POV

Indie Films Series / 13 Seasons

Since 1988, POV has been the home for the world’s boldest contemporary filmmakers, celebrating intriguing personal stories that spark conversation and inspire action.

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40m 19s / TV-14

Sun Kissed: Filmmaker Interview with Maya Stark and Adi Lavy

25m 41s

Filmmakers Maya Stark and Adi Lavy talk about their film 'Sun Kissed,' which follows a Navajo couple as they search for answers about the origins of a rare skin disease, XP, which affected both of their children. The filmmakers describe their reasons for making the film as well as the responsibility that comes with telling a personal and sensitive story in a documentary.

Sun Kissed: Protecting Homes from UV Rays

5m 18s

Michelle Evans Milota, Executive Director of the XP Family Support Group, travels to a house on the Navajo reservation to help a family protect their home from UV rays which would be extremely harmful to their child who has XP.

Sun Kissed: The Long Walk

3m 28s

Dorey and Yolanda meet with a historian to learn more about the Long Walk. The Long Walk was the climax of a brutal war of near-extermination waged against the Navajo people, beginning in 1862 when Americans invaded the Southwest. More than 10,000 Navajos were forced to walk 500 miles—those who could not keep up were shot—and subsequently imprisoned in a camp called Bosque Redondo.

Sun Kissed: Meet the Nez Family

2m 55s

Meet Dorey and Yolanda Nez who had two children with XP. People with XP are extremely sensitive to the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation. If undiagnosed and untreated, XP can lead to the early onset of skin cancer and blindness.

Give Up Tomorrow - Trailer

2m 33s

'Give Up Tomorrow' exposes shocking corruption within the judicial system of the Philippines in one of the most sensational trials in the country’s history. Two grieving mothers, entangled in a case that ends a nation’s use of capital punishment but fails to free an innocent man, dedicate more than a decade to executing or saving him.

Give Up Tomorrow: Filmmaker Interview

27m 57s

Filmmakers Michael Collins and Marty Syjuco discuss the making of 'Give Up Tomorrow,' challenges they faced with filming a subject on death row, and the ethics involved in telling a story that hits close to home.

El Velador (The Night Watchman) - Trailer

1m 24s

From dusk to dawn, 'El Velador' accompanies Martin, a guard who watches over the extravagant mausoleums of some of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords. In the labyrinth of the cemetery, this film about violence without violence reminds us that, amid the turmoil of a drug war that has claimed more than 50,000 lives, ordinary existence persists in Mexico and quietly defies the dead.

El Velador: Filmmaker Interview with Natalia Almada

27m 26s

Acclaimed filmmaker Natalia Almada, whose 'El General' and 'Al Otro Lado' both premiered on POV, talks about the making of her new documentary 'El Velador.' She describes the conception of the film, her aesthetic choices, and her creative production process which culminated in a visually beautiful, cinematic film about violence without any violence in it.

I'm Carolyn Parker - Trailer

20s

Jonathan Demme’s portrait of post-Katrina New Orleans tells the story of Carolyn Parker, a lifelong resident of the Lower Ninth Ward, who is fighting for the right to rebuild her home and community.

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