As a part of our mission, POV and America ReFramed believe that presenting the remarkable stories of civically-engaged Americans contributes to our democracy.

Visit our local events calendar for a full list of events happening across the country and join our Community Network to host a screening of your own!

This week, five different films screen in five cities throughout the US, covering topics such as politics, genocide, and aging.

Check out the great lineup of POV films being screened across the country this week! Don’t forget to visit our local events calendar for a full list of events.

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.

A state-by-state breakdown of the best, most representative and most unique documentaries from the 50 states and Washington, D.C.

POV community partners honor Veterans Day with screenings of the documentaries Where Soldiers Come From, Armadillo and The Way We Get By.

In a second post in a series on finding an audience for your documentary, Edward J. Delaney looks at how an emphasis on your film's storyline can help you grow your audience beyond a small core of fans.

We asked you, our blog-reading filmmakers, for thoughts about Final Cut Pro X, the latest edition of Apple's popular editing software, and how you're making the decision to upgrade, switch or stick with what you've got.

Congratulations to Geoffrey Smith and co-producer Rachel Wexler, who won an Emmy for Outstanding Science and Technology Programming at the 31st Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards last night for The English Surgeon. The English Surgeon was broadcast on POV in 2009. See the film’s trailer here: Geoffrey was in New York to receive the […]

This week, we take a look back at the Cinema Eye Honors, a look ahead to the Sundance Film Festival and give POV fans a second look at The Way We Get By. The Cinema Eye Honors took place last Friday, and by all accounts, it was a brilliant evening! Doc Soup Man Tom Roston […]

On Tuesday night, POV co-presented the New York premiere of The Way We Get By (which will air as a POV November special on PBS) at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village. The screening was a part of Thom Powers‘ venerable Stranger than Fiction (STF) documentary series, and capped a full New York day for […]