POV - Season 36

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After Sherman

1 - After Sherman

Air Date: June 26, 2023

A poetic quest in coastal South Carolina unearths Black inheritance amidst a violent past.

A Story of Bones

2 - A Story of Bones

Air Date: July 3, 2023

A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.

Liquor Store Dreams

3 - Liquor Store Dreams

Air Date: July 10, 2023

Immigrant dreams and generational divides collide against LA's complex racial landscape.

A House Made of Splinters

4 - A House Made of Splinters

Air Date: July 17, 2023

By the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, social workers create a sanctuary for kids in limbo.

Eat Your Catfish

5 - Eat Your Catfish

Air Date: July 24, 2023

A woman's battle with late-stage Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) leaves her paralyzed and pushes her family to the breaking point.

Children of the Mist

6 - Children of the Mist

Air Date: July 31, 2023

A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam.

While We Watched

7 - While We Watched

Air Date: September 4, 2023

In a world of fake news, journalist Ravish Kumar stands his ground. Will his show survive?

Bulls and Saints

8 - Bulls and Saints

Air Date: September 18, 2023

An undocumented family decides to return home after 20 years of living in the U.S.

Uýra: The Rising Forest

9 - Uýra: The Rising Forest

Air Date: September 25, 2023

Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon.

Murders That Matter

10 - Murders That Matter

Air Date: October 2, 2023

Black Muslim mother Movita Johnson-Harrell transforms from a victim of violent trauma to a fierce advocate against gun violence in Black communities.

Aurora's Sunrise

11 - Aurora's Sunrise

Air Date: October 23, 2023

At 14, Aurora Mardiganian survives the Armenian Genocide and escapes to New York, finding fame in "Auction of Souls."

Fire Through Dry Grass

12 - Fire Through Dry Grass

Air Date: October 30, 2023

Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown.

Wisdom Gone Wild

13 - Wisdom Gone Wild

Air Date: November 20, 2023

A film blending humour and sadness focuses on a mother and daughter confronting the reality of wisdom "gone wild" in the shadows of dementia.

How to Have an American Baby

14 - How to Have an American Baby

Air Date: December 11, 2023

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.

Brief Tender Light

15 - Brief Tender Light

Air Date: January 15, 2024

At MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows four African students striving to become agents of positive change for their home countries.

unseen

16 - unseen

Air Date: March 18, 2024

A blind, undocumented immigrant faces uncertainty to obtain his college degree.