From primers on the Black Panther Party to a look at a police department attempting to purge its precinct of systematic racism, these 18 films, including
@POVdocs
'
#WhoseStreetsPBS
, help explain today's unrest. [via
@RollingStone
]
Chinese American activist Grace Lee Boggs, age 98, has a thick FBI file and a surprising vision of what an American revolution can be. Watch American Revolutionary, NOW STREAMING on
@PBS
.
#POVPlaylist
TONIGHT at 10/9c on
@PBS
!
'Dark Money,' a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials.
#DarkMoneyFilmPBS
Learn more:
The
#Oscar
nominated
@MindingGapFilm
, is coming to
@PBS
!
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@POVdocs
to host a viewing party with friends and family. Sign up TODAY for a chance to win a smartphone camera lens accessory—perfect for capturing those totally ~rad~ skate shots!
After decades of living in silence and shame about their experiences of institutionalized rape during World War II, three former "comfort women" are seeking a formal apology.
#TheApologyFilmPBS
Monday, Oct. 22 at 10 PM (check listings) on
@PBS
.
During the Armenian genocide, 14 year-old Aurora lost everything. Through vivid animation and century-old footage, experience a forgotten story of survival. Aurora’s Sunrise premieres 10/23 at 10pm (check local listings) on
@PBS
.
#AurorasSunrisePBS
.
@DarkMoneyFilm
, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials.
#DarkMoneyFilmPBS
Monday, Oct. 1 at 10/9C on
@PBS
. Learn more:
A defiant movement led by women of color fights to transform politics from the ground up! Episode 1 & 2 of
@Shecouldbenext
are now available to stream through July 31st on
@PBS
. Watch Now: .
#SheCouldBeNextPBS
This landmark video diary reveals the daily challenges and deep love of two men of living with AIDS in the 1990s. Watch the award-winning Silverlake Life, NOW STREAMING on
@PBS
.
#POVPlaylist
#PrideMonth
An influential artist battling Alzheimer’s takes part in his son’s epic play about time travel, disappearing memories, and deeper losses. Tune into
@TimeMachineFilm
, premiering Monday, September 28, on
@PBS
.
#OurTimeMachinePBS
In 1939, Madison Square Garden was host to an enormous and shocking Nazi gathering, where 22,000 Americans convened at an event that has been largely forgotten by history, but painfully resonates today.
#NightAtTheGardenPBS
Now streaming on POV:
A defiant movement led by women of color fights to transform politics from the ground up. Watch the two-part docuseries
@Shecouldbenext
, premiering June 29 & 30 at 9 PM on
@PBS
.
#SheCouldBeNextPBS
The
@TheAcademy
Awards are April 25th!
@POVdocs
film THE MOLE AGENT (
@moleagentfilm
) is nominated for Best Documentary Feature🍾 . Sergio, the film's 84-year-old protagonist, will be attending the ceremony, the first time he's ever traveled on a plane✈️ !
#POVOnPBS
#Oscars2021
“There are not enough people on the inside who look like me.” In a polarized America, women of color are claiming power by running for political office and organizing their communities. Watch
@Shecouldbenext
, NOW STREAMING on
@PBS
.
#SheCouldBeNextPBS
Uniting people from the community and across the nation,
@WhoseStreetsDoc
is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising and the movement that followed.
#WhoseStreetsPBS
premieres Monday, July 30 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) on
@PBS
. Learn more:
A rag-tag group of undocumented youth - Dreamers - deliberately get detained by Border Patrol in order to infiltrate a shadowy, for-profit detention center. Tune in or stream The Infiltrators, premiering Monday, October 5, on
@PBS
.
#InfiltratorsFilmPBS
Celebrating over three decades on
@PBS
,
#POVdocs
is American television’s longest-running independent documentary showcase. The critically acclaimed
#MindingTheGapPBS
is NOW STREAMING on POV through March 4, 2019.
Tonight is the night!!! Documentary’s most thorough examination of
@Blklivesmatter
, premiering at 10 p.m. (check local listings) on
@PBS
! Join the conversation online with viewers across the nation using the hashtag
#WhoseStreetsPBS
. Learn more:
After being diagnosed with ALS, Ady Barkan launches a national movement that transforms his belief in what is possible for his country and his family in
@NotGoingQuiet
, broadcasting on
@PBS
on January 24th at 9pm!
#NotGoingQuietlyPBS
THANK YOU all for tuning in last night for the premiere of the two-part docuseries
@Shecouldbenext
on
@POVdocs
! Missed the broadcast? Episode 1 is NOW STREAMING online and on the
@PBS
Video App: .
#SheCouldBeNextPBS
TONIGHT on
@PBS
!
Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.
#MindingTheGapPBS
It's almost time!! Tune in at 10/9c on
@pbs
to watch the documentary film all about...BILL NYE! Support public broadcasting and turn it up loud. Thanks!
