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Documentaries with a point of view on @PBS . Stream anytime, anywhere at and on the PBS app.

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@POVdocs
POV on PBS
4 years
🤯 Well, this happened!! Thank you @selenagomez ! You can watch the full film here: . #RadicalMonarchsFilmPBS
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I was blown away by @RadMonarchsDoc and wanted to share this amazing doc with you guys before it leaves PBS tomorrow. Check out the trailer:
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With 3 days left in the campaign, an upcoming @BillNye doc is breaking @Kickstarter records http://t.co/C4M1lmWZ3f http://t.co/vvzbvH5l3P
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4 years
From primers on the Black Panther Party to a look at a police department attempting to purge its precinct of systematic racism, these 18 films, including @POVdocs ' #WhoseStreetsPBS , help explain today's unrest. [via @RollingStone ]
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POV on PBS
4 years
TONIGHT on @POVdocs : The future is female…more specifically, females of color! Tune in or stream the two-part docuseries @Shecouldbenext , premiering at 9 PM on @PBS . #SheCouldBeNextPBS #StepIntoPower #WOC
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4 years
Chinese American activist Grace Lee Boggs, age 98, has a thick FBI file and a surprising vision of what an American revolution can be. Watch American Revolutionary, NOW STREAMING on @PBS . #POVPlaylist
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POV on PBS
6 years
TONIGHT at 10/9c on @PBS ! 'Dark Money,' a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. #DarkMoneyFilmPBS Learn more:
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POV on PBS
5 years
The #Oscar nominated @MindingGapFilm , is coming to @PBS ! Partner w/ @POVdocs to host a viewing party with friends and family. Sign up TODAY for a chance to win a smartphone camera lens accessory—perfect for capturing those totally ~rad~ skate shots!
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POV on PBS
8 years
Love documentaries? Need weekend plans? @DocSoupMan recommends catching @MMFlint 's latest: #WhereToInvadeNext .
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POV on PBS
7 months
During the Armenian genocide, 14 year-old Aurora lost everything. Through vivid animation and century-old footage, experience a forgotten story of survival. Aurora’s Sunrise premieres 10/23 at 10pm (check local listings) on @PBS . #AurorasSunrisePBS
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POV on PBS
6 years
After decades of living in silence and shame about their experiences of institutionalized rape during World War II, three former "comfort women" are seeking a formal apology. #TheApologyFilmPBS Monday, Oct. 22 at 10 PM (check listings) on @PBS .
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POV on PBS
3 years
NOW PLAYING on @PBS : Dir. @gocjhunt travels around the South in THE NEUTRAL GROUND ( @itsnotneutral ) to unravel America’s troubled romance with Confederate monuments. Tune in or stream now! #NeutralGroundFilmPBS
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POV on PBS
6 years
. @DarkMoneyFilm , a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. #DarkMoneyFilmPBS Monday, Oct. 1 at 10/9C on @PBS . Learn more:
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POV on PBS
5 years
POV's @MindingGapFilm just won a @PeabodyAwards in the documentary category! Congratulations to director @bingliu89 and the entire film team! #MindingTheGapPBS #PeabodyAwards @Kartemquin @ITVSIndies @dmquon @HuluDocs
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POV on PBS
4 years
A defiant movement led by women of color fights to transform politics from the ground up! Episode 1 & 2 of @Shecouldbenext are now available to stream through July 31st on @PBS . Watch Now: . #SheCouldBeNextPBS
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POV on PBS
7 years
#OnThisDay in 1988, POV premiered on @PBS . Today we're the longest-running showcase for independent documentaries on public television!
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POV on PBS
4 years
This landmark video diary reveals the daily challenges and deep love of two men of living with AIDS in the 1990s. Watch the award-winning Silverlake Life, NOW STREAMING on @PBS . #POVPlaylist #PrideMonth
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POV on PBS
6 years
We're now streaming 30 films from our award-winning catalog for FREE. Get ready to binge-watch docs.
