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  • POV's Picks: Four Ways to Recognize National Adoption Month
    This November, POV honors and celebrates National Adoption Month with films and materials available to screen, explore, and discuss.
    POV Staff 5 min read November 4, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 5 Films to Celebrate LGBT Pride Month
    POV takes a look at a number of films from our archive that shed light on the ongoing issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
    POV Staff 4 min read June 1, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Commemorate National Adoption Month
    Explore POV's films and resources on adoption with your community.
    POV Staff 3 min read November 9, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming Events
    This week, 7 different films are being screened in 7 cities throughout the US, covering topics such as juvenile justice, Alzheimer's, and LBGT issues.
    POV Staff 3 min read October 17, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • #365Docs: Off and Running (58/365)
    I'm watching 365 documentaries and writing about each one in 2014. Tweet your suggestions to @documentarysite.
    Heather McIntosh 2 min read July 20, 2014 Documentary Site Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    With summer on everyone's mind, youth-centered films are popular this week - screenings are happening throughout the country! Check out our local screenings map to find out about POV community screenings happening in your area.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 20, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Don't miss out as documentary lovers flock to POV screenings across the country this week, from Oklahoma State University CineCulture's screening of 'The Light in Her Eyes' to 'The Barber of Birmingham' screening with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    POV Staff 1 min read February 8, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings Near You
    Next week POV is blanketing America. Check out our events happening from coast to coast!
    POV Staff 1 min read February 24, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Wins Four News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Including Best Documentary for 'Food, Inc.'
    After receiving a record 12 nominations in the 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, the POV films Presumed Guilty, Good Fortune and Food, Inc. won a total of four Emmys.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 27, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Project VoiceScape: Meet Filmmaker Angel Gatus
    A little brother with cancer inspired Angel Gatus of San Diego, Calif., to become a filmmaker. Angel, one in a talented group of teens awarded a Project VoiceScape grant earlier this year, is now completing her film Musical Warrior under the mentorship of Sharese Bullock (the Emmy-nominated Off and Running).
    POV Staff 2 min read September 2, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • This is My Family – Defining Family
    We were excited this week to see the launch of This is My Family pull in our first video submissions. The range of style was as eclectic as the perspectives and individuals posting the videos. Already we have children of LGBTQ parents, extended-family-families, foster families, adoptive parents, adoptees — singing songs, recording from their computer’s […]
    POV Staff 1 min read October 7, 2010 Documentary News Comments
  • NYC Event: “Off and Running” at the IFC This Friday
    If you’re in New York City, please join us at the IFC Center for the opening night of Off and Running by Nicole Opper at 8:05 p.m. on Friday, January 29th. POV is proud to co-host the event with DocuClub and Tribeca All Access, which will feature a Q &amp A moderated by Terry Lawler […]
    Catherine Jhee 1 min read January 26, 2010 Documentary News Comments