POV

Season 36

2023 episodes

Episodes

1
After Sherman

After Sherman

Jun 26, 202383m

A poetic quest in coastal South Carolina unearths Black inheritance amidst a violent past.

2
A Story of Bones

A Story of Bones

Jul 3, 202383m

A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.

3
Liquor Store Dreams

Liquor Store Dreams

Jul 10, 202383m

Immigrant dreams and generational divides collide against LA's complex racial landscape.

4
A House Made of Splinters

A House Made of Splinters

Jul 17, 202383m

By the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, social workers create a sanctuary for kids in limbo.

5
Eat Your Catfish

Eat Your Catfish

Jul 24, 202371m

A woman's battle with late-stage Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) leaves her paralyzed and pushes her family to the breaking point.

6
Children of the Mist

Children of the Mist

Jul 31, 2023

A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam.

7
While We Watched

While We Watched

Sep 4, 202383m

In a world of fake news, journalist Ravish Kumar stands his ground. Will his show survive?

8
Bulls and Saints

Bulls and Saints

Sep 18, 202353m

An undocumented family decides to return home after 20 years of living in the U.S.

9
Uýra: The Rising Forest

Uýra: The Rising Forest

Sep 25, 202353m

Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon.

10
Murders That Matter

Murders That Matter

Oct 2, 202383m

Black Muslim mother Movita Johnson-Harrell transforms from a victim of violent trauma to a fierce advocate against gun violence in Black communities.

11
Aurora's Sunrise

Aurora's Sunrise

Oct 23, 202383m

At 14, Aurora Mardiganian survives the Armenian Genocide and escapes to New York, finding fame in "Auction of Souls."

12
Fire Through Dry Grass

Fire Through Dry Grass

Oct 30, 202383m

Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown.

13
Wisdom Gone Wild

Wisdom Gone Wild

Nov 20, 202371m

A film blending humour and sadness focuses on a mother and daughter confronting the reality of wisdom "gone wild" in the shadows of dementia.

14
How to Have an American Baby

How to Have an American Baby

Dec 11, 2023116m

A series of vignettes provide insight into Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. to give birth in order to obtain citizenship for their babies.

15
Brief Tender Light

Brief Tender Light

Jan 15, 202483m

At MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows four African students striving to become agents of positive change for their home countries.

16
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Mar 18, 202483m

A blind, undocumented immigrant faces uncertainty to obtain his college degree.