POV Shorts: Where I'm From
Stories on home and how it shapes us.
Since 1988, POV has been the home for the world’s boldest contemporary filmmakers, celebrating intriguing personal stories that spark conversation and inspire action.
POV Episodes
S34 Ep6 | 53m 2s
Rember, an Indigenous artist in Peru, journeys to the Amazonian land of his ancestors.
S34 Ep5 | 1h 22m 50s
In New York City, queer and trans youth of color make Christopher Street Pier their own.
S34 Ep3 | 1h 22m 50s
An attorney advocates for Dominicans of Haitain descent stripped of their citizenship.
S34 Ep2 | 1h 23m
Shard-like glimpses of post-Hurricane María Puerto Rico examine a transformed world.
S34 Ep1 | 1h 23m 4s
CJ Hunt investigates why a losing army from 1865 still holds so much power in America.
S33 Ep1 | 1h 54m 14s
A defiant movement led by women of color fights to transform politics from the ground up.
S33 Ep2 | 1h 22m 35s
A defiant movement led by women of color fights to transform politics from the ground up.
S33 Ep301 | 25m 15s
Three stories reflecting the many faces of love through memory, community and family.
S33 Ep3 | 1h 23m 26s
Meet the Radical Monarchs, a group of girls of color at the front lines of social justice.
S33 Ep4 | 1h 23m 45s
Meet Lea Tsemel, a Jewish lawyer who defends Palestinians accused of resisting occupation.
S33 Ep5 | 53m 10s
Meet Sabine, the charismatic Cameroonian proprietor of an underground hair salon.
S33 Ep6 | 1h 23m 2s
About Love examines the many affections across three generations of the Phadke family.
S33 Ep7 | 52m 49s
Former students reflect on visionary photos they made in the 1970s and their present lives
S33 Ep8 | 1h 22m 59s
A political love story about Leila, her secret love Sahand and their escape from Iran
S33 Ep9 | 53m 18s
A feature documentary about Aboriginal boy Dujuan growing up in Alice Springs, Australia.
S33 Ep10 | 1h 17m 35s
When an artist realizes that his father has Alzheimer’s, he creates “Papa’s Time Machine.”
S33 Ep11 | 1h 23m 37s
Young immigrants get detained by Border Patrol - on purpose - to help stop deportations.
S33 Ep12 | 1h 23m 1s
Softie follows Boniface “Softie” Mwangi, a political activist running for office in Kenya.
POV Shorts: The Spectrum of Divide
S33 Ep302 | 25m 5s
Two perspectives on how shared beliefs connect and divide.
S33 Ep303 | 25m 20s
A South Korean community is torn apart by a disaster. The victims’ families seek justice.
S33 Ep306 | 24m 36s
Slices of life from opposite sides of the world--where the everyday veers into comedy.
S33 Ep305 | 24m 5s
Two stories as different as the countries from which they're from: Ukraine and Austria.
S33 Ep14 | 1h 14m 43s
Close bonds are forged between parents, children, and caregivers at a 24-hour daycare.
S32 Ep1 | 1h 18m 18s
Roll Red Roll exposes the culture at the root of high school sexual assault in America.
S32 Ep1 | 1h 18m 18s
Roll Red Roll exposes the culture at the root of high school sexual assault in America.
S32 Ep2 | 1h 10m 39s
A town of Christians and drag queens step into the spotlight to dismantle stereotypes.
S32 Ep3 | 1h 23m 6s
Activists pursue justice for a Filipina transgender woman murdered by a U.S. Marine.
S32 Ep4 | 1h 50m 48s
A town commemorates the 100th anniversary of the deportation of 1,200 immigrant miners.
S32 Ep5 | 1h 23m 1s
A Yazidi survivor of genocide and sexual slavery tells her story to the United Nations.
S32 Ep201 | 24m 36s
One man runs a marathon in hopes of lifting the veil of racial terror in his town.
POV Shorts: Drawing on Experience
S32 Ep204 | 25m 1s
Animated films about memory and the stories we tell.
POV Shorts: There's No Place Like Home
S32 Ep205 | 25m 3s
Portraits and stories from people who live life on the margins.
POV Shorts: Post-Colonial Queer
S32 Ep206 | 25m 1s
Stories about the LGBTQ experience around the world.
S32 Ep6 | 1h 22m 38s
Teen innovators prepare for the largest convening of high school scientists in the world.
S32 Ep7 | 52m 58s
Ten-year-old Oleg's life is turned upside down by the on-going war in Eastern Ukraine.
S32 Ep8 | 51m 24s
A vanity fair of beach goers hide behind the memory of their compromised social status.
S32 Ep9 | 53m 24s
The Nolans return home to save their family’s farm from industrial agriculture extinction.
S32 Ep10 | 53m 18s
An East Java village seeks reparations from the corporation that buried their town in mud.
S32 Ep11 | 1h 23m 22s
Victims of Spain's dictatorship fight a state-imposed amnesia of crimes against humanity.
S32 Ep12 | 52m 59s
Three brothers confront adult reality when they care for their 93-year-old grandmother.
S32 Ep13 | 1h 23m 4s
A journalist investigates rumors of surveillance in her Arab-American neighborhood.
S32 Ep14 | 1h 23m 21s
A team of heroines work to change the way women arrested for prostitution are prosecuted.
POV Extras
S34 Ep10 | 2m 8s
Director Angelo Madsen Minax returns home to rural Michigan after the death of his niece.
Trailer | Things We Dare Not Do
S34 Ep9 | 1m 47s
In a Mexican coastal village, 16-year-old Ñoño has a secret that defies gender norms.
