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  • From Occupy Wall Street Protester to Live Documentarian
    Thorin Caristo, an amateur cameraman, joined the Occupy Wall Street movement on Day One as a protester, but he was quickly persuaded to join its media team. Now livestreaming videos around the clock from Zuccotti Park, Caristo lets us in on how he's documenting a burgeoning social-media uprising.
    Emily Thomas 5 min read October 21, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • From the POV Archive: Five Documentaries About Protest Movements
    Put the "Occupy Wall Street" protests into perspective with this list of documentary films that chronicle past protest movements in the United States from the POV/PBS archive.
    Emily Thomas 3 min read October 6, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Critics Call 'Better This World' a Riveting Thriller – Watch It Tonight on PBS!
    Critics are raving about Better This World, a dramatic tale of idealism, loyalty, crime and betrayal that follows the radicalization of boyhood friends under the tutelage of a revolutionary activist.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 6, 2011 Documentary News Comments