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POV on PBS
4 years
An influential artist battling Alzheimer’s takes part in his son’s epic play about time travel, disappearing memories, and deeper losses. Tune into @TimeMachineFilm , premiering Monday, September 28, on @PBS . #OurTimeMachinePBS
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POV on PBS
6 years
In 1939, Madison Square Garden was host to an enormous and shocking Nazi gathering, where 22,000 Americans convened at an event that has been largely forgotten by history, but painfully resonates today. #NightAtTheGardenPBS Now streaming on POV:
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POV on PBS
4 years
A defiant movement led by women of color fights to transform politics from the ground up. Watch the two-part docuseries @Shecouldbenext , premiering June 29 & 30 at 9 PM on @PBS . #SheCouldBeNextPBS
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5 years
It's Official! The #Oscars nominated Best Documentary Feature @MindingGapFilm by @bingliu89 is making its way to @POVdocs ! Tune in Feb. 18 at 9PM (check local listings) on @PBS for the broadcast premiere of #MindingTheGapPBS ! #Oscars
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POV on PBS
3 years
The @TheAcademy Awards are April 25th! @POVdocs film THE MOLE AGENT ( @moleagentfilm ) is nominated for Best Documentary Feature🍾 . Sergio, the film's 84-year-old protagonist, will be attending the ceremony, the first time he's ever traveled on a plane✈️ ! #POVOnPBS #Oscars2021
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POV on PBS
4 years
“There are not enough people on the inside who look like me.” In a polarized America, women of color are claiming power by running for political office and organizing their communities. Watch @Shecouldbenext , NOW STREAMING on @PBS . #SheCouldBeNextPBS
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POV on PBS
6 years
Uniting people from the community and across the nation, @WhoseStreetsDoc is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising and the movement that followed. #WhoseStreetsPBS premieres Monday, July 30 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) on @PBS . Learn more:
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POV on PBS
7 years
Our 30th season on @PBS will complicate, challenge, engage and inspire →
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POV on PBS
9 years
Binge watch documentaries over the holidays! 11 sites/apps for watching docs free http://t.co/7IcbYVHTaM http://t.co/NY9aYMWDHk
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2 years
TONIGHT: A cautionary tale about the precariousness of democracy. Don't miss @POVdocs PRESIDENT ( @DirectorCamilla ) at 9pm on @PBS . #PresidentFilmPBS
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POV on PBS
4 years
Two film crews - one white, one black - document the aftermath of the murder of James Byrd, Jr. Watch Two Towns of Jasper, NOW STREAMING on @PBS .
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POV on PBS
7 years
Doc Memo: The first documentary biography on @repjohnlewis will premiere on @PBS February 10.
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POV on PBS
4 years
A rag-tag group of undocumented youth - Dreamers - deliberately get detained by Border Patrol in order to infiltrate a shadowy, for-profit detention center. Tune in or stream The Infiltrators, premiering Monday, October 5, on @PBS . #InfiltratorsFilmPBS
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5 years
Celebrating over three decades on @PBS , #POVdocs is American television’s longest-running independent documentary showcase. The critically acclaimed #MindingTheGapPBS is NOW STREAMING on POV through March 4, 2019.
