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  • Critical Acclaim for '56 Up' – Available for Streaming Through November 13
    Read what critics have been saying about POV's 56 Up. Watch it free online until November 13, 2013.
    POV Staff 2 min read October 15, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: 56 Up
    In 1964 a group of 7-year-old children were interviewed for the groundbreaking documentary Seven Up. They've been filmed every seven years since. Now they are 56. 56 Up premieres Monday, October 14, 2013 on PBS stations.
    POV Staff 1 min read October 10, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • My Reincarnation: The Ultimate Father-Son Story
    To me, My Reincarnation is primarily a film about a father and a son. In fact, just following Father’s Day, it brings to mind that this is one of the best documentaries ever made about the father-son relationship.
    Tom Roston 4 min read June 20, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Video: Roger Ebert & Michael Apted Discuss the Legacy of the 'Up' Series
    Watch an interview between Michael Apted (The Up series) and film critic Roger Ebert from when POV aired 49 Up in 2007.
    POV Staff 1 min read May 28, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 7 Artists Take On The 'Up' Series (Slideshow)
    Every seven years since 1964, Michael Apted has visited Up series participants to check in and find out how they're doing. We asked seven artists to create a visual representation of those years.
    POV Staff 7 min read May 21, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 8 “Then and Now” Documentaries That Transcend Time
    The Up series, which has been following a group in seven-year intervals, has a new entry this month, 56 Up. Here are eight documentaries that take the "then and now" concept to new levels.
    Kapish Singla 7 min read May 17, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • From Tragedy to 'Rebirth': Jim Whitaker's Post-9/11 Documentary, 10 Years in the Making
    In the aftermath of 9/11, filmmaker Jim Whitaker followed five New Yorkers for years as they moved on from loss and physical injury. Whitaker talks to Adam Schartoff about Rebirth, which is in select theaters now and airs on Showtime on Sunday, September 11, 2011.
    Adam Schartoff 6 min read September 7, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Reactions to POV's '49 Up'
    Michael Apted’s 49 Up aired on POV this past week. 49 Up is the seventh installment of his amazing Up series, which has chronicled the lives of a group of English schoolchildren every seven years since 1964. You can check out a photo gallery of all the participants at each age, watch excerpts from a […]
    Ruiyan Xu 2 min read October 12, 2007 Documentary News Comments