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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.

StoryCorps Shorts: Operation North Pole

3m 13s

Every Christmas Eve, people worldwide use NORAD's Santa Tracker to follow Santa Claus as he flies across the globe to deliver presents. The merry mission started during the Cold War, when Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup received an unexpected call on his red phone — a top secret hotline at his base. Three of his children share the tale of how their father spread cheer across the world.

Episodes

  • POV Shorts: Until He's Back: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: Until He's Back

    S37 E706 - 40m 19s

    After learning that his son, Yahya, has died at sea trying to get to Spain, Ahmed Tchiche must find a way to bring his remains back home to Morocco so he and his family can have a proper goodbye. Through interweaving threads, Until He's Back explores the dangerous journey — crossing the Gibraltar Strait from Africa to Spain — and the difficulty of returning the bodies of those who drown at sea.

  • POV Shorts: A Swim Lesson: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: A Swim Lesson

    S37 E705 - 21m 9s

    Watching a child learn how to swim is like witnessing a great opera. The maestro of this emotional orchestra is Bill Marsh. Swimming is the closest human beings will ever get to flying. And there is no greater joy (or fear) than watching your kid take the leap. Watching Bill teach kids how to swim is the parable we need, because inside his lessons are profound universal truths.

  • The Body Politic: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Body Politic

    S37 E11 - 1h 22m

    The Body Politic is a harbinger of hope in a country plagued by gun violence. In Baltimore, Brandon Scott, an idealistic young leader with an ambitious plan to stop chronic violence in the city, is elected mayor. Throughout his first year in office, we follow him as he fights powerful political forces to save lives in Baltimore and reveal a pathway toward healing for the nation.

  • POV Shorts: Recorded Memory: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: Recorded Memory

    S37 E704 - 24m 35s

    American Seams explores the stories of three women quilters whose lives complement and contrast each other across stunning landscapes in rural Colorado, Utah, and the Navajo Nation of New Mexico. In Thời Thơ Ấu (Childhood), a Vietnamese American daughter captures her parents on 16mm as they dream of their childhood and homeland.

  • POV Shorts: In Her Lane: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: In Her Lane

    S37 E703 - 24m 50s

    In Golden Moon, a young Kyrgyz girl named Altynai works as a truck driver—a male-dominated and physically demanding job—as a way to pay for her medical school at Columbia University. In Over the Wall, welcome to the fast-paced world of a NASCAR pit crew. An immersive film following Brehanna Daniels, the first Black woman pit crew member and tire changer in the sport.

  • POV Shorts: Jardines: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: Jardines

    S37 E702 - 25m 5s

    Jardines is an intimate portrait of the experiences and trajectories unique to displaced queer folks as they flee violence and persecution in their home countries. The film introduces us to people from all over the world as they contemplate the uncertainty of a future in the United States at a time when asylum legislation and LGBTQ+ rights are under legal duress.

  • POV Shorts: Passage: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: Passage

    S37 E701 - 25m 5s

    In Shirampari: Legacies of the River, set in the heart of the Amazon, a young Ashéninka boy must face his fears and catch a giant catfish, signaling his journey into manhood. In Boat People, Thao recounts the story of her family’s escape through the metaphorical lens of her fascination with ants.

  • Tokyo Uber Blues: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tokyo Uber Blues

    S37 E10 - 52m 52s

    Shot with a mix of smartphones and GoPros from a first person perspective, filmmaker Taku Aoyagi takes us on his daily bike rides as an Uber Eats worker. But pedaling on Tokyo’s deserted streets, delivering boba tea to cloistered condos, he starts wondering… what was it that Ken Loach said about the Uberization of society? And what does gig-work offer an unemployed person with student debt?

  • Twice Colonized: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Twice Colonized

    S37 E9 - 1h 23m

    Aaju Peter is a renowned Inuit lawyer and activist who defends the human rights of Indigenous peoples. She's a fierce protector of her ancestral lands in the Arctic and works to bring her colonizers to justice. As Aaju launches an inspiring effort to establish an Indigenous forum, she also embarks upon a deeply personal journey to mend her own wounds, including the unexpected passing of her son.