S34 Ep11 | 2m 23s
After being diagnosed with ALS, Ady Barkan launches a national movement for healthcare.
Trailer | La Casa de Mama Icha
S34 Ep8 | 2m 11s
Mama Icha returns home to Colombia, finding heartbreak and joy after decades in the US.
S34 Ep7 | 2m 17s
In California, a Mexican-American teen goes to work when ICE raids threaten her family.
Trailer | The Song of the Butterflies
S34 Ep6 | 2m 21s
Rember, an Indigenous artist in Peru, journeys to the Amazonian land of his ancestors.
S34 Ep5 | 1m 2s
In New York City, queer and trans youth of color make Christopher Street Pier their own.
S34 Ep4 | 2m 20s
Musa Hadid is the mayor of Ramallah, the de facto capital of Palestine.
S34 Ep3 | 2m 14s
An attorney advocates for Dominicans of Haitain descent stripped of their citizenship.
S34 Ep2 | 2m 19s
Shard-like glimpses of post-Hurricane María Puerto Rico examine a transformed world.
Trailer | And She Could Be Next
S33 Ep1 | 2m 26s
A defiant movement led by women of color fights to transform politics from the ground up.
Lesson Plan Clip 1 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 Ep1 | 1m 4s
Rashida Tlaib shares a personal story.
Lesson Plan Clip 2 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 Ep1 | 4m 44s
Nse Ufot describes the changing face of America.
Lesson Plan Clip 3 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 Ep1 | 2m 9s
Lucy McBath describes how gun violence activated her journey into electoral politics.
Lesson Plan Clip 4 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 Ep1 | 1m 49s
Maria Elena Durazos campaigns with Latinx union activists.
Lesson Plan Clip 5 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 Ep1 | 1m 40s
Bushra Amiwala speaks to a group of Pakistani community members.
Lesson Plan Clip 6 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 Ep1 | 6m 34s
Stacey Abrams talks about the challenges of being a black woman candidate.
Lesson Plan Clip 7 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 Ep1 | 1m 54s
Polling places in communities of color are targeted for closure.
Lesson Plan Clip 1 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2)
S33 Ep2 | 3m 34s
Nse Ufot of the New Georgia Project describes voter suppression tactics.
Lesson Plan Clip 2 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2)
S33 Ep2 | 7m 12s
Asians for Abrams describe their motivations for organizing.
Lesson Plan Clip 3 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2)
S33 Ep2 | 3m 40s
What does voter suppression look like in Georgia?
Lesson Plan Clip 4 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2)
S33 Ep2 | 4m 47s
Confusion and long lines are prevalent on Election Day in Georgia.
Trailer | We Are The Radical Monarchs
S33 Ep3 | 2m 31s
Meet the Radical Monarchs, a group of girls of color at the front lines of social justice.
Lesson Plan Clip 1 | We Are The Radical Monarchs
S33 Ep3 | 3m 41s
Media misunderstands the Monarchs so the troop teaches us what they’re about.
Lesson Plan Clip 2 | We Are The Radical Monarchs
S33 Ep3 | 1m 31s
Who runs the world?! The Monarchs take to the streets at the women’s march.
Lesson Plan Clip 3 | We Are The Radical Monarchs
S33 Ep3 | 4m 55s
Monarchs learn about “Radical Advocacy” by talking with legislators.
S33 Ep4 | 1m 59s
Meet Lea Tsemel, a Jewish lawyer who defends Palestinians accused of resisting occupation.
S33 Ep4 | 1m 50s
Lea talks about the difference between “devil’s advocate” and “Human right’s lawyer”.
S33 Ep4 | 3m 46s
Lea volunteers in 1967, wondering what happened to the people who had lived at the Kotel.
S33 Ep4 | 3m 51s
The choice between settling as a child or going to trial as an adult.
S32 Ep16 | 2m 25s
Former child slaves in Ghana help their rescuer find others trapped in enslavement.
Trailer | The Gospel of Eureka
S32 Ep2 | 1m 33s
A town of Christians and drag queens step into the spotlight to dismantle stereotypes.
S32 Ep3 | 1m 59s
Activists pursue justice for a Filipina transgender woman murdered by a U.S. Marine.
S32 Ep4 | 2m 24s
A town commemorates the 100th anniversary of the deportation of 1,200 immigrant miners.
S32 Ep5 | 2m 30s
A Yazidi survivor of genocide and sexual slavery tells her story to the United Nations.
S32 Ep6 | 2m 5s
Teen innovators prepare for the largest convening of high school scientists in the world.
Trailer | The Distant Barking of Dogs
S32 Ep7 | 1m 56s
Ten-year-old Oleg's life is turned upside down by the on-going war in Eastern Ukraine.
S32 Ep8 | 1m 23s
A vanity fair of beach goers hide behind the memory of their compromised social status.
S32 Ep9 | 2m 32s
The Nolans return home to save their family’s farm from industrial agriculture extinction.
S32 Ep10 | 2m 3s
An East Java village seeks reparations from the corporation that buried their town in mud.
Trailer | The Silence of Others
S32 Ep11 | 2m 3s
Victims of Spain's dictatorship fight a state-imposed amnesia of crimes against humanity.
S32 Ep12 | 1m 36s
Three brothers confront adult reality when they care for their 93-year-old grandmother.
Trailer | The Feeling of Being Watched
S32 Ep13 | 1m 45s
A journalist investigates rumors of surveillance in her Arab-American neighborhood.
S32 Ep14 | 1m 59s
A team of heroines work to change the way women arrested for prostitution are prosecuted.
S32 Ep15 | 2m 23s
An Afghan director is forced to flee home with his wife and daughters.
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