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POV on PBS
6 years
Tonight is the night!!! Documentary’s most thorough examination of @Blklivesmatter , premiering at 10 p.m. (check local listings) on @PBS ! Join the conversation online with viewers across the nation using the hashtag #WhoseStreetsPBS . Learn more:
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2 years
After being diagnosed with ALS, Ady Barkan launches a national movement that transforms his belief in what is possible for his country and his family in @NotGoingQuiet , broadcasting on @PBS on January 24th at 9pm! #NotGoingQuietlyPBS
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POV on PBS
3 years
🎉HUGE congratulations to @moleagentfilm on their nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards! #TheMoleAgent is the first Chilean film ever to receive this nomination! #POVOnPBS #OscarNoms #Oscars
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POV on PBS
4 years
THANK YOU all for tuning in last night for the premiere of the two-part docuseries @Shecouldbenext on @POVdocs ! Missed the broadcast? Episode 1 is NOW STREAMING online and on the @PBS Video App: . #SheCouldBeNextPBS
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POV on PBS
5 years
#SaveTheDate : The #Oscar nominated @MindingGapFilm is coming to @POVdocs on @PBS on Feb. 18 at 9 PM (check local listings)! #MindingTheGapPBS
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5 years
TONIGHT on @PBS ! Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship. #MindingTheGapPBS
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POV on PBS
6 years
It's almost time!! Tune in at 10/9c on @pbs to watch the documentary film all about...BILL NYE! Support public broadcasting and turn it up loud. Thanks! #BillNyePBS 👍
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POV on PBS
8 years
We're back on @PBS with a new lineup of thought-provoking #docs ! See our 2016-17 schedule:
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7 years
#Onthisday in 1970, @PBS began transmission! We're proud to call it our home. #ILovePBS
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POV on PBS
3 years
THE NEUTRAL GROUND kicks off POV’s 34th season! This darkly humorous and incisively serious film documents New Orleans’ fight over Confederate monuments and its troubled entanglement with the Lost Cause. Tune in or stream 7/5 on @PBS . #NeutralGroundFilmPBS
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POV on PBS
9 years
. @indiewire 's 10 tips for filmmaking from leading women in film: http://t.co/BiYcg8imrt http://t.co/2du322mLP7
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POV on PBS
3 years
Rest in peace to documentary filmmaking legend Michael Apted whose films '49 Up' and '56 Up' POV was fortunate enough to broadcast. Watch this @PBS interview with him about the genesis of his incredibly influential 'Up' series of films
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POV on PBS
9 years
Have you checked out the 25 greatest documentaries of all time? Which 2014 docs deserve a place on the list? http://t.co/hb84JYU0jQ
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POV on PBS
5 years
TONIGHT on @POVdocs ! Filmmaker Robert Greene ( @prewarcinema ) artfully stirs up the ghosts of our past as a cautionary tale that speaks to our present. @Bisbee17Film premieres at 10PM (check local listings) on @PBS : #Bisbee17PBS
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POV on PBS
7 years
Nov. 13 on @PBS : Through a cross-country journey, 2 Iraq veterans seek healing in the powerful #AlmostSunrisePBS .
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POV on PBS
4 years
TONIGHT on @POVdocs : "We learn about social justice, and we earn badges." This fierce sisterhood knows that it takes radical ideas and radical love to create a better tomorrow. Tune in or stream @RadMonarchsDoc at 9 PM on @PBS !
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POV on PBS
7 years
Believe in love again! #MyLoveDontCrossThatRiverPBS is an unforgettable story of true love — Sept 11 on @PBS . ❤️
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POV on PBS
4 years
"With series like @Frontline , POV, & @IndependentLens , rarely seen & important documentaries by critically acclaimed directors can be watched by U.S. viewers, giving them a new perspective on life." [From @FilmDailyNews ] #POVonPBS #PBS50
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4 years
Fresh off its #Sundance World Premiere, @softiethefilm , the first Kenyan produced film to play at the festival, will air on @POVdocs as part of our 33rd season on #PBS ! #SoftieTheFilm #POVatSundance #POV2020
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2 years
Rigged elections. Voter fraud. A cautionary tale for all of us? Zimbabwe’s democracy hangs in the balance in @POVdocs PRESIDENT ( @DirectorCamilla ). Premiering Aug 8, at 9pm on @PBS ! #PresidentFilmPBS
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POV on PBS
8 years
Next on @PBS POV: With unprecedented access, #WhatTomorrowBringsPBS goes inside the very first girls' school in one small Afghan village.
