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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: Then and Now

2m 23s

Sisters Janaki Symon and Melissa Wilbur grew up in New York and settled across the country from each other as adults. The StoryCorps MobileBooth was in town when Melissa was visiting her sister, and Janaki invited her to sit down and talk about their relationship.

Episodes

  • POV Shorts: The Dream of a Horse: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: The Dream of a Horse

    S36 E603 - 25m 3s

    In a mountainous but extremely green landscape, goats jump over the rocks and laughing children run after them. In this paradise on earth, nomadic families have found their temporary home. From one of these families comes a teenage girl, Shahnaz. She’s been told she should be getting married soon, but her thoughts are focused on the world of literature.

  • POV Shorts: Water Work: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: Water Work

    S36 E602 - 23m 26s

    Two stories exploring themes of memory, devastation, and resiliency through Detroit and Canarsie’s unique relationships to water.

  • POV Shorts: Under G-d: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: Under G-d

    S36 E601 - 23m 49s

    A look at the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe through the lived experiences of impacted Jewish women and the interfaith leaders advancing a freedom of religion argument to challenge abortion bans. Through the lens of maintaining the separation between church and state, these nationwide efforts are focused on protecting religious freedom – and democracy – for all.

  • Eat Your Catfish: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Eat Your Catfish

    S36 E3605 - 1h 10m

    Paralyzed by late-stage ALS and reliant on round-the-clock care, Kathryn clings to a mordant wit as she yearns to witness her daughter's wedding. Drawn from 930 hours of footage shot from her fixed point of view, Eat Your Catfish delivers a brutally frank and darkly humorous portrait of a family teetering on the brink, grappling with the daily demands of disability and in-home caregiving.

  • A House Made of Splinters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A House Made of Splinters

    S36 E3604 - 1h 22m

    In the shadow of war by the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, a safe haven provides refuge for children who have been temporarily separated from their parents. A House Made of Splinters chronicles three displaced kids who, despite the perils surrounding them, find moments of joy, friendship, and childhood wonder, with the aid of dedicated social workers who work tirelessly to protect them from harm.

  • Liquor Store Dreams: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Liquor Store Dreams

    S36 E3603 - 1h 22m

    In Liquor Store Dreams, two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their own dreams with those of their immigrant parents. Along the way, they confront the complex legacies of LA's racial landscape, including the 1991 murder of Latasha Harlins and the 1992 uprisings sparked by the police beating of Rodney King, while engaged in current struggles for social and economic justice.

  • A Story of Bones: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Story of Bones

    S36 E3602 - 1h 22m

    As Construction Environmental Officer for St. Helena's troubled airport project, Annina van Neel learns about an unmarked mass burial ground of an estimated 9,000 formerly enslaved Africans. Haunted by this historical injustice, she and African American preservationist Peggy King Jorde fight for their proper memorialization, exposing the UK's colonial past and present.

Extras + Features

Schedule

  • POV: Fire Through Dry Grass: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Fire Through Dry Grass

    Saturday
    Apr 27

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown.
  • POV: Fire Through Dry Grass: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Fire Through Dry Grass

    Sunday
    Apr 28

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown.
  • POV: Liquor Store Dreams: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Liquor Store Dreams

    Wednesday
    May 1

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their dreams with those of their immigrant parents as they confront the racial landscape of Los Angeles.
  • POV: Liquor Store Dreams: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Liquor Store Dreams

    Thursday
    May 2

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their dreams with those of their immigrant parents as they confront the racial landscape of Los Angeles.
  • POV: Liquor Store Dreams: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Liquor Store Dreams

    Thursday
    May 2

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their dreams with those of their immigrant parents as they confront the racial landscape of Los Angeles.
  • POV: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    Wuhan Wuhan

    Thursday
    May 2

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Exploring the early days of COVID-19 when Chinese citizens and frontline health care workers in Wuhan grappled with a mysterious virus.
  • POV: Liquor Store Dreams: TVSS: Banner-L1

    POV

    Liquor Store Dreams

    Saturday
    May 4

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their dreams with those of their immigrant parents as they confront the racial landscape of Los Angeles.
  • POV: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

    Tuesday
    May 7

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    The life of Grace Lee Boggs, a 98-year-old Chinese-American philosopher, writer and activist.

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