  • In the Rearview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    In the Rearview

    S37 E8 - 1h 22m

    In a volunteer aid van occupied by multiple generations of civilians, an authentic, intimate observation of the war in Ukraine unfolds. Each passenger is unique in age, origin and circumstance, but alike in where they find themselves — fleeing their homes while huddled together in a cramped back seat. Bound for Poland, the vehicle operates as their shelter, waiting room, hospital and confessional.

  • Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?

    S37 E7 - 1h 22m

    At 21, he was a leader of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution. By 23, he became Hong Kong's youngest elected lawmaker. At 26, he was Most Wanted under the National Security Law. Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law? offers a close look at the city's most famous dissident to uncover what happens to freedom when an authoritarian power goes unchecked.

  • Name Me Lawand: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Name Me Lawand

    S37 E6 - 1h 22m

    Lawand, deaf from birth, seeks a fresh start with his family in the UK after a traumatic year in a refugee camp. At Derby's Royal School for the Deaf, he learns sign language and discovers a way to communicate with the world. As he thrives, his family faces deportation, challenging their stability. Name Me Lawand is a love letter to the power of friendship and community.

Extras + Features

Schedule

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    An Act of Worship

    Wednesday
    Dec 25

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Muslim Americans offer perspectives on pivotal moments in U.S. history and policy from the past 30 years.
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    An Act of Worship

    Thursday
    Dec 26

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Muslim Americans offer perspectives on pivotal moments in U.S. history and policy from the past 30 years.
  • POV: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    An Act of Worship

    Thursday
    Dec 26

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Muslim Americans offer perspectives on pivotal moments in U.S. history and policy from the past 30 years.
  • POV: Who I Am Not: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Who I Am Not

    Monday
    Dec 30

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Sharon-Rose Khumalo, a South African beauty queen, faces an identity crisis after discovering she's intersex.
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    POV

    Who I Am Not

    Tuesday
    Dec 31

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Sharon-Rose Khumalo, a South African beauty queen, faces an identity crisis after discovering she's intersex.
  • POV: Against the Tide: TVSS: Iconic

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    Against the Tide

    Wednesday
    Jan 1

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    The friendship between two Koli fishermen in Bombay is fractured by the weight of a changing world and a sea threatened by climate change.
  • POV: Who I Am Not: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Who I Am Not

    Wednesday
    Jan 1

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Sharon-Rose Khumalo, a South African beauty queen, faces an identity crisis after discovering she's intersex.
  • POV: Against the Tide: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    Against the Tide

    Thursday
    Jan 2

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    The friendship between two Koli fishermen in Bombay is fractured by the weight of a changing world and a sea threatened by climate change.
  • POV: Who I Am Not: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Who I Am Not

    Thursday
    Jan 2

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Sharon-Rose Khumalo, a South African beauty queen, faces an identity crisis after discovering she's intersex.
  • POV: Against the Tide: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    Against the Tide

    Thursday
    Jan 2

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    The friendship between two Koli fishermen in Bombay is fractured by the weight of a changing world and a sea threatened by climate change.
  • POV: Who I Am Not: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Who I Am Not

    Thursday
    Jan 2

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Sharon-Rose Khumalo, a South African beauty queen, faces an identity crisis after discovering she's intersex.
  • POV: Who I Am Not: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Who I Am Not

    Saturday
    Jan 4

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Sharon-Rose Khumalo, a South African beauty queen, faces an identity crisis after discovering she's intersex.
  • POV: Who I Am Not: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Who I Am Not

    Saturday
    Jan 4

    1 Hour

    Sharon-Rose Khumalo, a South African beauty queen, faces an identity crisis after discovering she's intersex.
  • POV: TVSS: Iconic

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    Fruits of Labor

    Sunday
    Jan 5

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A teenager with dreams of graduating high school and going to college is forced to work when ICE raids threaten her family.
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    Fruits of Labor

    Monday
    Jan 6

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A teenager with dreams of graduating high school and going to college is forced to work when ICE raids threaten her family.
  • POV: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    Fruits of Labor

    Monday
    Jan 6

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A teenager with dreams of graduating high school and going to college is forced to work when ICE raids threaten her family.

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