PRESS RELEASE: Dark Money | The Haunting Truth of Corporate Spending in Politics
In Montana, many of the voices against dark money are Republican. Debra Bonogofsky, a small business owner running for the Montana State House of Representatives on a campaign that promotes “fiscal responsibility” and small government, …
PRESS RELEASE: Nowhere to Hide | Caught in the Crossfire, an Iraqi Family Remains Determined to Rebuild
American Documentary, Inc. (www.amdoc.org) Since 1994, POV Spark has driven new storytelling initiatives and interactive production for POV. The department has continually experimented with web-based documentaries, producing PBS’ first program website and the first Snapchat-native …
Critical Acclaim For ‘The War to Be Her’
“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 …
Critical Acclaim for ‘Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2’
– 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 …
Critical Acclaim for ‘Brimstone & Glory’
–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 …
Featured Event: POV Documentary Nights Presenting Princess Shaw
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 …
8 Tips for Boosting Turnout at Community Screenings
What are your tips for hosting a successful screening? Email us at events@pov.org or catch us on Twitter @povengage. Members of the POV Community Network host more than 800 free screenings across the country each …
PRESS RELEASE: Still Tomorrow | Defying Social and Cultural Norms, a Rural Poet Captures a Nation’s Attention
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 …
Critical Acclaim: ‘The Workers Cup’
“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 …
Featured Event: “Revolution ’67” at the Detroit Historical Society’s Summer Film Series
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 …