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Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
  • 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
  • #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
  • 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
  • Commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month with POV Films and PBS Programming
    Commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, 2013) with POV films and PBS programming.
    POV Staff 1 min read September 12, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Over the next week our partners are hosting thought-provoking events covering a wide range of topics, from Wolf Haven International's screening and discussion of 'Sweetgrass,' to MIT's Department of Urban Studies & Planning's showing of 'Up the Yangtze' and more.
    POV Staff 2 min read April 5, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • “Powerful and Chilling”
    Viewers of Granito: How to Nail a Dictator have told us they were profoundly moved by the film. Read some of their comments, then join the conversation.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 3, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 'Granito: How to Nail a Dictator' – The Critics Speak (Updated)
    Tonight, Granito: How to Nail a Dictator airs on POV. Read what the critics have to say about this gripping film.
    POV Staff 2 min read June 28, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: 'Granito: How to Nail a Dictator'
    POV's 25th season of independent nonfiction on PBS continues with a film about how Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble, provided key evidence for a stunning milestone for justice.
    POV Staff 2 min read June 27, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Sneak Preview Screenings
    Community partners across the country are hosting pre-broadcast sneak preview screenings of upcoming POV films.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 8, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • The “Dictator” of 'Granito: How to Nail a Dictator' Makes a Court Appearance
    On Thursday, Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemala's former military dictator, was ordered to stand trial on charges of genocide. Pamela Yates, director the upcoming POV film Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, filed this report from Guatemala via cell phone.
    Pamela Yates 2 min read January 27, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments