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  • Upcoming POV screenings
    It's a cross-cultural kind of week, with diverse screenings happening from New York to Michigan. Eager to join the conversation? Visit our local events calendar to browse events by zip code.
    POV Staff 1 min read May 16, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Screenings
    From Florida to Wisconsin and California, screenings are happening at all ends of the country this week. Visit our local events calendar to browse events by zip code.
    POV Staff 1 min read May 2, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Win Tickets to Watch POV Films at MoMA Documentary Fortnight
    The Museum of Modern Art is celebrating 25 years of POV with a special program, MoMA Selects: POV from Wednesday, Feb. 27 - Monday, March 4, 2013, as part of its Documentary Fortnight 2013 program.
    POV Staff 12 min read February 19, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Honoring Veteran's Day with 'Where Soldiers Come From'
    Student veteran's organizations, libraries and community organizers are sharing soldiers' experiences along with screenings of the Emmy-winning POV film Where Soldiers Come From.
    POV Staff 2 min read November 9, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Making a War Documentary: A Twitter Chat with Heather Courtney (Where Soldiers Come From)
    Join the #docchat Twitter chat on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at 8 PM Eastern (5 PM Pacific).
    POV Staff 1 min read September 10, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: 'Where Soldiers Come From'
    Watch the Emmy-nominated documentary about childhood friends who journey from a snowy, small town in northern Michigan to the mountains of Afghanistan. Broadcast Date: Thursday, September 6, 2012, on POV.
    POV Staff 2 min read September 4, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Films Garner A Record 16 Emmy Nominations!
    We are humbled this morning to have received a record 16 nominations in the 33rd News and Documentary Emmy Awards, including four nominations for Best Documentary.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 12, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day
    POV announces a new partnership with Where Soldiers Come From (POV 2011) and The Bob Woodruff Foundation. In commemoration of PTSD Awareness Day, learn ways you can get involved with veterans and educate your communities about the issues they face in returning to civilian life.
    POV Staff 1 min read June 27, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Mobile Selects
    Download the PBS mobile video app for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch or Kindle Tablet and watch POV documentaries before they air on television!
    POV Staff 1 min read June 23, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings
    Community events continue across the country, including sneak preview screenings of our upcoming 25th anniversary season.
    POV Staff 1 min read May 25, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 'Where Soldiers Come From' Mural-in-Progress – Day 1 with Dom
    Dominic (Dom) Fredianelli, one of the subjects of Where Soldiers Come From (POV 2011), is in the National Veterans Art Museum this week working on a mural that will be unveiled this Saturday, along with a film screening and artist's talk.
    POV Staff 3 min read May 21, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings
    Community screenings continue across the country, including two sneak previews of My Reincarnation (POV 2012), a special screening of In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee (POV 2010) with filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem present, and a Memorial Day program at the National Veterans Art Museum featuring a free screening of Where Soldiers Come From (POV 2011).
    POV Staff 1 min read May 18, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings
    POV community screenings continue across the country, including one of our first sneak previews of My Reincarnation (POV 2012).
    POV Staff 1 min read May 11, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Where Soldiers Come From: Upcoming Screenings & Events
    Where Soldiers Come From screens at events across the country, including the Corcoran College's Arts and the Military Conference, and "Monthly Movies" at the National Veterans Art Museum, showcasing a mural painted by Dominic the week leading up to the screening.
    POV Staff 1 min read April 6, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 4 Days, 53 Films – POV at SDFF 2012
    This year, The Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival highlights a wide array of independent documentaries, including five POV films.
    POV Staff 1 min read March 27, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • POV Announces Documentary Lineup for Its 25th Season on PBS
    This year on POV, you'll see remarkable individuals challenging authority and their own limitations to indict a dictator, keep investigative journalism alive, rebuild after Katrina and find strength in love.
    POV Staff 12 min read March 22, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Upcoming POV Documentary Screenings Near You
    Next week POV is blanketing America. Check out our events happening from coast to coast!
    POV Staff 1 min read February 24, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Viewers' Revelatory Reactions to 'Where Soldiers Come From'
    A selection of comments about our most recent broadcast.
    POV Staff 3 min read November 16, 2011 Documentary News Comments

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