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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Behind the Lens - The Beaches of Agnes

47s

Agnes Varda talks about acting for the first time and her process as a filmmaker. She elaborates on the theme of beaches: the beaches in Belgium and her childhood to the beaches of California and France. Varda's personal charm shines through in this delightful companion piece to "The Beaches of Agnes."

The Beaches of Agnes Trailer

2m 26s

In this delightful memoir, award-winning French filmmaker Agnes Varda employs all the magic of cinema to juxtapose the real and the imagined, the past and the present, pain and joy. 81-year-old Varda uses film clips, old photos and gorgeous reenactments to revisit her Belgian youth, association with the French New Wave, marriage to director Jacques Demy and the making of her movies.

Season 23 Preview

5m 39s

Celebrating our 23rd season on PBS in 2010, POV features the work of the best independent documentary filmmakers from America and around the world. Airing Tuesdays at 10 PM, June through September, with primetime specials during the year, POV has brought more than 300 award-winning documentaries to millions nationwide. POV is produced by American Documentary, Inc.

Filmmaker Interview: Emily and Sarah Kunstler

28m 12s

Filmmakers Emily and Sarah Kunstler talk about their film, "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe," which examines the life of their father, a civil rights lawyer who described himself as a "radical" attorney. The filmmakers talk about Kunstler's career, the role he believed that good storytelling plays in the courtroom, and how making the film helped them to understand him better.

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe Trailer

2m 6s

In this intimate biography, Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler seek to recover the real story of what made their late father one of the most beloved, and hated, lawyers in America. Winner of the L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth Vision Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of ITVS.

Food, Inc. Trailer

2m 12s

2010 Oscar Nominee - Best Documentary Feature: In "Food, Inc.", filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA.

POV Announces Project VoiceScape

1m 24s

Project VoiceScape welcomes good ideas, films-in-progress or completed short films made by aspiring filmmakers in grades 7-12. The program provides mentorship to young filmmakers and showcases their work on a variety of PBS/POV related media. Fifteen young people will be selected for Project VoiceScape and will be honored in Fall 2011 at a ceremony in Washington, DC.

Behind the Lens - Patti Smith: Dream of Life

1h 10m

Filmmaker Steven Sebring and Patti Smith talk to music writer Anthony DeCurtis about how they met, their decade-long collaboration, their respect for and trust in each other, and how Steven worked with 12 years of footage during the editing of the film.

The English Surgeon: Filmmaker Interview

7m 52s

Filmmaker Geoffrey Smith talks about his film, 'The English Surgeon.' He explains how Henry Marsh met Igor Kurilets and the friendship the two men have developed over 15 years of working together, and how Henry's sense of moral responsibility and desire to help others drives his work.

This Way Up - Trailer

2m 35s

This is a story about a wall - the separations it's meant to enforce, and the unintended ones it creates. The security wall being constructed by Israel on the West Bank has divided Palestinian families and communities. It has also isolated the Catholic-run Our Lady of Sorrows nursing home, leaving its feisty residents to face old age in the throes of one of the world's most bitter conflicts.

Utopia Pt. 3: Filmmaker Interview

4m 4s

Filmmaker Sam Green (The Weather Underground, Indie Lens) talks about his short film, Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall, which documents a virtually empty mall in China. He talks about why the mall he encounters is so depressing, and how he structured the film like a poem.

Beyond Hatred: Update

2m 22s

In this update to 'Beyond Hatred', filmmaker Olivier Meyrou tells us that since filming ended, the Chenus have received replies from two of the three young men who killed Francois. Watch to find out more about the content of those letters.

City of Cranes: Filmmaker Interview

3m 56s

Filmmaker Eva Weber talks about her short film, City of Cranes, which takes the viewer hundreds of feet above the ground to hear the insights of crane drivers and get a glimpse of the poetic, mesmerizing world of cranes. Weber talks about why she was fascinated by cranes and crane drivers because they shape our cities, but go unnoticed by urbanites on the streets.

Inheritance: Filmmaker Interview with James Moll

1m 19s

In this interview, filmmaker James Moll talks about the shortcomings of the conventional viewpoint on the Holocaust, his own goals in filming Inheritance and the impact of the Holocaust on future generations.

In the Family: Gene Mutation Animation

1m 46s

In the first clip associated with the 'In the Family' lesson plan, which is animated, a doctor explains how a gene mutation can raise a woman's risk for breast cancer. Students should discuss how genetic and environmental factors influence a person's health.

In the Family: Reconstructive Surgery

4m 11s

In this additional scene from 'In the Family', filmmaker Joanna Rudnick talks to Dr. C. Andrew Salzberg, a plastic surgeon who specializes in reconstructive surgery following mastectomy, to learn more about the procedure.

In the Family: Support Group

1m 53s

In the second clip from the 'In the Family' lesson plan, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick visits a support group and hears about the medical treatment choices and consequences of a number of women who tested positive for the breast cancer mutation. Discuss treatment choices students would make if they were in that situation.

In the Family: Filmmaker Interview with Joanna Rudnick

1m 20s

Filmmaker Joanna Rudnick talks about her 2009 Emmy-nominated film 'In the Family', what she would tell others who are looking to get tested for genetic mutations and how making the film has changed her.

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