POV Season 36 Episodes

Episode 1

500 Years

Fri, Jun 30, 2023 30 mins

Episode 2

A Story of Bones

Mon, Jul 3, 2023 30 mins

Discovering a burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans on St. Helena.

Episode 3

Liquor Store Dreams

Mon, Jul 10, 2023 30 mins

Immigrant dreams and generational divides collide against Los Angeles' complex racial landscape.

Episode 4

A House Made of Splinters

Mon, Jul 17, 2023 30 mins

The story of a sanctuary for kids in limbo near the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine.

Episode 5

Eat Your Catfish

Mon, Jul 24, 2023 30 mins

An intimate look into a woman's life living with ALS and a family pushed to its breaking point.

Episode 6

Children of the Mist

Mon, Jul 31, 2023 30 mins

The story of Di, a 13-year-old Hmong girl living in rural Northwest Vietnam as she navigates the cultural and social challenges faced by young girls in her community while balancing inherited traditions and modernity.

Episode 7

While We Watched

Mon, Sep 4, 2023 90 mins

For two years, Ravish Kumar battles a barrage of fake news, falling ratings and cutbacks while struggling to maintain fact-based analyses.

Episode 8

Bulls and Saints

Mon, Sep 18, 2023 60 mins

After 20 years of living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Set between the rodeo rings of North Carolina and the Mexican hometown they long for, this story follows reverse migration, rebellion, and redemption.

Episode 9

Uyra: The Rising Forest

Mon, Sep 25, 2023 60 mins

Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon to promote the significance of identity and place, threatened by Brazil's oppressive political regime. Uýra confronts historical racism, transphobia, and environmental destruction.

Episode 10

Murders That Matter

Mon, Oct 2, 2023 30 mins

Discover how Movita Johnson-Harrell went from victim to fierce advocate.

Episode 11

Aurora's Sunrise

Sat, Oct 7, 2023 30 mins

A teenage girl escapes a genocide and makes a meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom.

Episode 12

Fire Through Dry Grass

Mon, Oct 30, 2023 30 mins

An unlikely group of nursing home residents launched a movement during the pandemic.

Episode 13

Wisdom Gone Wild

Mon, Nov 20, 2023 30 mins

A 16-year-old filmmaker collaborates with her Nisei mother to explore the painful reality of wisdom 'gone wild' in dementia, blending humor and sadness in their encounter.

Episode 14

How to Have an American Baby

Mon, Dec 11, 2023 30 mins

Delving into the shadow economy serving Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. for birthright citizenship.

Episode 15

Brief Tender Light

Mon, Jan 15, 2024 30 mins

At MIT, an alum follows four African students striving to become change agents for home.

Episode 16

unseen

Mon, Mar 18, 2024 30 mins

As a blind, undocumented immigrant, Pedro faces uncertainty about getting his college degree, becoming a social worker and supporting his family. 'unseen' reimagines the accessibility of cinema while exploring immigration, disability and mental health.