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 (16)
1. After Sherman
Aired 26 June 2023 • 83 min
A poetic quest in coastal South Carolina unearths Black inheritance amidst a violent past.
2. A Story of Bones
Aired 3 July 2023 • 83 min
A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.
3. Liquor Store Dreams
Aired 10 July 2023 • 83 min
Immigrant dreams and generational divides collide against LA's complex racial landscape.
4. A House Made of Splinters
Aired 17 July 2023 • 83 min
By the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, social workers create a sanctuary for kids in limbo.
5. Eat Your Catfish
Aired 24 July 2023 • 71 min
A woman's battle with late-stage Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) leaves her paralyzed and pushes her family to the breaking point.
6. Children of the Mist
Aired 31 July 2023
A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam.
7. While We Watched
Aired 4 September 2023 • 83 min
In a world of fake news, journalist Ravish Kumar stands his ground. Will his show survive?
8. Bulls and Saints
Aired 18 September 2023 • 53 min
An undocumented family decides to return home after 20 years of living in the U.S.
9. Uýra: The Rising Forest
Aired 25 September 2023 • 53 min
Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon.
10. Murders That Matter
Aired 2 October 2023 • 83 min
Black Muslim mother Movita Johnson-Harrell transforms from a victim of violent trauma to a fierce advocate against gun violence in Black communities.
11. Aurora's Sunrise
Aired 23 October 2023 • 83 min
At 14, Aurora Mardiganian survives the Armenian Genocide and escapes to New York, finding fame in "Auction of Souls."
12. Fire Through Dry Grass
Aired 30 October 2023 • 83 min
Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown.
13. Wisdom Gone Wild
Aired 20 November 2023 • 71 min
A film blending humour and sadness focuses on a mother and daughter confronting the reality of wisdom "gone wild" in the shadows of dementia.
14. How to Have an American Baby
Aired 11 December 2023 • 116 min
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.
15. Brief Tender Light
Aired 15 January 2024 • 83 min
At MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows four African students striving to become agents of positive change for their home countries.
16. unseen
Aired 18 March 2024 • 83 min
A blind, undocumented immigrant faces uncertainty to obtain his college degree.