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  • POV's Picks: Native American Heritage Month
    Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with stories from native communities this November on PBS and WORLD Channel.
    POV Staff 3 min read November 10, 2016 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Featured Event: University of North Dakota Indian Student Association Presents Up Heartbreak Hill
    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!
    POV Staff 1 min read November 6, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • What to Watch This November on POV.org
    A list of documentaries available to watch this month on POV.org.
    POV Staff 2 min read November 3, 2015 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Commemorate National Native American Heritage Month with POV Films
    POV invites you to commemorate National Native American Heritage Month in your classroom or community with documentaries exploring Native American identity and culture.
    POV Staff 2 min read October 30, 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 Events
    This week, 7 different films are being screened in 7 cities throughout the US, with topics including autism, criminal justice, and the oil industry.
    POV Staff 2 min read October 10, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Films Available for Streaming in August 2013
    See what POV has available for free streaming for the month of August! Catch films from the current 2013 season as well as classic films from the POV archives.
    POV Staff 3 min read August 1, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    From Alcatraz to the ports of Alexandria, join POV fans across the country as they host film screenings. For a screening near you, check out our Local Screenings map!
    POV Staff 2 min read May 17, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    Join documentary fans across the country as they attend POV screenings ranging from intergenerational struggles within a Navajo community in 'Up Heartbreak Hill' to the ubiquitous romance novel culture in 'Guilty Pleasures'.
    POV Staff 1 min read March 22, 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 bountiful selection of POV documentary films across the country, from the University of Portland's screening of 'Señorita Extraviada' to Chicago Public Library's screening of 'Guilty Pleasures.'
    POV Staff 1 min read February 22, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings
    Join fellow documentary lovers over the next week for POV screening events in San Diego, Dunmore, Sayville, Cambridge, and Brookings.
    POV Staff 1 min read October 19, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Meet Wendy Phillips, POV Premiere Party Winner!
    Congratulations to Wendy Phillips, one of the lucky POV Premiere Party Pack winners! Wendy invited friends over to watch POV documentaries, entered the Premiere Party Giveaway, and won autographed film memorabilia, dvds, books, official film posters, fair trade and organic coffee, chocolate, tea, popcorn and more!
    POV Staff 2 min read September 5, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Community Partner Profile: Bronx Documentary Center
    A late July screening of Up Heartbreak Hill kicked off a partnership between POV and The Bronx Documentary Center. Check out photos from the event! We'll continue this September with Reportero and Bronx Princess.
    POV Staff 1 min read August 30, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Ask Director Erica Scharf About the Documentary 'Up Heartbreak Hill'
    Director Erica Scharf of Up Heartbreak Hill will be taking your questions live on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 2:30 PM Eastern.
    POV Staff 1 min read August 1, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings
    Looking to stay cool this weekend? Beat the heat with POV's Season 25 premieres and encores.
    POV Staff 1 min read July 27, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 'Up Heartbreak Hill' Pulls at Critics' Heartstrings
    Read what critics have to say about the POV documentary Up Heartbreak Hill, which follows two Navajo teens living on a New Mexico reservation. Premieres July 26, 2012, on PBS.
    POV Staff 1 min read July 26, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: 'Up Heartbreak Hill'
    Two Navajo teens are torn between the lure of opportunities outside their remote reservation community and the cultural ties that bind them to home. Premieres Thursday, July 26, 2012 on POV.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 26, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments

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