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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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Johnny Itliong honors the memory of his migrant father and the men who helped feed America.
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Anatomy of a Scene from Fauna with director Pau Faus.
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A message from the filmmaker.
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.
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A deaf Kurdish boy's transformative journey to communicate through learning sign language.
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Exploring the dynamic nexus of humans, animals, and science in a post-pandemic world.
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Two Koli fishermen in Mumbai are driven to desperation by a dying sea, testing their bond.
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Ella Glendining embarks on a quest to connect with others who share her rare disability.
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Bordertown besties make magic of one last summer together as they face uncertain futures.
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King Coal meditates on the culture and myths of communities shaped by the coal industry.
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Aspiring social worker faces the uncertainty of life as a blind, undocumented immigrant.
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At MIT, an alum follows four African students striving to become change agents for home.
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An intimate look behind the closed doors of the Chinese birth tourism industry in the US.
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In this reflection on aging and transformation, a woman with dementia reinvents herself.
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An unlikely group of nursing home residents launch a movement during the pandemic.
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A teenage girl escapes a genocide and makes a meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom.
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A Black Muslim mother vows to save all the other Black sons, on both sides of the gun.
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Uýra is a trans-indigenous artist on a journey of self-discovery in the Amazon forest.
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After 20 years in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home.
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In a world of fake news, journalist Ravish Kumar stands his ground. Will his show survive?
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A Hmong girl living in rural Northern Vietnam is caught between tradition and change.
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An intimate view of a woman with ALS and a family pushed to its breaking point.
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By the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, social workers create a sanctuary for kids in limbo.
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Immigrant dreams and generational divides collide against LA's complex racial landscape.
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A poetic quest in coastal South Carolina unearths Black inheritance amidst a violent past.
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Two stories excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy.
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In the mountains, a nomad's daughter is torn between marriage and her writing dreams.
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Memory and resiliency through Detroit and Canarsie’s unique relationships to water.
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Religious leaders' use of the law to advance an unexpected religious freedom argument.
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A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.
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A disabled filmmaker ruminates on the corrosive legacy of the Freak Show.
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An academic beacon for Black children on Chicago’s South Side battles gentrification.
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Two women in a region beset by violent ethnic divisions run a makeshift medical clinic.
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A counter-narrative and collective memory of the last 30 years of Muslim life in America.
Specials
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Johnny Itliong honors the memory of his migrant father and the men who helped feed America.
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Filmmaker María Luisa Santos grapples with saying goodbye to Turbo, a dog she has come to adore.
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Ed Cage and his daughter Nicole talk about how he passed beatboxing on to the next generation.
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Yomi, who has a rare genetic disorder, asks her mom to tell her about the night she was born.
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Janaki and her big sister Melissa talk about how they really feel about each other.
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Lynn Weaver and his daughter talk about his father who worked as a janitor and chauffeur.
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A filmmaker's conversations with her mom unveil intergenerational healing and a new start.
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Laughter, love, and a little bit of chaos.
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Her grandmother’s hands shaped her.
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Locals and news organizations witness a volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg.
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A filmmaker returns to West Texas and documents the local oil industry's boom and bust.
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An ecologist survives a near-death fall, unearths family secrets, and explores her roots.
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After 16 years of incarceration, Sol recovers her sense of self through gardening.
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Dreamer sits down with his friend Paul to discuss the transformative power of a haircut.
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Gilbert Zermeño shares how his musical journey began on a bad note, but ended in harmony.
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A father recalls how a driving lesson gone wrong turned into a legendary family story.
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A meditation on Detroit unveiling the fluid nature of memory in familial legacies.
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An experimental series of vignettes exploring Canarsie’s unique relationship to water.
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A magical-realist exploration of life with chronic illness through footage and paintings.
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Reverend Farrell Duncombe remembers the role models in Alabama who helped pave his way.
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Debbie recounts the moment her father, a Holocaust survivor, shared his painful memories.
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The busboy who held Senator Robert F. Kennedy after he was shot remembers the night.
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A WW II vet tells his grandson about when he was called up for a special assignment.
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Palestinian-American dancers use traditional Dabka to connect with their homeland.
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A filmmaker looks for greater meaning from the sheep living where his parents are buried.
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A perilous swim from China to Hong Kong parallels a new generation's quest for freedom.
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After her son leaves home, a Polish mother fills her empty nest with a baby squirrel.
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A portrait of the life and work of Jamaican New Yorker and visual artist Michael Richards.
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Black women create a space for freedom through the Baby Doll Mardi Gras masking tradition.
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Two Ukrainian sisters separated by distance and war and a call that could be their last.
Extras
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Anatomy of a Scene from Fauna with director Pau Faus.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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Performances by Shodekeh Talifero (breath artist), Lou Maiuri, Jesse Milnes, and Emily Miller.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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Anatomy of a scene from "unseen" with director Set Hernandez.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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Anatomy of a Scene from How to Have an American Baby with Leslie Tai.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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A message from the filmmakers.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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A message from the filmmakers.
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A message from the filmmakers.
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Anatomy of a Scene from Eat Your Catfish with Noah Amir Arjomand.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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Anatomy of a Scene from A House Made of Splinters with Simon Lereng Wilmont.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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A message from the filmmakers.
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A poetic quest in coastal South Carolina unearths Black inheritance amidst a violent past.
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Anatomy of a Scene from After Sherman with Jon-Sesrie Goff.
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A message from the filmmaker.
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Jeremy Sicile-Kira uses painting to transcend his disability and communicate his dreams.