showing.
    POV Staff 2 min read April 19, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Critical Acclaim for 'Girl Model' – Airs 3/24 on PBS
    Read what critics and journalists have to say about Girl Model, a film that strips away the façade of the modeling industry by following two people whose lives intersect because of it.
    POV Staff 2 min read March 22, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • A Former Model's View on the Industry
    Model-advocate Rachel Blais shares her experiences with the POV documentary Girl Model, the glamorous myths of modeling, and the effects of the industry on body image.
    POV Staff 5 min read March 22, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Girl Model #sheparty Covers Labor and Ethics in Modeling
    POV joined Girl Model, the Model Alliance, the Women's Media Center and many others for a #sheparty Twitter discussion of labor regulations and ethics in the modeling industry. You can follow the discussion on Storify.
    POV Staff 0 min read March 21, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: 'Girl Model'
    Mark your calendars! On March 24, at 10 PM, POV will present the national broadcast premiere of the provocative documentary 'Girl Model' on PBS
    POV Staff 1 min read March 20, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    From the Annual Palm Beach Country Dark Sky Festival's screening of The City Dark to a screening and panel discussion of Girl Model at the Brooklyn Museum and more - check out POV's upcoming March community screenings!
    POV Staff 2 min read March 8, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Hackathon Selected for Fledgling Fund Grant
    The Fledgling Fund recently announced new grantees and POV is thrilled to receive support for our ongoing series of Hackathons.
    POV Staff 1 min read February 27, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • Win Tickets to Watch POV Films at MoMA Documentary Fortnight
    The Museum of Modern Art is celebrating 25 years of POV with a special program, MoMA Selects: POV from Wednesday, Feb. 27 - Monday, March 4, 2013, as part of its Documentary Fortnight 2013 program.
    POV Staff 12 min read February 19, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments

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