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 (13)
1. Taking On The Kennedys
Aired 28 May 1996 • 60 min
2. ¡Palante Siempre Palante! The Young Lords
Aired 1 June 1996 • 60 min
3. Personal Belongings
Aired 11 June 1996 • 60 min
4. A Litany For Survival: the Life and Work of Audre Lorde
Aired 18 June 1996 • 60 min
A Litany For Survival: the Life and Work of Audre Lorde is a 1995 documentary film directed by Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson.
5. a.k.a. Don Bonus
Aired 25 June 1996 • 60 min
"Although Ny admits that it is very uncomfortable for a traditional Cambodian family to talk about its secrets publicly, Sokly “Don Bonus” Ny allows the audience access to his life during his senior year of high school in this simple, yet powerful video diary. After his father was murdered by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime, Ny escaped to the United States with his mother, grandmother, and siblings. Ny’s family has faced hardship and disappointment in America —Ny struggles to finish high school after failing many classes, his family’s apartment in the projects is a frequent target of vandalism, and his troubled younger brother stands accused of attempted murder. This is not an uplifting story of triumph against the odds, but a harshly honest depiction of a troubled son of an immigrant family in crisis" Quoting the synopsis from ExEAS
6. No Loans Today
Aired 2 July 1996 • 60 min
7. The Transformation
Aired 9 July 1996 • 60 min
8. The Women Outside
Aired 16 July 1996 • 60 min
9. Just For The Ride
Aired 23 July 1996 • 60 min
10. Remembering Wei Yi-fang, Remembering Myself
Aired 30 July 1996 • 60 min
11. Xich-lo (Cyclo)
Aired 30 July 1996 • 60 min
12. Taken for a Ride
Aired 6 August 1996 • 60 min
This documentary exposes the role of General Motors' in the "Great American Street Car Scandal" of the 1930s. The scandal involved the dismantling of the street car transportation system in an effort to create demand for more automobiles.
13. Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Aired 27 November 1996 • 60 min