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  • Watch Free: Five Documentaries to Stream in May
    Discover new and classic films at pov.org/video and on the POV channel on your PBS app.
    POV Staff 4 min read May 2, 2017 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Complicating the Issues: Reflections on My Community Engagement Internship
    Community Engagement and Education intern Simone Leung reflects on her summer with POV.
    POV Staff 4 min read August 24, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Doc Memo: Film on Legendary NYC Arcade, 7 Docs That Made Change
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 4 min read August 18, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Building Avenues for Social Change: Reflections on My POV Internship
    Chrissy Ramkarran interned with POV's Community Engagement and Education department as a part of the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship program.
    POV Staff 3 min read August 10, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Doc Memo: Nonfiction Meets Animation, Indonesia's Quest for Truth
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read June 27, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Oscar-Nominated 'The Look of Silence' Unlocks Secrets of Indonesia's 1965 Genocide, Revealing Bravery and Humanity of Survivors
    Soft-spoken optometrist faces down his brother's unrepentant killers in unforgettable documentary; POV broadcast features conversation between director Joshua Oppenheimer and executive producer Werner Herzog.
    POV Pressroom 10 min read June 7, 2016 Press Room Comments
  • Doc Memo: Independent Filmmaking on Snapchat, Capturing the Kennedys with Drew Associates
    POV’s daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read April 29, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Joshua Oppenheimer and Adi Rukun Raise Awareness Amongst Silence
    While on the Oscar campaign trail, Joshua Oppenheimer and Adi Rukun raise awareness against the silence on the 1960s Indonesian genocide.
    Tom Roston 3 min read February 22, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • What an Oscar Nomination Means to Joshua Oppenheimer
    How Oscar recognition can aid a greater purpose.
    Tom Roston 2 min read January 14, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Oscar or Oscan't: Doc Soup Man Predictions for Best Documentary Feature
    Doc Soup Man's Academy Award predictions are in, and he had to let a few favorites go.
    Tom Roston 3 min read January 11, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup's Top Ten Documentaries of 2015
    Doc Soup Man shares his official top ten documentaries of 2015. What's on your list?
    Tom Roston 5 min read December 22, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Great Expectations: The Surprising And Not So Surprising Oscar Documentary Shortlist Picks
    See what documentaries made the cut for the Oscar shortlist.
    Tom Roston 2 min read December 2, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Giving Thanks for Docs
    I was feeling a general sense of gratitude for the world of documentary film. I got to thinking about the many things that I am thankful for.
    Tom Roston 4 min read November 25, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • “My films are not about the crimes that happened in 1965. They are about impunity today.” Joshua Oppenheimer on 'The Look of Silence' and Revisiting the Indonesian Genocide
    Filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer ("The Act of Killing") tells Doc Soup Man Tom Roston about the making of his new documentary, "The Look of Silence," which begins a theatrical run this weekend.
    Tom Roston 4 min read July 17, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • A Few Things to Note Before You Watch “The Look of Silence” This Weekend
    "It's all fairly straight-forward. But then, suddenly, the film takes a radical turn."
    Tom Roston 4 min read July 15, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Sundance and Beyond: Doc Watch 2015
    Doc Soup Man shares his list of documentaries he's looking forward to in 2015, including three premiering at Sundance Film Festival, beginning on Thursday, January 22, 2015.
    Tom Roston 5 min read January 21, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Wednesday, December 3: A Conversation with Joshua Oppenheimer, director of 'The Act of Killing'
    Ask The Act of Killing director Joshua Oppenheimer your questions on Google+. Join the chat live on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at 1 PM ET (10 AM PT).
    POV Staff 1 min read November 6, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments