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  • Did the Great American Eclipse just inspire someone to make your next favorite film?
    What to watch after tuning into the Great American Eclipse.
    Alexandra Pearson 3 min read September 13, 2017 Documentary News Comments
  • Lesson Plan Theme: The Environment
    Over the years POV has featured a number of films about the environment. This collection offers educators a range of our most popular accompanying content, from lesson plans to interactive games.
    POV Staff 10 min read November 11, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming Events
    As many look forward to celebrating holidays with friends and families, you can share intimate stories from families around the world with those in your community. Host your own screening in December!
    POV Staff 2 min read October 31, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    What a great roundup of POV films being screened this week across the country! Don't forget to visit our local events calendar for a full list of events.
    POV Staff 2 min read August 22, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    American Promise community screenings are taking place across New York State this week! Visit our local events calendar for a full listing of upcoming New York and nationwide screenings. You can also host a screening of your own by joining our Community Network!
    POV Staff 2 min read March 20, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Documentaries featuring strong women are a popular choices for screenings across the country, with Women's History Month in full swing. Visit our local events calendar for a full listing and join our Community Network to host a screening of your own!
    POV Staff 2 min read March 14, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Films Available for Streaming in September 2013
    POV is excited to announce the free streaming of many of its past films, including the 2013 Best Documentary Emmy nominee Nostalgia for the Light.
    POV Staff 4 min read September 10, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    South Dakota, Ohio, Albama, Chicago and Vermont -- Check out free screenings and sneak previews of POV films coming to a community near you this week.
    POV Staff 1 min read August 30, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    From the Midwest to Maine, wherever you are this Thursday you can find free community screenings of POV documentaries from current and past seasons! Check out our local screenings map for events near you.
    POV Staff 1 min read August 16, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Tuesday is this week's day for documentaries! Check out these screenings near your of films from POV's past seasons and catch sneak-preview screenings of Season 26 Films!
    POV Staff 1 min read July 26, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Catch 'Soldiers of Conscience', 'Promised Land' and many more POV documentaries at free community screenings across the country.
    POV Staff 2 min read April 26, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Over the next week our partners are hosting thought-provoking events covering a wide range of topics, from Wolf Haven International's screening and discussion of 'Sweetgrass,' to MIT's Department of Urban Studies & Planning's showing of 'Up the Yangtze' and more.
    POV Staff 2 min read April 5, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Announces Documentary Lineup For Its 26th Season on PBS
    Moving to Monday nights on PBS, the regular season kicks off with Homegoings and closes with Best Kept Secret, and features special presentations of 56 Up, American Promise, Brooklyn Castle and a special from StoryCorps.
    POV Staff 12 min read March 20, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    If 'If a Tree Falls' screens and no one sees it, does it make a sound? Don't miss the Gnu's Room's screening of 'If a Tree Falls' and many more POV documentaries across the country.
    POV Staff 2 min read March 15, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    From the Annual Palm Beach Country Dark Sky Festival's screening of The City Dark to a screening and panel discussion of Girl Model at the Brooklyn Museum and more - check out POV's upcoming March community screenings!
    POV Staff 2 min read March 8, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Don't miss out on a chance to take a look at the life of an icon of counter-culture with Chicago Public Library's screening of 'Patti Smith: Dream of Life,' or learn about civil injustice during World War II with the Gnu's Room's screening of 'Of Civil Wrongs and Rights'.
    POV Staff 2 min read March 1, 2013 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 Screenings
    Join fellow documentary lovers over the next week for POV screening events across the country.
    POV Staff 1 min read January 11, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments

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