Do Not Resist: Concord, NH
This clip shows the public comment portion of a city council meeting in Concord, NH. The city is voting on whether to accept a federal grant to purchase a military vehicle for the police department.
POV 30th Anniversary Streaming Marathon
To close out the 30th anniversary celebrations, POV curated a binge-worthy collection of 30 films streaming for 30 days. With its award-winning films from its rich archive of character-driven stories, POV will be your go-to destination for streaming docs this January. Watch the films anywhere, including on pov.org, worldchannel.org, and the PBS app.
POV Marathon on WORLD Channel
To close out the 30th anniversary celebrations, POV will curate its first-ever documentary marathon! Premiering on public television’s WORLD Channel, the binge-worthy marathon will showcase films from POV’s rich and diverse history of character-driven stories over a 24-hour period. Kicking off on New Year's Eve, the marathon will also run 30 films for 30 days on the POV website.
500 Years - Trailer
From a historic genocide trial to the ousting of a president, 500 YEARS tells a sweeping story of mounting resistance played out in Guatemala's recent history, through the actions and perspectives of the majority indigenous Mayan population, who now stand poised to re-imagine their society.
Do Not Resist - Trailer
A vital and influential exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the United States. Do Not Resist puts viewers in the center of the action – from inside a police training seminar that teaches the importance of "righteous violence" to the floor of a congressional hearing on the proliferation of military equipment in small-town police departments.
Almost Sunrise: Women in the Military
The directors of 'Almost Sunrise' examine women in the armed forces and the unique challenges they face as veterans.
Why did these two Iraq War veterans walk across the country?
Almost Sunrise filmmakers on the link between walking cross-country and healing from war.
How does Almost Sunrise depict veterans?
Filmmakers Michael Collins & Marty Syjuco discuss rethinking the veteran experience.
What is moral injury?
Filmmakers Michael Collins & Marty Syjuco on the difference between moral injury and PTSD.
What Is Moral Injury?
This clip begins with a definition of moral injury as a "wound to the soul, caused by participation in events that violate one’s deeply held sense of right and wrong."
Treating Moral Injury
Tom attended a "Power Breath" training, where meditation and deep breathing made space for deep reflection.
Wolf Walker
Tom and Anthony meet Wolf Walker, a member of a Native American tribe they visit on their journey across the country.
Just War and Its Relationship with Moral Injury
Tom, Anthony, and their friend Emmett describe their perspectives on the purpose of the Iraq war, and how the government's changing story about it influenced their perception of the actions they took there on their country's behalf.
Diagnosing Moral Injury
Tom and Anthony meet a policeman who shares that police officers have suicide rates similar to vets, and how he has learned to cope with his emotions.
Cameraperson: It's in Public
Cinematographer Johnson is shooting b-roll footage of Sarajevo, Bosnia, including the backs of two young men looking out over the city (but we never see their faces) and footage of a group of people walking by a cemetery.
Cameraperson - Trailer
A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into a tapestry of footage captured over the twenty-five-year career of cinematographer Kirsten Johnson.
Cameraperson: What's the power of the camera?
Kirsten Johnson discusses how the presence of a camera changes both people and moments.
Kirsten Johnson on the importance of questioning images
In an age of media saturation, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson encourages us to question images.
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