POV (TV series)
| POV | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Marc Weiss |
| Developed by | Marc Weiss |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 34 |
| No. of episodes | 400+ (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60–90 minutes |
| Production companies | American Documentary, Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | July 5, 1988 – present |
POV (also written P.O.V.) is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television series which features independent nonfiction films. POV is an initialism for point of view.
POV is the longest-running showcase on television for independent documentary films.[1] PBS presents 14–16 POV programs each year, and the series has premiered over 400 films to U.S. television audiences since 1988.[2] POV's films have a strong first-person, social-issue focus. Many established directors, including Michael Moore, Jonathan Demme, Terry Zwigoff, Errol Morris, Albert and David Maysles, Michael Apted, Frederick Wiseman, Marlon Riggs, Ross McElwee, Liu_Bing, and Laura Poitras have had work screened as part of the POV series.
The series has garnered both critical and industry acclaim over its 30+ years on television. POV films have won every major film and broadcasting award including[3] 45 Emmys, 26 George Foster Peabody Awards,[4] 15 duPont-Columbia Awards, three Academy Awards, three George Polk Documentary Film Awards and the Prix Italia. POV and America ReFramed are projects of the independent non-profit, American Documentary, Inc.[2]
Episodes[edit]
Reception[edit]
Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times wrote for the episode, 'And She Could Be Next', "Powerful and absolutely vital."[5]
See also[edit]
- Independent Lens (PBS series)
References[edit]
- ^ "About POV At a Glance". PBS. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "American Documentary, Inc. About Us". Retrieved January 20, 2008.
- ^ "POV Awards". PBS. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ Peabody Awards for POV, accessed October 17, 2018.
- ^ Roeper, Richard (June 28, 2020). "'And She Could Be Next' review: Vital PBS doc profiles heroines of politics". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
External links[edit]
- POV official site
- POV at IMDb
- American Documentary, Inc. (series production company)
