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The Return
  • POV Documentaries 'The Return' and 'Hooligan Sparrow' Finalists for CINE Golden Eagle Award
    CINE's 60th Golden Eagle Awards named two POV films as finalists in the "Nonfiction Content/Feature - Current Affairs or Investigations" category.
    POV Pressroom 2 min read May 2, 2017 Press Room Comments
  • Featured Event: The Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education presents 'The Return'
    Join the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education for a free screening of 'The Return' followed by a facilitated discussion and Q&A session with Byrd Center staff and Shepherd University faculty.
    POV Staff 1 min read November 11, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Keeping Score: How Documentary Filmmakers Can Work With Composers
    Tyler Strickland shares why he started scoring documentaries, and how filmmakers can best work with composers.
    POV Guest Blogger 6 min read August 17, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Featured Event: San Diego Public Library and Second Chance Present 'The Return'
    Join the San Diego Public Library for a free screening of 'The Return' featuring guest speaker Deb Furlong of San Diego Second Chance.
    POV Staff 1 min read August 5, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Featured Event: Buddhist Pathways Prison Project Screens 'The Return'
    Join Buddhist Pathway Prison Project for a free screening of 'The Return', as part of their Summer 2016 Film Series.
    POV Staff 1 min read July 1, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • The Return: Resentencing, Reentry Support, and a Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Evolving Roles
    The Return is a POV documentary that focuses on both the returnees and the lawyers of Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project. Director of the Penn Program on Documentaries and the Law, Regina Austin, speculates the lawyers' motives for involving themselves and their clients in the documentary.
    Regina Austin 10 min read June 22, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Communities and Relatives of Illinois Incarcerated Children Presents 'The Return'
    Join Communities and Relatives of Illinois Incarcerated Children for a free screening of 'The Return'.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 3, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • DCTV's 'Confines That Bind' Screening Series Presents 'The Return'
    DCTV's 'Confines That Bind' screening series explores incarceration and criminal justice reform through documentary film in their landmark firehouse in downtown Manhattan.
    POV Staff 3 min read June 2, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Doc Memo: Vox's Secret to Monetizing Videos, 'The Return' Wins at Tribeca
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 3 min read April 25, 2016 Documentary News Comments