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  • 30 Years of POV: Documentary Filmmakers Share What the Series Means to Them
    Documentary filmmakers share what the POV series means to them.
    Tom Roston 2 min read June 29, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • Contemplating the Cut: Takeaways and Tips for Documentary Editors
    Useful insights for documentary editors and their collaborators from Contemplating the Cut 2017.
    Colin Nusbaum 11 min read June 8, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • Contemplating the Cut 2017 | Panel 2: Craft Conversations
    Lindsay Utz and Chyld King share insights with moderator Marshall Curry about their process, deconstructing approaches to vérité and interview-based films.
    POV Guest Blogger 52 min read June 8, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • Quest for Personal Transformation Takes Timid Biker 35,000 Miles to Libyan Revolution, Prison and Self-Recorded Stardom in POV's 'Point and Shoot,' Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 on PBS
    Documentary by Two-Time Oscar® Nominee Marshall Curry Illustrates the Camera's Central Role in Documenting — and Shaping — Modern Identity and World Events
    POV Pressroom 10 min read July 28, 2015 Press Room Comments
  • Daniel McGowan at Full Frame Documentary Festival
    At Full Frame Documentary Festival, If A Tree Falls subject Daniel McGowan watched the film with the documentary community for the first time after serving six years in prison for "eco-terrorism."
    Tom Roston 3 min read April 14, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Full Frame Documentary Festival 2015: A Recap
    Doc Soup Man highlights films to watch out for and his favorite documentary celebrity encounters at Full Frame Documentary Festival 2015.
    Tom Roston 4 min read April 13, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • We the Economy
    This new online documentary series is striving to explain the economy through 20 short films.
    Heather McIntosh 2 min read October 30, 2014 Documentary Site Comments
  • POV Reimagines the Documentary – Again
    Cross-posted from Knight Blog, the blog of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Since its earliest days, POV has been an exercise in bridging independent voices and the public by offering new tools and technology for storytelling and engagement.
    POV Staff 4 min read April 10, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Watch Films from POV Alumni at Tribeca and Full Frame this April!
    Great new films from POV alumni will screen in the coming weeks at the Tribeca Film Festival and Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
    POV Staff 5 min read March 26, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Festival Madness
    Sundance is behind us, SXSW is on now, Tribeca and Full Frame are coming up soon. Doc Soup Man has his picks from the past and future festivals that will set the documentary viewing agenda for the rest of the year.
    Tom Roston 4 min read March 10, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • Watch Now: 'If a Tree Falls' Now Streaming for Free at POV
    The Oscar-nominated documentary directed by Marshall Curry is back for free online streaming! Streaming ends January 6, 2013, so make sure you get to watch it before time runs out!
    POV Staff 1 min read December 19, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Watch Now: 'If a Tree Falls,' 'My Perestroika,' and Three POV 2012 Films Back for Free Streaming!
    POV fans can now stream If a Tree Falls, My Perestroika, The City Dark, The Light in Her Eyes, and Sun Kissed for free on the POV website!
    POV Staff 3 min read December 14, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • The Greatest Documentaries of All Time: Marshall Curry on 'Sherman's March'
    "When I was first considering taking a leap into the professional abyss of filmmaking, there was one documentary, more than any other, that shouted out, 'Come on in, the water's great!'"
    POV Guest Blogger 2 min read November 16, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Documentary DPs Share Their Craft at DOC NYC
    Tom Roston recaps the DOC NYC masterclass on cinematography with directors of photography Alan Jacobsen (Racing Dreams) and Tom Hurwitz (The Queen of Versailles). Panels continue through Thursday.
    Tom Roston 3 min read November 13, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Giveaway: Win a Ticket to Paley DocFest's Event “Documenting Power: 25 Years of Political Films on POV”
    Passionate about political issues? Excited about the upcoming election? Win a ticket to the Paley DocFest Event "Documenting Power: 25 Years of Political Films on POV" at The Paley Center for Media in New York City, Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 6:30pm.
    POV Staff 11 min read October 17, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: 'If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front'
    The Oscar-nominated film about the radical environmental group the FBI called America's "number one domestic terrorism threat" returns to PBS. Watch Thursday, October 11, 2012 on POV.
    POV Staff 2 min read October 9, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Ron Simon on Curating Paley DocFest 2012 and the Impact of Political Documentaries in an Election Year
    Ron Simon tells POV how he curates New York City's Paley DocFest, which this year features a handful of politically themes documentaries timed to the November elections.
    Adam Schartoff 7 min read October 9, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • A Documentary Twitterthon Roundup
    SundanceNow hosted a "Twitterthon" to promote its new VOD documentary subscription service, Doc Club. Doc fans took to Twitter to discuss distribution platforms, the audience experience and favorite films.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read May 11, 2012 Documentary News Comments

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