P.O.V. Season 28 Episodes

Episode 1

Out in the Night

Mon, Jun 22, 2015

Episode 2

The Overnighters

Mon, Jun 29, 2015

Episode 3

Tough Love

Mon, Jul 6, 2015

Episode 4

Web Junkie

Mon, Jul 13, 201574 mins

The Chinese government is the first to classify internet addiction as a clinical disorder. Web Junkie (2013) identifies internet addiction and focuses on the treatment used in Chinese rehabilitation centres. The film delves into a Beijing treatment centre and explores the cases of three adolescents from the day they arrive at the treatment centre through the three-month period of being held at the centre, and then their return to their homes. The film follows both the underlying issues related to the disorders, as well as the manner and treatment the patients receive. Professor Ran Tao established the world's first internet addiction clinic, and he promises to cure children of so-called internet addiction, which has grown into one of China's most feared public health hazards. The program admits children between the ages of 13 and 18 years; they are forced to undergo military-inspired physical training and comply with monitored sleep and food standards. Throughout their stay at the clinic, they are patrolled by the military guards who protect the children's quarters, which, like prisons, are surrounded by gates and fences. Despite such conditions, parents voluntarily send their children to the treatment centre and relinquish personal involvement. There is no one-on-one therapy, and the children's psychological needs are 'met' with group therapy sessions twice a week. The treatment is very expensive, and parents often borrow money in order to afford to send their child to the clinic. For them it is worth it - steering their child away from this addiction and redeveloping direct communication skills takes priority. 'Web Junkie' provides a microcosm of modern Chinese life, examines intergenerational pressures, and takes a hard look at one of the symptoms of the internet age.

Episode 5

Return to Homs

Mon, Jul 20, 2015

Episode 6

Tea Time

Mon, Jul 27, 2015

Episode 7

Beats of the Antonov

Mon, Aug 3, 2015

Episode 8

Neuland

Mon, Aug 17, 2015

Episode 9

Point and Shoot

Mon, Aug 24, 2015

Episode 10

The Storm Makers

Mon, Aug 31, 2015

Episode 11

Cutie and the Boxer

Fri, Sep 18, 2015

Episode 12

Don't Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie)

Tue, Sep 15, 2015

Episode 13

Art and Craft

Fri, Sep 25, 2015

Episode 14

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case

Fri, Oct 2, 2015