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  • The Spine-Tingling, Eye-Opening Thrill of Morgan Spurlock's 'Rats'
    'Rats' invites viewers into a world underneath the gutters and in the shadows.
    Tom Roston 3 min read October 21, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Memo: Nonfiction Filmmakers on Keeping it Professional, Female Filmmakers at the Forefront of HRWFF
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read June 9, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Doc Memo: NYC Summer Film Festival Guide, How to Shoot Documentary Abroad
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read May 17, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Michael Moore's Quest to Better America
    Michael Moore's latest documentary asks: Can America look outside itself for better solutions?
    Tom Roston 3 min read February 12, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Next on POV: Don't Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie)
    Since the age of 4, Angy Rivera has lived in the United States with a secret that threatens to upend her life: She is undocumented. Watch Don't Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie) - Monday on PBS.
    POV Staff 3 min read September 21, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming Events
    This week, visit libraries in Chicago and New York for screenings of POV documentaries.
    POV Staff 1 min read April 24, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming Events
    This week, communities from coast to coast celebrate social activism and honor National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week with film screenings and discussion.
    POV Staff 2 min read February 27, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • PBS Listening Tour Comes to New York City: A Report
    PBS, ITVS, POV, Independent Lens, Indie Caucus and WNET hosted a full house on the Independent Film on PBS Listening Tour in New York City on February 23, 2015.
    POV Staff 3 min read February 25, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Independent Film on PBS: The National Listening Tour Comes to New York City
    The next stop of the Independent Film on PBS: The National Listening Tour will be in New York City on February 23, 2015. Save the date and RSVP!
    POV Staff 1 min read February 5, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Listening Tour Kicks Off in San Francisco: A Report
    A report back from "Independent Film on PBS: A National Listening Tour" in partnership with ITVS, POV, Independent Lens, and WNET from San Francisco. The next event will be on February 23, 2015 in New York City.
    POV Staff 2 min read January 27, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Interactive Shorts: Q&A with Christopher Allen ('89 Steps')
    89 Steps: A Chapter of Living Los Sures follows Marta, a longtime resident of Williamsburg, Brooklyn's Los Sures neighborhood. Now struggling to afford the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood, Marta must decide whether to stay or go.
    POV Staff 3 min read September 25, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: Koch
    Few have matched the bravado, combativeness and egocentricity that Ed Koch brought to the New York City Mayor's Office during his three terms. Watch Monday on PBS, and join the discussion with the filmmaker and Koch's Chief of Staff.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 19, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Announcing POV Hackathon 7 (Nov. 8-9, 2014 in New York City)
    Fast Company called it one of 2014's "most anticipated events." Don't miss your chance to participate in POV Hackathon.
    POV Staff 1 min read September 18, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Ask Your Jewish Grandmother About “The Sturgeon Queens”
    Smoked fish, caviar, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Mario Battali take the Jewish film festival circuit and PBS by storm with The Sturgeon Queens. Tom Roston talks to director Julie Cohen about the film.
    Tom Roston 5 min read May 19, 2014 Doc Soup Comments
  • POV Hackathon Is Coming to NYC & LA in May 2014! Media Makers & Technologists Apply by March 26, 2014
    Fast Company called it one of 2014's "most anticipated events." Don't miss your chance to participate in POV Hackathon.
    POV Staff 1 min read February 26, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 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.
    POV Staff 2 min read November 20, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • DOC NYC 2013: Errol Morris's “The Unknown Known” and the Mysteries of Donald Rumsfeld
    The nation's largest documentary film festival opened with a "contemplative head-scratcher," a film the legendary director himself told the audience he likes because it's so unsatisfying.
    Tom Roston 3 min read November 15, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • Cinema Eye Honors Nominee 'Homegoings' Is Streaming Free on POV
    POV's 2013 season premiere documentary Homegoings is streaming free on POV from November 8, 2013 through December 7, 2013.
    POV Staff 1 min read November 8, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments

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