How have things changed since Two Towns of Jasper?
Williams and Dow reflect on what's changed since Two Towns of Jasper was filmed and premiered on POV in 2003.
Why did you have segregated film crews?
Whitney Dow and Marco Williams explain and reflect on their experiences filming with segregated film crews.
What happened to the characters after the film?
Dow and Williams discuss the reactions of their subjects after seeing Two Towns of Jasper.
Brother Outsider: Filmmaker Interview
Brother Outsider filmmaker Nancy Kates and executive producer Sam Pollard describe the mark that Bayard Rustin left on America.
From the Archives: Interview with Filmmaker Lourdes...
In her documentary "Senorita Extraviada," Lourdes Portillo investigates the murders of 271 girls in the border town of Juarez. In this interview, Portillo describes the fear and silence she experienced during filming, and the need to expose these crimes and raise awareness. (This is a rough cut from the POV archives.)
Celebrating 15 Years of POV (2002)
Highlights of filmmaker interviews and iconic films from the first 15 years of POV, the longest running nonfiction film series on TV. This highlight reel originally aired in 2002.
High School: Filmmaker Interview with Frederick Wiseman
Want to remember high school? Director Frederick Wiseman talks about his 1968 documentary High School saying that he does not like to focus on a particular character, but rather make films that focus on a place. Never asking anyone to do anything special for the camera, he made a series of films about contemporary American life, of which High School became a true marker of the times.
From the Archives: Filmmaker Alan Berliner (2001)
In this interview conducted for the 2001 POV broadcast of "The Sweetest Sound," Alan Berliner talks about his inspiration for making a film about his name. He acknowledges the narcissism associated with such a project, but says he hopes his film will become a mirror for others to learn about the meaning of their own names. (This is a rough cut from the POV archives.)
Behind the Lens: Scout's Honor (2001)
Steven Cozza mounted a grassroots campaign at his local grocery store in California to end the Boy Scouts' discriminatory policy against gay people. Filmmaker Tom Shepard describes Steven's courage and determination which drew him to making the film Scout's Honor.
American Gypsy - Trailer
There are over one million Gypsies living in America today, and most people don’t know anything about them. It is one man’s obsessive pursuit of justice and dignity that led filmmaker Jasmine Dellal into their hidden thousand-year-old culture. Charming and outspoken, Spokane resident Jimmy Marks defies widely held stereotypes–and his own people’s code of secrecy–to unlock a Romani world in America
From the Archives: Deann Borshay Liem (2000)
In 1966, Deann Borshay Liem was adopted by an American family and sent from Korea to her new home in California. In this extended interview from 2000, Liem discusses making her personal documentary FIRST PERSON PLURAL and the difficulties of having intense discussions with loved ones.
Filmmaker Interview: Jane Wagner and Tina DiFeliciantonio...
Wagner and DiFeliciantonio talk about TWO OR THREE THINGS I KNOW FOR SURE, their short film about Dorothy Allison which premiered on POV in 1998 as part of the SHE SHORTS series. Allison is a writer from Greenville, NC. Her first book "Bastard Out of Carolina" was a finalist for the 1992 National Book Award. The filmmakers talk about how her writing inspired them to make the film.
From the Archives: Arthur Dong (1998)
Winner of two awards at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, filmmaker Arthur Dong goes inside prison to probe the minds and souls of men whose attitudes towards homosexuality have led them to murder. In this archived interview about LICENSED TO KILL, Arthur Dong explains the reasons for making this film, as well as his opinions on hate crimes, gay bashing, and a need for tolerance in our society.
Blacks and Jews: Trailer
Heading an African-American and Jewish production team, the filmmakers go behind the explosive headlines of conflict to reveal four riveting stories. From death on the streets of Crown Heights to director Steven Spielberg's controversial visit to a predominantly black high school in East Oakland, the film resists simple analysis and treads on the fault lines of racial coalition and conflict.
Blacks and Jews: Filmmakers Interview
The filmmakers talk about 'Blacks and Jews' and describe how they wanted to highlight the differing voices in both communities when it came to racial conflicts.
From the Archives: Filmmaker Alan Berliner (1997)
In this interview from 1997, filmmaker Alan Berliner talks about the making of "Nobody's Business," a film in which he explores his relationship with his father. He describes the tension that arose in the making of the film, and how his relationship changed as a result. (This is a rough cut from the POV archives.)
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision - Trailer
The Vietnam War Memorial was one of the most controversial monuments of its time. Thrust in to the eye of the storm was architect-sculptor Maya Lin, whose design for the memorial was chosen when she was a 21-year-old college student. Withstanding bitter attacks, she held her ground with clarity and grace.
Behind the Lens - Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Filmmaker Freida Lee Mock talks about the making of "Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision."
Taken for a Ride: Trailer
Before freeways, traffic congestion and air pollution, public transportation was a vital part of the American landscape. Jim Klein and Martha Olson weave investigative journalism, urban history and social commentary to uncover General Motors' role in dismantling street car transportation in the 1930's, and in catapulting the automobile to the center of our national culture.
Taken for a Ride: Filmmaker Interview
The filmmakers discuss uncovering the story of public transportation and the rise of our car culture.
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