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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24m 35s / TV-14

Apted and Ebert (Part 5 of 5)

3m 5s

Roger Ebert calls the "Up" series "the most noble use of film" that he's witnessed as a filmgoer. '49 Up' filmmaker Michael Apted says that the crew, the participants and he are a family of sorts and that their mutual affection is a necessary ingredient in the series' success.

My Country, My Country: Filmmaker Interview

1m 41s

Filmmaker Laura Poitras talks about why she was fortunate to find her subject, Dr. Riyadh, the contradictions of invading a country to establish democracy and the making of her Academy Award-nominated film, My Country, My Country.

Interview with Roger Weisberg (2006)

24m 45s

Filmmaker Roger Weisberg talks about making WAGING A LIVING (POV 2006), a documentary about America's working poor. Weisberg talks about how he has found the unique characters he champions in his work. (This is a rough cut from the POV archives.)

Kokoyakyu: Trailer

3m 28s

In Japan, baseball is not a pastime it's a national obsession. Following two teams and their dedicated coaches, Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball take viewers inside a world where baseball becomes a proving ground for life's challenges.

Darger's Improving Art Technique

1m 50s

The third clip associated with the "In the Realms of the Unreal": The Artist and Society lesson plan sees Henry Darger's story grew increasingly complex as he improved his art technique. Students should discuss how did Darger use popular (borrowed) images in his work. They can also create collages that re-tell Darger's narrative (or students' own story), in the visual language of urban New York.

Darger's Use of Ephemera

3m 17s

In the second clip associated with the "In the Realms of the Unreal": The Artist and Society lesson plan, Henry Darger's neighbors and acquaintances talk about his collection of newspapers and ephemera that he used in his artwork. Students should consider the fact that the use of images from the advertising media of his time gives Darger's work a "look" that ties it to a time period.

Darger's Brave Little Girls

2m 37s

Henry Darger had a difficult childhood that influenced his views on good and evil. The second clip associated with the "In the Realms of the Unreal": Good and Evil lesson plan demonstrate Darger's faith in Christianity and in the bravery of little girls. These are Darger's forces of "good" who do battle against the forces of "evil."

The Vivian Girls

2m 49s

Henry Darger had a difficult childhood that influenced his views on good and evil. The third clip associated with the "In the Realms of the Unreal": Good and Evil lesson plan shows the beauty of the Vivian girls and the innocence of the other children juxtaposed with the violence and pain inflicted on them by the Glandelinian soldiers.

Darger Moves to an Asylum

3m

Henry Darger had a difficult childhood that influenced his views on good and evil. The first clip associated with the "In the Realms of the Unreal": Good and Evil lesson plan shows Darger's move from the Mission of Our Lady of Mercy to the Lincoln Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children. Students should examine good and evil, and recognize the complexities in life that make choices more challenging.

Developing the Darger Technique

1m 32s

The first clip associated with the "In the Realms of the Unreal": The Artist and Society lesson plan shows how in 1909, Henry Darger started illustrating his fantasy world using techniques he devised through trial and error. Students should discuss why an artist might borrow an image from an existing picture, illustration or photo.

Chisholm '72: Trailer

33s

In 1968, Shirley Chisholm becomes the first black woman elected to Congress. In 1972, she becomes the first black woman to run for president. Shunned by the political establishment, she's supported by a motley crew of blacks, feminists, and young voters. Their campaign-trail adventures are frenzied, fierce and fundamentally right on!

Chisholm '72: Filmmaker Interview with Shola Lynch

1m 9s

Filmmaker Shola Lynch talks about her 2005 POV film, Chisholm '72, and her wish that the film will be a springboard for discussion about democracy, particularly amongst children whose ideas about democracy are still being formed.

The Lost Boys of Sudan: Filmmaker Interview

54s

Filmmakers Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk talk about the making of Lost Boys of Sudan. Mylan says that she hopes the film will encourage viewers to ask immigrants why they moved to this country.

Farmingville: Filmmaker Interview

2m 31s

Filmmakers Catherine Tambini and Carlos Sandoval talk about how Farmingville, their film about immigrants on Long Island, is about the making of America. Sandoval explains that he was surprised by the amount of hate that is already out there against Latinos.

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