About this season
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.
Episodes (10)
1. The Legacy
Aired 1 June 1999 • 60 min
2. Well-Founded Fear
6.3Aired 5 June 1999 • 60 min
Well-Founded Fear is a 2000 documentary film from directors Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini. The film takes its title from the formal definition of a refugee under the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, as a person who deserves protection, "owing to a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.” The film analyzes the US asylum process by following several asylum applicants and asylum officers through actual INS interviews.
3. Golden Threads
Aired 8 June 1999 • 60 min
4. In My Corner
Aired 22 June 1999 • 60 min
5. The Green Monster
Aired 29 June 1999 • 60 min
6. Rabbit In The Moon
Aired 6 July 1999 • 60 min
7. Corpus: A Home Movie For Selena
Aired 13 July 1999 • 60 min
Corpus: A Home Movie about Selena is a film by filmmaker, Lourdes Portillo about Mexican American singer-songwriter Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. It places emphasis on the transformation of Selena from a popular entertainer into a modern-day saint and role model. This documentary uses authentic home videos, news stories, footage from concerts and a debate between intellectuals to analyze the effect of Selena and Selena’s murder at the hands of Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her fan club.
8. School Prayer: A Community At War
Aired 20 July 1999 • 60 min
9. The Double Life of Ernesto Gomez Gomez
Aired 27 July 1999 • 60 min
The Double Life of Ernesto Gomez Gomez is a TV episode/documentary film directed by Gary Weimberg and Catherine Ryan.
10. Regret to Inform
Aired 24 January 2000 • 60 min
Regret to Inform is a 1998 American documentary film directed by Barbara Sonneborn. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film was made over a span of ten years. The documentary features filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn as she goes to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. Her translator is a fellow war widow named Xuan Ngoc Nguyen and together try to understand their losses. The film includes interviews with Vietnamese and American widows.