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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52m 52s / TV-14

The City Dark - Trailer

2m 38s

Is darkness becoming extinct? When filmmaker Ian Cheney moves from rural Maine to New York City and discovers streets awash in light and skies devoid of stars, he embarks on a journey to America’s brightest and darkest corners, asking astronomers, cancer researchers and ecologists what is lost in the glare of city lights.

The City Dark: How Lights Can Confuse Baby Turtles

4m 42s

After having evolved to go toward the brightest sky (which was naturally over the ocean due to reflecting starlight) after hatching, turtle hatchlings now struggle to make it to the ocean because the glow from electric lights is much stronger.

The City Dark: Filmmaker Interview with Ian Cheney

17m 3s

On a search to discover what he lost when he moved to New York City from rural Maine and found a night sky devoid of stars, Ian Cheney discusses making 'The City Dark,' the role of a documentarian, and some simple steps that people can take to preserve the dark night.

Granito: Descubriendo los Desapredidos (En Español)

7m 2s

In this short video companion to 'Granito: How to Nail a Dictator,' a forensic archivist and a forensic anthropologist explain the steps that led them to uncovering the stories of those disappeared during the Guatemalan genocide.

Granito: How to Nail a Dictator - Trailer

2m 46s

In a stunning milestone for justice in Central America, a Guatemalan court recently charged former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with genocide for his brutal war in the 1980s — and Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble, provided key evidence for bringing the indictment. Granito: How to Nail a Dictator tells the extraordinary story of how a film helped tip the scales of justice.

Granito: Discovering the Disappeared

7m 2s

In this short video companion to 'Granito: How to Nail a Dictator,' a forensic archivist and a forensic anthropologist explain the steps that led them to uncovering the stories of those disappeared during the Guatemalan genocide.

Granito: Families of the Disappeared

9m 1s

Alejandra García's father disappeared during the genocide in Guatemala when she was barely two years old. She shares the story with an international lawyer who is compiling documents and testimonies for a case against the dictators responsible for the genocide.

Granito: Filmmaker Interview featuring Pamela Yates

20m 19s

The filmmaking team behind 'Granito: How to Nail a Dictator' discuss the Guatemalan genocide and the way their previous film When the Mountains Tremble was able to provide key evidence for indicting generals who were responsible for the killings.

My Reincarnation - Trailer

2m 27s

My Reincarnation chronicles the epic story of exiled Tibetan Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his Western-born son, Yeshi. As Namkhai Norbu rises as a teacher in the West, Yeshi, recognized from birth as the reincarnation of a famed Buddhist master, breaks away to embrace the modern world. Can the father convince his son to keep the family’s spiritual legacy alive?

My Reincarnation: What Does Mandala Mean? (Deleted Scene)

1m 38s

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu explores the library at the University of Naples, where he teaches. He uncovers an old Buddhist text and explains the meaning of the world mandala in Tibetan Buddhism.

POV Season 25 Preview

4m 38s

Celebrating its 25th season on PBS in 2012, POV features the work of the best independent documentary filmmakers from America and around the world. Airing Thursdays at 10 PM during the summer, with primetime specials during the year, POV has brought more than 300 award-winning documentaries to millions nationwide.

POV 25th Anniversary

1m 59s

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.

My Reincarnation: Filmmaker Interview with Jennifer Fox

24m

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.

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