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  • My Perestroika Premieres in Moscow, Russia
    Director Robin Hessman writes about the Russian premiere of My Perestroika at Moscow's ArtDokFest and reaction of a "home audience."
    POV Staff 5 min read December 21, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Watch Now: 'If a Tree Falls,' 'My Perestroika,' and Three POV 2012 Films Back for Free Streaming!
    POV fans can now stream If a Tree Falls, My Perestroika, The City Dark, The Light in Her Eyes, and Sun Kissed for free on the POV website!
    POV Staff 3 min read December 14, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV's 'My Perestroika' Wins a Peabody!
    Robin Hessman's film about the last generation of Soviet children has won a prestigious George Foster Peabody Award.
    POV Staff 2 min read April 4, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Viewers Share Cold War Nostalgia After the Broadcast Premiere of My Perestroika on POV
    Each Friday, we post a selection of viewer comments relating to the week's film. This week, viewers watched My Perestroika, an intimate look at the last generation of Soviet children, and shared their memories of growing up in the Cold War era.
    POV Staff 3 min read July 1, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • Next on POV: 'My Perestroika'
    POV's brand new season is now in full swing with the American broadcast premiere of My Perestroika, an intimate look at the last generation of Soviet children, Tuesday, June 28, 2011, on PBS.
    Alva French 2 min read June 27, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • 'My Perestroika' Featured as Part of The Economist Film Project on PBS NewsHour
    Filmmaker Robin Hessman appeared on the PBS NewsHour to talk about her feature-length film, My Perestroika (which premieres on POV next Tuesday, June 28) as part of a series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.
    theresa 1 min read June 23, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • 'My Perestroika' Extends its Theatrical Run (and a Q&A with Robin Hessman from the Road)
    POV Filmmaker Robin Hessman has been traveling around America for the theatrical release of My Perestroika (POV 2011). Crowds have been enormously receptive and the film has been extended at the IFC Center in New York, the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Boston and Laemmle’s Sunset 5 in West Hollywood. My Perestroika is an intimate look […]
    Jamie Dobie 6 min read April 29, 2011 Documentary News Comments