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POV on PBS
4 years
Executive Produced by Ava DuVernay ( @ava ), Episode 1 of the two-part docuseries @Shecouldbenext premieres TONIGHT at 9 PM (check local listings) on @PBS @POVdocs ! #POVonPBS #SheCouldBeNextPBS
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POV on PBS
6 years
Uncover the shocking and vital truth of how American elections are bought and sold. Stream #DarkMoneyFilmPBS now on POV:
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POV on PBS
8 years
Our 29th season @PBS opens with @thereturndoc on 5/23 #TheReturnPBS Watch the full trailer:
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POV on PBS
8 years
"When you don't dress like everybody else, you don't have to think like everybody else" - Iris Apfel. #IrisPBS
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POV on PBS
8 years
POV & @nytimes Race/Related are exploring race as it's lived today in a new digital project.
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POV on PBS
8 years
We're proud to accept the #NewsEmmys for Best Documentary for the second year in a row. Congrats to our filmmakers!
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POV on PBS
5 years
TONIGHT on @POVdocs : Victims of Spain's dictatorship fight a state-imposed amnesia of crimes against humanity in the award-winning @SilenceOfOthers , premiering at 10 PM (check local listings) on @PBS : #SilenceOfOthersPBS .
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POV on PBS
9 years
Producer of Walking Dead, @GunnerGale , launches @Kickstarter for documentary film: http://t.co/maXefAjCv5 http://t.co/leYJllZh4b
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4 years
Women of color are transforming politics from the ground up as they fight for a reflective democracy. Watch Episodes 1 & 2 of @Shecouldbenext , NOW STREAMING on @PBS . #SheCouldBeNextPBS
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POV on PBS
5 years
Bing Liu is a Chicago-based director and cinematographer who @Variety Magazine listed as one of 10 documentary filmmakers to watch. His debut film, @MindingGapFilm , is now playing on POV! #MindingTheGapPBS
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5 years
Check out this cool look into how Film Genre Popularity has evolved over time from 1910 - 2018!
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Infographic breaks down film genre popularity of the past 100 years
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"You could say @MindingGapFilm is about skateboarding. You’d be right, if only by technicality." @Rewire_dot_org spoke with filmmaker @bingliu89 ahead of TONIGHT's broadcast premiere on @PBS . #MindingTheGapPBS
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8 years
August 1 on POV: Get to know the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 94-year-old style icon Iris Apfel. #IrisPBS
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4 years
In a polarized America, women of color are claiming power by running for political office and organizing their communities to make their voices heard through their votes! Watch Ep 2 of @Shecouldbenext , NOW PLAYING on @PBS ! #SheCouldBeNextPBS
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5 years
Uncover the deep seated and social media-fueled “boys-will-be-boys” culture at the heart of sexual assault in America. Tune in on Monday, June 17 for the broadcast premiere of @RollRedRollDoc on @POVdocs . #RollRedRollPBS #RollRedRollDoc @fancynancynyc
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4 years
In a rare first-person account of the refugee experience, an Afghan family fleeing from the Taliban documents their harrowing journey to safety. Watch #MidnightTravelerPBS , NOW STREAMING on @POVdocs .
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3 years
📽️ NOW STREAMING: This #AAPI Heritage Month POV is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander stories! Watch AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY, a film about the legendary Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese American philosopher, writer, and activist. #POVOnPBS
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2 years
Take a spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, Ethiopia, where khat, a euphoria-inducing plant, holds sway. Don't miss @POVdocs FAYA DAYI, premiering Monday, Aug 29, at 9pm on @PBS . #FayaDayiPBS
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5 years
TONIGHT at 9 p.m. (check local listings) on @PBS ! Siblings Elan and Jonathan Bogarín undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother's house in the magical realist documentary #306HollywoodPBS .
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6 years
From the film festivals to your screen: stream 30 bold documentaries for FREE. Watch on any device through the @PBS app, and .
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On December 27th at 9pm @unapologeticdoc broadcasts on #POVonPBS ! Ashley O’Shay’s debut film follows two fierce abolitionists in this inside look on the movement that transformed Chicago. #UnapologeticFilmPBS
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8 years
Now on @PBS : A girls' school in rural Afghanistan defies the odds and uncertain future in #WhatTomorrowBringsPBS .
