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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

  • The Mole Agent: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Mole Agent

    S33 E13 - 1h 22m

    When 83-year-old Sergio is sent as an undercover spy to a Chile retirement home to track suspected elder abuse, he learns a deeper lesson on human connection. Through the lens of the hidden camera in his decoy glasses, viewers watch as Sergio struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.

  • POV Shorts: Uniquely Euro: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: Uniquely Euro

    S33 E305 - 24m 5s

    Two quirky stories as distinctive as the countries from which they hail, Ukraine and Austria.

  • POV Shorts: Comic Culture: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: Comic Culture

    S33 E306 - 24m 36s

    Slices of life from opposite sides of the world--where the everyday veers into comedy.

  • POV Shorts: In The Absence: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    POV Shorts: In The Absence

    S33 E303 - 25m 20s

    A South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of children. When government incompetence is revealed as the main cause, the victims’ families seek justice.

  • Our Time Machine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Our Time Machine

    S33 E10 - 1h 17m

    When artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he creates “Papa’s Time Machine,” a magical, autobiographical stage performance featuring life-size mechanical puppets. Through the production of this play, the two men confront their mortality before time runs out and memories are lost forever.

  • Love Child: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Love Child

    S33 E8 - 1h 22m

    With adultery being punishable by death in Iran, a young couple make the fateful decision to flee the country with their son. Love Child follows the new family on their life-threatening journey to seek asylum in Turkey, and witnesses a mother’s heart breaking fight to keep her family together and secure a future for her son.

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

    POV Shorts: Cherish

    S33 E301 - 25m 15s

    Three stories reflecting the many faces of love through memory, community and family.

  • And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2)

    S33 E2 - 1h 22m

    And She Could Be Next follows a defiant movement of women of color as they transform politics from the ground up. Filmed during the historic 2018 midterm elections, the series features organizers and candidates (including Rashida Tlaib and Stacey Abrams) as they fight for a truly reflective government, asking whether democracy can be preserved—and made stronger—by those most marginalized.

  • And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)

    S33 E1 - 1h 54m

    And She Could Be Next follows a defiant movement of women of color as they transform politics from the ground up. Filmed during the historic 2018 midterm elections, the series features organizers and candidates (including Rashida Tlaib and Stacey Abrams) as they fight for a truly reflective government, asking whether democracy can be preserved—and made stronger—by those most marginalized.

Extras + Features

  • Teaser | The Mole Agent: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Teaser | The Mole Agent

    S33 E13 - 35s

    When a family grows concerned for their mother’s well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio to become a new resident and a mole inside the home. Sergio struggles to balance his assignment with his increasing involvement in the lives of other residents.

  • Clip | Softie: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Clip | Softie

    S33 E12 - 2m 31s

    Softie follows political activist Boniface “Softie” Mwangi, a daring and audacious political activist, who decides to run for political office in Kenya after several years of fighting injustice in his country. But running a clean campaign against corrupt opponents becomes increasingly harder to combat with idealism alone.

  • Trailer | Softie: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | Softie

    S33 E12 - 2m 1s

    Softie follows political activist Boniface “Softie” Mwangi, a daring and audacious political activist who decides to run for political office in Kenya after several years of fighting injustice in his country. But running a clean campaign against corrupt opponents with idealism as his only weapon proves challenging.

  • Lesson Plan Clip 2 | The Infiltrators: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lesson Plan Clip 2 | The Infiltrators

    S33 E11 - 2m 16s

    Marco introduces himself to Claudio. They discuss the work the National Immigrant Youth Alliance is doing on the outside to stop deportations.

  • Lesson Plan Clip 3 | The Infiltrators: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lesson Plan Clip 3 | The Infiltrators

    S33 E11 - 1m 58s

    Mohammad is a DREAMer who came to the United States from Iran at age 12. This clip shows the variety of tactics and strategies Mohammad and other DREAMer youth used to loudly and visibly protest deportation policies, in spite of the fear of being deported by ICE.

  • Trailer | The Infiltrators: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | The Infiltrators

    S33 E11 - 2m 10s

    The Infiltrators is a docu-thriller that tells the true story of two young immigrants who get detained by Border Patrol - on purpose - and put in a shadowy for-profit detention center. Marco and Viri are members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, a group of radical Dreamers who are on a mission to stop deportations. And the best place to stop deportations, they believe, is in detention.

  • Lesson Plan Clip 1 | The Infiltrators: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lesson Plan Clip 1 | The Infiltrators

    S33 E11 - 1m 39s

    Opens with Marco recalling how “[they] called Broward a ‘model’ detention center.” Introduces Mohammad, who explains why Broward was an ideal site for targeted immigration activism.

  • Trailer | Our Time Machine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | Our Time Machine

    S33 E10 - 1m 8s

    When artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he creates “Papa’s Time Machine,” a magical, autobiographical stage performance featuring life-size mechanical puppets. Through the production of this play, the two men confront their mortality before time runs out and memories are lost forever.

  • Lesson Plan Clip 1 | Our Time Machine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lesson Plan Clip 1 | Our Time Machine

    S33 E10 - 3m 58s

    Maleoon recounts the first time he realized that his father was losing his memory. It was an episode in a swimming pool with Ma Ke asking the same question over and over.

Schedule

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    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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    About Love

    Monday
    May 13

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Power structures within the three generations of the Phadke family begin to unravel when the youngest daughter starts to record their personal lives.
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    Children of the Mist

    Tuesday
    May 14

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam.
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    Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust

    Wednesday
    May 15

    1 Hour

    Native American, Japanese American and rancher communities form an alliance to defend their land and water from Los Angeles.

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