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  • International Students at The New School Screen and Discuss 'Last Train Home'
    In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, POV intern Tomas Uribe and the International Student Society and Advisory board screened Last Train Home at The New School. Tomas reports back on the screening and discussion on migration and human rights.
    POV Staff 4 min read May 15, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Get ready to bring in March with POV films and check out these community screenings happening near you. Visit our local events calendar for a full listing and join our Community Network to host a screening of your own!
    POV Staff 1 min read February 28, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • February 2014 POV Streaming Films
    Check out which POV films you can stream for free this month, including our February 3, 2014 broadcast, American Promise, Racing Dreams, Reportero and more!
    POV Staff 5 min read January 31, 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
  • POV Films Available for Streaming in September 2013
    POV is excited to announce the free streaming of many of its past films, including the 2013 Best Documentary Emmy nominee Nostalgia for the Light.
    POV Staff 4 min read September 10, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    As Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month comes to a close, celebrate with POV screenings at the Chicago Public Library and San Jose Peace and Justice Center. For more screenings across the country, check out our Local Screenings map.
    POV Staff 1 min read May 24, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    From the Gateway Arch of St. Louis to the mountains of Colorado, celebrate National Library Week with screenings of 'Biblioburro' across the country.
    POV Staff 2 min read April 12, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Announces Documentary Lineup For Its 26th Season on PBS
    Moving to Monday nights on PBS, the regular season kicks off with Homegoings and closes with Best Kept Secret, and features special presentations of 56 Up, American Promise, Brooklyn Castle and a special from StoryCorps.
    POV Staff 12 min read March 20, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    If 'If a Tree Falls' screens and no one sees it, does it make a sound? Don't miss the Gnu's Room's screening of 'If a Tree Falls' and many more POV documentaries across the country.
    POV Staff 2 min read March 15, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Don't miss out on a chance to take a look at the life of an icon of counter-culture with Chicago Public Library's screening of 'Patti Smith: Dream of Life,' or learn about civil injustice during World War II with the Gnu's Room's screening of 'Of Civil Wrongs and Rights'.
    POV Staff 2 min read March 1, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Emmy 2012: Watch the Award-Winning POV Films – Free!
    Looking to watch some of the best documentaries from the past year? For a limited time, we're streaming the four documentaries that won 2012 Emmy Awards, including Best Documentary Last Train Home.
    POV Staff 3 min read October 2, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Emmy 2012: Watch Best Documentary Emmy Nominee 'Last Train Home'
    Last Train Home takes viewers on a heart-stopping journey with the Zhangs, a couple who left infant children behind for factory jobs 16 years ago, hoping their wages would lift their children to a better life. Watch now!
    POV Staff 1 min read September 26, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Emmy 2012: Watch Four Best Documentary Nominees Now Streaming on POV!
    Good news doc lovers! POV is pleased to announce streaming of many of its documentaries up for Emmy awards this year, including the four POV films that are up for Best Documentary!
    POV Staff 2 min read September 24, 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 Viewers Get Last Word on 'Last Train Home' and the Impact of Rapid Economic Development in China
    Each Friday, we share a selection of comments relating to the week's documentary broadcast. This week, viewers watched Last Train Home, a heart-stopping journey with the Zhangs, a couple who left infant children behind for factory jobs 16 years ago, hoping their wages would lift their children to a better life.
    Emily Thomas 3 min read September 30, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Critical Acclaim for 'Last Train Home' – Airs 9/27 on PBS
    Read what critics have to say about the POV documentary Last Train Home, a heart-stopping journey with the Zhangs, a couple who left infant children behind for factory jobs 16 years ago, hoping their wages would lift their children to a better life.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 27, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Soup: 'Last Train Home' and Finding Ways to Empathize with the Zhang Family
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston asks whether its possible for most Americans to get inside the heads of the Zhangs, the Chinese migrant worker family at the center of the documentary Last Train Home.
    Tom Roston 3 min read September 26, 2011 Doc Soup Comments
  • Next on POV: 'Last Train Home'
    POV's 24th season on PBS continues Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, with the U.S. broadcast premiere of Last Train Home, a rich, human portrait of China's rush to economic development.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 23, 2011 Documentary News Comments

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