In 2012, POV celebrates 25 years of broadcasting on PBS! Launched in 1988 to showcase new and challenging point-of-view documentaries on PBS, POV (Point of View) has grown to become American television's longest-running series dedicated to contemporary nonfiction programming.

Filmed over the course of 20 years, Jennifer Fox's 'My Reincarnation' follows a father-son story amid Tibetan Buddhism spirituality. Fox sits down with POV's executive producer Simon Kilmurry to discuss the challenges of showing spirituality in a visual medium, the challenges of editing a film which such a mass of logged footage, and the nature of "truth" in documentaries.

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu dreams of his daughter giving birth. He reminisces about his own birth and his younger brother's birth. After Rinpoche escaped Tibet in 1958, unbeknownst to him his younger brother was arrested and died at the hands of the Chinese.

Here's a sample of the mobile premieres POV featured in 2012 as part of its 25th Anniversary Season.

Michael Camerini and Shari Robertson, two documentary filmmakers whose work has shown multiple times on POV, reflect on what first got them into the game, why they enjoy filmmaking, and how they adjust their filmmaking process with each production.

Take a remarkable plunge into the life, art, memories and philosophical reflections of the legendary rocker, poet and artist. 3/9/2012

'Racing Dreams' chronicles a year in the life of three "tweens" who dream of becoming NASCAR drivers. Though they aren't old enough for driver's licenses, Brandon, Josh, and Annabeth race extreme go-karts at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour in the World Karting Association's national series. The film is a humorous and heartbreaking portrait of racing, young love and family struggle.

Josh, who was twelve in 'Racing Dreams,' is now a senior in high school and is hoping to go to college next year. For the past couple of years he has raced in a full sized car in the ASA Late Model racing series. In addition to being a competitive driver, he is also president of the student body and captain of the wrestling team.

Inner-city politics, radical environmentalism and now NASCAR - Marshall Curry's documentaries delve into the human sides of timely stories. In this interview, Curry describes the making of Racing Dreams and the "tweens" in the film who have big goals of becoming professional NASCAR drivers.

So you think you know all about go-karts? In 'Racing Dreams,' three "tweens" race extreme go-karts at speeds up to 80 mph in the World Karting Association, hoping to one day garner NASCAR fame.

Annabeth Barnes hopes to be the first woman to win the Daytona 500. Having a natural talent and passion for racing, Annabeth has been called the next Danica Patrick.

At the end of the season, some racers win large trophies, while others garner recognition and attention from sponsorship programs. How did Josh, Annabeth, and Brandon fare?

Just like any sport, kart racing gives mothers plenty of worry about their children getting injuries. Josh Hobson's mom talks about how she deals with the nervousness that comes with watching her son whip around a track at 80 mph.

Have you ever thought about the physics of a car race? "Tween" racer Annabeth Barnes delivers a lesson in racing strategy.

Without the help of sponsors, the cost of kart racing can climb very high, close to $5000 a race! See how Josh Hobson raises money for his races and his view on pleasing sponsors.

In this clip from 'Racing Dreams,' Annabeth jokes that she doesn't have to go to college, but both of her parents think otherwise. Annabeth's mother wishes better for her speedster daughter.

Cole returns home on leave from his deployment to Afghanistan.

Filmmaker Heather Courtney discusses making 'Where Soldiers Come From.' She describes the town of Hancock on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and forming relationships with the families there, as well as being embedded with a national guard unit in Afghanistan.

Having been in many trucks which were struck with improvised explosive devices while serving in Afghanistan, Matt "Bodi" Beaudoin now suffers from tramautic brain injury, or TBI. Bodi, featured in the documentary film 'Where Soldiers Come From,' explains how he deals with TBI now and how it is different from other brain injuries.

In this clip from 'Where Soldiers Come From,' Bodi sees a psychiatrist as part of his traumatic brain injury (TBI) therapy.