#BillNyePBS
👍
THE NEUTRAL GROUND kicks off POV’s 34th season! This darkly humorous and incisively serious film documents New Orleans’ fight over Confederate monuments and its troubled entanglement with the Lost Cause. Tune in or stream 7/5 on
@PBS
.
#NeutralGroundFilmPBS
Rest in peace to documentary filmmaking legend Michael Apted whose films '49 Up' and '56 Up' POV was fortunate enough to broadcast. Watch this
@PBS
interview with him about the genesis of his incredibly influential 'Up' series of films
TONIGHT on
@POVdocs
: "We learn about social justice, and we earn badges." This fierce sisterhood knows that it takes radical ideas and radical love to create a better tomorrow. Tune in or stream
@RadMonarchsDoc
at 9 PM on
@PBS
!
Bing Liu is a Chicago-based director and cinematographer who
@Variety
Magazine listed as one of 10 documentary filmmakers to watch. His debut film,
@MindingGapFilm
, is now playing on POV!
#MindingTheGapPBS
TONIGHT on
@POVdocs
: Victims of Spain's dictatorship fight a state-imposed amnesia of crimes against humanity in the award-winning
@SilenceOfOthers
, premiering at 10 PM (check local listings) on
@PBS
:
#SilenceOfOthersPBS
.
In a polarized America, women of color are claiming power by running for political office and organizing their communities to make their voices heard through their votes! Watch Ep 2 of
@Shecouldbenext
, NOW PLAYING on
@PBS
!
#SheCouldBeNextPBS
In a rare first-person account of the refugee experience, an Afghan family fleeing from the Taliban documents their harrowing journey to safety. Watch
#MidnightTravelerPBS
, NOW STREAMING on
@POVdocs
.
Women of color are transforming politics from the ground up as they fight for a reflective democracy. Watch Episodes 1 & 2 of
@Shecouldbenext
, NOW STREAMING on
@PBS
.
#SheCouldBeNextPBS
📽️ NOW STREAMING: This
#AAPI
Heritage Month POV is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander stories! Watch AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY, a film about the legendary Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese American philosopher, writer, and activist.
#POVOnPBS
TONIGHT at 9 p.m. (check local listings) on
@PBS
!
Siblings Elan and Jonathan Bogarín undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother's house in the magical realist documentary
#306HollywoodPBS
.
Take a spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, Ethiopia, where khat, a euphoria-inducing plant, holds sway. Don't miss
@POVdocs
FAYA DAYI, premiering Monday, Aug 29, at 9pm on
@PBS
.
#FayaDayiPBS
On December 27th at 9pm
@unapologeticdoc
broadcasts on
#POVonPBS
! Ashley O’Shay’s debut film follows two fierce abolitionists in this inside look on the movement that transformed Chicago.
#UnapologeticFilmPBS
A captivating coming-of-age story,
@MindingGapFilm
gives us an intimate look into friendships initiated via a passion for skateboarding and cemented by shared experiences.
#MindingTheGapPBS
NOW STREAMING on POV:
TONIGHT on POV: A grassroots activist turned political star takes on the dirty business of politics to bring about change to unite his native Kenya. Tune in or stream
@Softiethefilm
at 10 PM (check local listings) on
@PBS
.
#SoftieFilmPBS
A powerful portrait of activist and recent Nobel Peace Prize recipient
#NadiaMurad
, as she helps bring the world’s attention to the horrors of the 2014 Yazidi genocide in Iraq.
#OnHerShouldersPBS
NEXT on
@POVdocs
:
Uniting people from the community and across the nation,
@WhoseStreetsDoc
is a movement propelled by young activists and Ferguson community members.
#WhoseStreetsPBS
premieres Monday, July 30 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) on
@PBS
. Learn more:
POV is honored to have received four
@PeabodyAwards
in the Best Documentary category! Thank you and congratulations to
@SilenceofOthers
,
@InventingTmrw
, Midnight Traveler, and The Distant Barking of Dogs film teams on winning the prestigious award.
#TheApologyFilmPBS
profiles former "comfort women" forced into sex slavery during
#WWII
. Facing fading health, they grapple with the impact of their wartime experiences and the legacy they leave behind.
Monday, Oct. 22 at 10 PM (check listings) on PBS.
Former "comfort women" forced into sexual slavery during World War II fight for reconciliation and justice as they struggle to make peace with the past.
#TheApologyFilmPBS
premieres on Monday, Oct. 22 at 10 PM (check local listings) on
@PBS
! Learn more:
When an artist learns his father has Alzheimer's, he decides to preserve their love in a magical play. Tune in or stream
@TimeMachineFilm
, premiering Monday, September 28, on
@PBS
.
#OurTimeMachinePBS
WATCH NOW: "It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you." A journalist investigates rumors of surveillance in her Muslim-American neighborhood in
@BeingWatchedDOC
, NOW STREAMING on
@PBS
.
#BeingWatchedFilmPBS