“The film celebrates the bravery of Maria and her no-less impressive family, and by extension all who fight for women’s rights in the region.” –Patrick Mullen, Point of View Magazine “Heidenrich’s rousing doc shows that there’s much more at stake…
– Anna Maples, VOX Magazine –Argun Ulgun, Popmatters “Vassault has rendered a fine documentary which humanizes the American juror as more than just another digit.” “He [Vassault] does a superb job of gradually revealing more detail about Lindy Lou’s personality…
–John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter –Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times “Viktor Jakovleski’s sometimes rapturous Brimstone & Glory takes us to Tultepec for two annual rituals that celebrate this livelihood, reveling in their spectacle and observing the days leading up to…
We encourage children to tell trusted adults about abuse, but Princess Shaw reports that when she told her mother, her mother defended the abuser and said, “I don’t think he was trying to do you like that.” Why might a parent…
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Director: Jian Fan Pursuing independence and love, without ever losing hope. POV films have won 37 Emmy® Awards, 21 George Foster Peabody Awards, 12 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, three Academy Awards®, the first-ever George Polk Documentary Film Award…
“The result is a fascinating, and no doubt officially sanctioned, glimpse inside the enormous machinery that makes a World Cup happen.” “What emerges is a nuanced… portrait of the poorest inhabitants of the richest country in the world.” -John Anderson,…
When: Saturday and Sunday, July 14 and 15, at 3:00PM Where: Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48202 Visit our local events calendar for a full list of events happening across the country and join our Community Network to host…
POV’s Community Engagement and Education team works with educators, community organizations and PBS stations to present more than 800 free screenings every year. In addition, we distribute free discussion guides and standards-aligned lesson plans for each of our films. With…
What was it like to see yourself on film?I hated it [laughs]. I told them last night [at the screening], I felt like I had that camera stuck in my face for so many hours a day—you know. You’re your…
