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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40m 19s / TV-14

Kings of Pastry - Trailer

2m 10s

In "Kings of Pastry," 16 chefs, including Jacquy Pfeiffer, co-founder of Chicago's French Pastry School, whip up the most gorgeous, delectable, gravity-defying concoctions and edge-of-your-seat drama as they deliver their spun-sugar desserts to the display table at the prestigious Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition.

Practice Makes Perfect

4m 14s

In this clip from Kings of Pastry, chefs Philippe Rigollot and Jacquy Pfeiffer talk about their preparation for the MOF competition, emphasizing that multiple tastings, trials, and even mistakes are important to the process of perfecting the art of pastry.

POV's 2011 Season Preview

5m 34s

Celebrating its 24th season on PBS, POV features the work of the best independent documentary filmmakers from America and around the world. Airing Tuesdays at 10 PM during the summer, with primetime specials during the year, POV has brought more than 300 award-winning documentaries to millions nationwide.

Filmmaker Interview: Alan Berliner (2010)

22m 42s

In this new online-only series, we'll be featuring current and past interviews with some of the most influential documentary filmmakers working today. In this episode, Alan Berliner talks about the idea of family, its influence on his work and the creative process of collage.

Filmmaker Interview: Jane Wagner and Tina DiFeliciantonio...

15m 2s / TV-G

In this new online-only series, we'll be featuring current and past interviews with some of the most influential documentary filmmakers working today. In this episode, Jane Wagner and Tina DiFeliciantonio talk about what started them making nonfiction films, their collaborative process - both with each other and their subjects - and share their advice for young filmmakers.

Behind the Lens - Wrestling With Angels: Playwright Tony...

10m 22s

Filmmaker Freida Lee Mock talk about the making of Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner. She says "People who've been around Tony in a public setting are often surprised at how he really touches them. Someone once described him as the most charming dissident around!"

Filmmaker Interview: Freida Lee Mock (2010)

14m 23s

In this new online-only series, we'll be featuring current and past interviews with some of the most influential documentary filmmakers working today. In this episode, Freida Lee Mock talks about her motivations and her process as a filmmaker, what makes a good character and the evolution of the documentary genre.

Daniel Ellsberg: Willing to Risk Prosecution

2m 59s / TV-G

In this clip from "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg" and the Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg talks about how the knowledge he had about the Pentagon Papers made him an accomplice to the government's secrets, and how he decided that he would be willing to risk prosecution to bring these secrets to light.

The Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg and The Times

38m 48s

On September 13, 2010, the New York Times Community Affairs Department and POV presented a panel discussion on the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, and the Times. The conversation, featuring Daniel Ellsberg, Max Frankel, former New York Times executive editor, and Adam Liptak, New York Times Supreme Court reporter, was moderated by Jill Abramson, managing editor of The New York Times.

Behind the Lens - The Most Dangerous Man in America

13m 48s / TV-G

Filmmakers Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith talk about parallels between the Vietnam War and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the importance of the press, why Daniel Ellsberg is such a compelling character and more.

The Most Dangerous Man in America Trailer

2m 30s

2010 Oscar Nominee - Best Documentary Feature: In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a leading Vietnam War strategist, concludes that America's role in the war is based on decades of lies. He leaks 7,000 pages of top-secret documents to The New York Times, a daring act of conscience that leads directly to Watergate, President Nixon's resignation and the end of the Vietnam War.

Behind the Lens - The Oath

22m 30s / TV-G

Filmmaker Laura Poitras talks about making "The Oath" in Yemen and Guantanamo, what drew her to work in the midst of Al Qaeda operatives, what she thinks of Abu Jandal, the slippery and complex character at the heart of her film and more.

The Oath Trailer

2m 12s

"The Oath" interweaves the stories of Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard, and Salim Hamdan, a prisoner at Guantanamo facing war crimes charges. Directed by Laura Poitras, "The Oath" unfolds via a narrative rife with plot twists and betrayals that ultimately leads to 9/11, Guantanamo and the Supreme Court.

The Oath: Salim's Case Progresses

3m 17s

The pre-trial phase of terrorist suspect Salim Hamdan's military tribunal begins at Guantanamo. Hamdan's military lawyer, Brian Mizer, talks to the press about Hamdan's defense and his case.

The Oath: Salim's Sentence

1m 58s

A military jury sentences terrorist suspect Salim Hamdan to time served, plus five months. This is a more lenient sentence than most observers expected. Hamdan's defense attorneys talk about his case at a press conference.

The Oath: Salim Imprisoned

1m 56s

Prisoner Salim Hamdan is shown on grainy video footage from a jail cell in Afghanistan in November 2001. Seventeen months later, Hamdan is imprisoned in Guantánamo and writes a letter to his brother-in-law.

In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee - Clip 1

6m 25s

In this clip from "In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee," filmmaker Deann Liem Borshay talks about the historical events in Korea that shaped her destiny as a Korean-born adoptee sent to America during the 1960s.

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