Campaign follows Kazuhiko Yamauchi as he pursues the time-honored Japanese campaign practice of “bowing to everybody” (”even to telephone poles!” an advisor demands) in his run for a key …
This September, in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, Thirteen/WNET CANTOS LATINOS airs Tuesday, September 2 through Sunday, September 28. The annual on-air festival offers an in-depth look at Latino contributions to our culture and shared national identity.
5 Girls presents a real-life portrait of growing up through the eyes of five thoughtful and articulate young women. Join Corrie, Toby, Amber, Aisha and Haibinh as they take …
The documentary “The Judge and the General” follows the investigation into the brutal murders of thousands of Chileans during the 1970s-80s. You can watch the film online on P.O.V. until September 2nd. The producers also did a Q&A on NewsHour’s Insider Forum.
This film profiles political painter Leon Golub, whose massive canvases depict startling tragedies. His artistic journey was shared with his wife and studio partner of 50 years, the prominent anti-war and feminist artist, Nancy Spero. Originally aired as just ‘Golub’ in 1990, the film was updated and lengthened in 2004. Watch now.
August 5th at 10pm, P.O.V. will air the little-seen documentary “Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music” on Thirteen. This footage, of Johnny and June singing “Jackson”, is …
This film documents the lives of a group of young Palestinian men working illegally as construction laborers in the Israeli city of Modi’in. Caught between Israeli security laws and a Palestinian Authority they see as having failed them, they work for Israeli contractors by day while hiding from police by night. Israeli filmmaker Ido Haar has crafted a powerful vérité film that illuminates the plight of young men questioning their own culture while struggling to survive in the midst of bitter conflict.
New York has long boasted about the quality of its drinking water. However, plans to drill for natural gas near the watersheds that supply New York City may change that.
What’s the street-level experience of voters in today’s America? In a triumph of documentary storytelling, P.O.V.’s Election Day combines 11 stories — shot simultaneously on November 2, 2004, from dawn until long past midnight — into one. Watch now…
First-time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery –her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U. S. history. She and nine fellow descendants set off to retrace …