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9 years
Watch 40+ short #docs now streaming free on POV, including #PBSIndies , @StoryCorps and more: http://t.co/cgLU2nSjnb http://t.co/g89QsoW4PY
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4 years
TONIGHT on POV: A grassroots activist turned political star takes on the dirty business of politics to bring about change to unite his native Kenya. Tune in or stream @Softiethefilm at 10 PM (check local listings) on @PBS . #SoftieFilmPBS
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8 years
Sept. 12 on POV: Statistics predict these 2 students will drop out. They have other plans. #AlltheDifferencePBS
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5 years
A powerful portrait of activist and recent Nobel Peace Prize recipient #NadiaMurad , as she helps bring the world’s attention to the horrors of the 2014 Yazidi genocide in Iraq. #OnHerShouldersPBS NEXT on @POVdocs :
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5 years
A captivating coming-of-age story, @MindingGapFilm gives us an intimate look into friendships initiated via a passion for skateboarding and cemented by shared experiences. #MindingTheGapPBS NOW STREAMING on POV:
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7 years
For Ai Weiwei, free speech is a cause worth fighting for. Stream 'Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case' FREE on @PBS . #MyAPALife
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8 years
To tell the story of #HooliganSparrowPBS , filmmaker @wangnanfu had to smuggle footage out of China. See her daring doc Monday on @PBS .
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6 years
Uniting people from the community and across the nation, @WhoseStreetsDoc is a movement propelled by young activists and Ferguson community members. #WhoseStreetsPBS premieres Monday, July 30 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) on @PBS . Learn more:
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8 years
How can we help those who are reentering our communities after incarceration? #TheReturnPBS @PBS
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4 years
POV is honored to have received four @PeabodyAwards in the Best Documentary category! Thank you and congratulations to @SilenceofOthers , @InventingTmrw , Midnight Traveler, and The Distant Barking of Dogs film teams on winning the prestigious award.
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4 years
30 years of television. 24 hours a day. All on 70,000 tapes. Watch #RecorderPBS TONIGHT on @IndependentLens .
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Hear from @unapologeticdoc director Ashley O'Shay as she discusses her film ahead of tonight's premiere on @PBS ! #UnapologeticFilmPBS
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6 years
#TheApologyFilmPBS profiles former "comfort women" forced into sex slavery during #WWII . Facing fading health, they grapple with the impact of their wartime experiences and the legacy they leave behind. Monday, Oct. 22 at 10 PM (check listings) on PBS.
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7 years
See girls in a small Afghan village reach their dreams of an education in #WhatTomorrowBringsPBS :
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6 years
Former "comfort women" forced into sexual slavery during World War II fight for reconciliation and justice as they struggle to make peace with the past. #TheApologyFilmPBS premieres on Monday, Oct. 22 at 10 PM (check local listings) on @PBS ! Learn more:
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4 years
When an artist learns his father has Alzheimer's, he decides to preserve their love in a magical play. Tune in or stream @TimeMachineFilm , premiering Monday, September 28, on @PBS . #OurTimeMachinePBS
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TONIGHT on @POVdocs : When an artist learns his father has Alzheimer's, he decides to preserve their love in a magical play. Tune in or stream @TimeMachineFilm at 10 PM (check local listings) on @PBS . #OurTimeMachinePBS
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4 years
Starting July 13, the ninth annual @PBS Short Film Festival returns with 25 films to watch, love and share. #PBSFilmFest
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6 years
**Drum Roll** Tonight is the night! @questthedoc premieres tonight at 10 p.m. (check local listings) on @pbs . Join the conversation online with viewers across the country via #QUESTFilmPBS ! Learn more:
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6 years
This January, make POV your first destination for documentaries. We're having our first-ever broadcast marathon on @worldchannel , followed by 30 days of 30 films streaming for free. #POVxWORLDMarathon
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TOMORROW at 10/9c: #WhatTomorrowBringsPBS shows the ripple effect that happens when a girl is educated. @GroundTruth
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