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  • Honoring Veteran's Day with 'Where Soldiers Come From'
    Student veteran's organizations, libraries and community organizers are sharing soldiers' experiences along with screenings of the Emmy-winning POV film Where Soldiers Come From.
    POV Staff 2 min read November 9, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Making a War Documentary: A Twitter Chat with Heather Courtney (Where Soldiers Come From)
    Join the #docchat Twitter chat on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at 8 PM Eastern (5 PM Pacific).
    POV Staff 1 min read September 10, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: 'Where Soldiers Come From'
    Watch the Emmy-nominated documentary about childhood friends who journey from a snowy, small town in northern Michigan to the mountains of Afghanistan. Broadcast Date: Thursday, September 6, 2012, on POV.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 4, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Films Garner A Record 16 Emmy Nominations!
    We are humbled this morning to have received a record 16 nominations in the 33rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards, including four nominations for Best Documentary.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 12, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Announces Documentary Lineup for Its 25th Season on PBS
    This year on POV, you'll see remarkable individuals challenging authority and their own limitations to indict a dictator, keep investigative journalism alive, rebuild after Katrina and find strength in love.
    POV Staff 12 min read March 22, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Viewers' Revelatory Reactions to 'Where Soldiers Come From'
    A selection of comments about our most recent broadcast.
    POV Staff 3 min read November 16, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • 'Where Soldiers Come From' Premieres in Theaters
    Where Soldiers Come From (POV, 2011) opens Friday, September 9 at Village East Cinemas in New York before opening in select theaters across the country.
    Jamie Dobie 2 min read September 9, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • BAMcinemaFEST 2011: Heather Courtney on 'Where Soldiers Come From'
    In this dispatch from BAMcinemaFEST 2011, Heather Courtney tells freelance journalist Adam Schartoff how a filmmaking project about her Michigan hometown took a detour to Afghanistan.
    Adam Schartoff 4 min read June 20, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • BAMcinemaFEST Kicks Off Third Season Bringing Blue Chip Docs to Brooklyn
    Freelance journalist and film programmer Adam Schartoff previews the documentary slate at Brooklyn's BAMcinemaFEST, June 16-26, 2011.
    Adam Schartoff 4 min read June 15, 2011 Documentary News Comments