- Giveaway: Win a Copy of “Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life”
Enter our giveaway before October 27, 2014 to win a copy of "Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and Life" by American Promise filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson.
- 'American Promise' is back for free streaming on POV
Watch American Promise for free on POV through November 8, 2014 and get an update on the award-winning outreach campaign.
- Join a Live Online Screening of American Promise with Filmmakers Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster
Ask questions to the filmmakers and subjects featured in American Promise along with select partner organizations during our live OVEE screening on Tuesday, February 4 from 7-9 PM ET (4-6 PM PT).
- Upcoming POV Screenings
POV screenings and discussions are happening near you! Check out our Local Events Map for a complete list of upcoming screenings across the country.
- POV Sunday at the Talking Transition Tent
POV presented our two American Graduate Season 26 films, Brooklyn Castle and American Promise, on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 at the Talking Transition tent in Lower Manhattan.
- Lessons Learned in Making Long-Term Documentary Projects (A #docchat Recap)
A recap of the #docchat conversation from October 15, 2013, with the filmmakers of My Reincarnation and American Promise.
- Critical Acclaim for 'American Promise' – Now Playing in Select Theaters
Read what critics have been saying about POV's American Promise. Now playing in select theaters across the United States.
- Watch the New Trailer for American Promise and Information About Its Oct. 18 NYC Premiere
American Promise (POV 2014) presents complicated truths about America's struggle to come of age on issues of race, class and opportunity. Watch it in theaters (before it airs on POV) starting in New York City this Friday, October 18.
- Join “How to Plan for a Long-term Documentary Project” Online Chat on October 15
Documentary filmmakers are taking your questions during a Google+ Hangout about planning for a long-term documentary projects on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, from 12:30-1:15 PM ET (9:30-10:15 AM PT).
- Fall Online #docchat Series: Engagement Strategy, Doc Criticism and More!
Join POV's Fall Online #docchat Series starting Tuesday, October 1, 2013 for online panels about engagement strategy, documentary criticism and planning for long-term documentary projects.
- Coming to POV in 2013: 'American Promise'
In 2013, POV will broadcast 'American Promise,' a film that addresses the persistent educational achievement gap that affects African-American boys at all socioeconomic levels.