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

The Workers Cup - Modern Slavery?

3m 19s

During lunch in the cafeteria, workers who are also members of the company’s soccer team talk about what they miss from home and their definitions of “freedom.” Their conversation touches on issues of racism and whether the conditions of their employment are a modern form of slavery.

Brimstone & Glory: Trailer

2m 25s

The National Pyrotechnic Festival in Tultepec, Mexico, is a site of festivity unlike any other in the world. Conflagrant revelry engulfs the town for ten days. For the three-quarters of Tultepec residents that work in pyrotechnics, the celebration anchors their way of life. Plunging headlong into the fire, Brimstone & Glory honors the spirit of Tultepec and celebrates celebration itself.

Brimstone & Glory - Pamplonada – The Bulls

8m 14s

The clip is a visual poem capturing the essence of the crowd’s interaction with the bulls. It also includes more traditional documentary-style footage when the boy ends up in the medical tent with shrapnel from the fireworks in his eye.

Singing With Angry Bird - Trailer

3m 8s

Jae-Chang Kim runs a children's choir in Pune, India. Although his quick temper earned him the nickname 'Angry Bird,' he has made significant changes in the lives of the choir children. But in need of income, their parents are reluctant to let them practice instead of work. In order to convince the parents, Angry Bird decides to train them to sing for a joint concert with their children.

Quest - Trailer

2m 12s

Filmed with vérité intimacy for nearly a decade, QUEST is the moving portrait of a family from North Philadelphia. Starting during the Obama era, Christopher "Quest" Rainey, and his wife, Christine'a "Ma Quest" raise a family while nurturing a community of hip hop artists in their home music studio. QUEST is an illumination of race and class in America, and a testament to love, healing and hope.

Quest - Stop and Frisk

2m 44s

Chris is pulled over by police because he “fits the description.” Ma pulls out her camera to video because she is worried about how aggressive the officer is. Chris responds by heading to the studio and creating a track on his keyboard. One of his artists freestyles (including a couple of words that might offend).

Quest - Block Party

6m 6s

The community welcomes PJ home and celebrates her recovery with a block party, including a performance by Price (one of the artists that Chris produces) and dancing. The scene ends with Christine’a describing her response to the trauma.

Quest - The News

2m 34s

Christine’a explains PJ’s recollection of being shot. They watch police cars responding to another incident. Chris talks about guilt and about hearing gunshots everyday and not ever thinking that one of the victims would be his daughter.

Bill Nye: Science Guy - Trailer

2m 20s

Bill Nye has a mission: to stop the spread of anti-scientific thinking across the world. The former star of the kids show "Bill Nye The Science Guy" is now advocating for the importance of science, research and discovery in public life. With exclusive access and plenty of whimsy, the film follows Nye as he takes off his Science Guy lab coat and takes on those who deny a science-based worldview.

Bill Nye: Science Guy - Somewhere, Something Incredible...

6m 28s

Can the excitement and unknown possibilities of space get more students excited about science? In his new role as CEO of the Planetary Society, Bill Nye hopes to do just that.

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