Lourdes Portillo
Director
POV (1988)
Season 36
Since its 1988 premiere, this critically acclaimed documentary series has presented hundreds of films that put a human face on contemporary social issues by relating a compelling story in an intimate fashion. "POV" has won virtually every major film and broadcasting award available, including 38 Emmys, 22 Peabody Awards and three Oscars.
Released July 5, 1988
Episode 60 min
14+
Genres: Documentary
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Watch Providers: Spectrum On Demand
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S36E1 - After Sherman
A poetic quest in coastal South Carolina unearths Black inheritance amidst a violent past.
June 26, 2023, midnight
S36E2 - A Story of Bones
A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.
July 3, 2023, midnight
S36E3 - Liquor Store Dreams
Immigrant dreams and generational divides collide against LA's complex racial landscape.
July 10, 2023, midnight
S36E4 - A House Made of Splinters
By the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, social workers create a sanctuary for kids in limbo.
July 17, 2023, midnight
S36E5 - Eat Your Catfish
A woman's battle with late-stage Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) leaves her paralyzed and pushes her family to the breaking point.
July 24, 2023, midnight
S36E6 - Children of the Mist
A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam.
July 31, 2023, midnight
S36E7 - While We Watched
In a world of fake news, journalist Ravish Kumar stands his ground. Will his show survive?
Sept. 4, 2023, midnight
S36E8 - Bulls and Saints
An undocumented family decides to return home after 20 years of living in the U.S.
Sept. 18, 2023, midnight
S36E9 - Uýra: The Rising Forest
Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon.
Sept. 25, 2023, midnight
S36E10 - Murders That Matter
Black Muslim mother Movita Johnson-Harrell transforms from a victim of violent trauma to a fierce advocate against gun violence in Black communities.
Oct. 2, 2023, midnight
S36E11 - Aurora's Sunrise
At 14, Aurora Mardiganian survives the Armenian Genocide and escapes to New York, finding fame in "Auction of Souls."
Oct. 23, 2023, midnight
S36E12 - Fire Through Dry Grass
Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown.
Oct. 30, 2023, midnight
S36E13 - Wisdom Gone Wild
A film blending humour and sadness focuses on a mother and daughter confronting the reality of wisdom "gone wild" in the shadows of dementia.
Nov. 20, 2023, midnight
S36E14 - How to Have an American Baby
A series of vignettes provide insight into Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. to give birth in order to obtain citizenship for their babies.
Dec. 11, 2023, midnight
S36E15 - Brief Tender Light
At MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows four African students striving to become agents of positive change for their home countries.
Jan. 15, 2024, midnight
S36E16 - unseen
A blind, undocumented immigrant faces uncertainty to obtain his college degree.
March 18, 2024, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 90 min.
Released: July 5, 1988
Last Air Date: Dec. 8, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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