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Episodes

  • The Body Politic: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Body Politic

    S37 Ep11 |
    In Baltimore, a young mayor fights to enact a bold plan to end chronic violence.
  • How to Have an American Baby: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How to Have an American Baby

    S36 Ep3614 |
    An intimate look behind the closed doors of the Chinese birth tourism industry in the US.
  • Wisdom Gone Wild: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Wisdom Gone Wild

    S36 Ep3613 |
    In this reflection on aging and transformation, a woman with dementia reinvents herself.
  • POV Shorts: Boom and Bust: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    POV Shorts: Boom and Bust

    S36 Ep604 |
    Two stories excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy.
  • Fire Through Dry Grass: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Fire Through Dry Grass

    S36 Ep3612 |
    An unlikely group of nursing home residents launch a movement during the pandemic.
  • Aurora's Sunrise: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Aurora's Sunrise

    S36 Ep3611 |
    A teenage girl escapes a genocide and makes a meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom.
  • Murders That Matter: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Murders That Matter

    S36 Ep3610 |
    A Black Muslim mother vows to save all the other Black sons, on both sides of the gun.
  • Uýra – The Rising Forest: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Uýra – The Rising Forest

    S36 Ep3609 |
    Uýra is a trans-indigenous artist on a journey of self-discovery in the Amazon forest.
  • Bulls and Saints: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Bulls and Saints

    S36 Ep3608 |
    After 20 years in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home.

Specials

  • American Seams: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    American Seams

    A glimpse into the lives of three quilters in the American West.
  • Sol in the Garden: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Sol in the Garden

    After 16 years of incarceration, Sol recovers her sense of self through gardening.
  • StoryCorps Shorts: Rules of the Road: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    StoryCorps Shorts: Rules of the Road

    A father recalls how a driving lesson gone wrong turned into a legendary family story.
  • When It's Good, It's Good: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    When It's Good, It's Good

    A filmmaker returns to West Texas and documents the local oil industry's boom and bust.
  • When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    When The LAPD Blows Up Your Neighborhood

    Locals and news organizations witness a volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg.
  • StoryCorps Shorts: Dreamer's Gift: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    StoryCorps Shorts: Dreamer's Gift

    Dreamer sits down with his friend Paul to discuss the transformative power of a haircut.
  • StoryCorps Shorts: Family Harmony: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    StoryCorps Shorts: Family Harmony

    Gilbert Zermeño shares how his musical journey began on a bad note, but ended in harmony.
  • By Way of Canarsie: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    By Way of Canarsie

    An experimental series of vignettes exploring Canarsie’s unique relationship to water.
  • Freshwater: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Freshwater

    A meditation on Detroit unveiling the fluid nature of memory in familial legacies.

About POV

Since 1988, POV has been the home for the world’s boldest contemporary filmmakers, celebrating intriguing personal stories that spark conversation and inspire action.

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