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"POV" (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 400 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.

Jimmy Rees Adds Second Adelaide Show to 'Not That Kinda Viral' Tour Photo Jimmy Rees Adds Second Adelaide Show to 'Not That Kinda Viral' Tour
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2023

Frontier Touring has announced that due to high ticket demand, Jimmy Rees has added a second Adelaide show for Thursday 21 September at 8.45pm, to his now 18-show Australia-wide Not That Kinda Viral Tour for Aug-Nov 2023. ...
Album Review: Queer Indie-Folk-Pop Artist Elizabeth Wyld Sings The Truths Of Many Wom Photo Album Review: Queer Indie-Folk-Pop Artist Elizabeth Wyld Sings The Truths Of Many Women On Her New EP DELICATE CREATURES
by Bobby Patrick - October 24, 2022

Elizabeth Wyld offers a queer woman’s POV about love’s layers lost and how some cope, some cop-out, and some kill....
VIDEO: Tayla Parx Premieres Video for 'Flowers' Photo VIDEO: Tayla Parx Premieres Video for 'Flowers'
by Michael Major - September 30, 2022

Tayla Parx has established herself as a force with a discography streamed over 1 billion times. Winner of Billboard’s 2019 “Hitmaker” Award, Parx was the first female songwriter to have three simultaneous Top 10 songs—Ariana Grande’s “7 rings” and “thank u, next” and Panic! At The Disco’s “High Hope...
Bringing Back Broadway: Situation's Stephanie Sciandra Smith on Leading Creative and Photo Bringing Back Broadway: Situation's Stephanie Sciandra Smith on Leading Creative and Content
by Robert Diamond - May 31, 2022

Today, we talk to Senior Creative Group Director Stephanie Sciandra Smith who leads the agency's creative and content, helping to connect Broadway shows with their global fan bases for success on both Broadway and beyond. ...
FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND Premieres On AMERICA REFRAMED Photo FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND Premieres On AMERICA REFRAMED
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022

America ReFramed, the Peabody Award-winning documentary series coproduced by WORLD Channel and American Documentary (AmDoc), takes viewers to scenic New England where a battle rages over refugee resettlement in Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's For the Love of Rutland.   ...
Interview: Michael Barakiva of IN EVERY GENERATION at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Rev Photo Interview: Michael Barakiva of IN EVERY GENERATION at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Revisits His Own Family Memories of Passover in This Inherently Theatrical Play
by Jim Munson - January 18, 2023

BroadwayWorld talks to acclaimed director Michael Barakiva about his new production of Ali Viterbi's award-winning 'In Every Generation' playing at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley through February 12th....
Matthew Joseph Releases New Single 'Waiting' Photo Matthew Joseph Releases New Single 'Waiting'
by Michael Major - October 31, 2022

Matthew Joseph is someone who has been consumed and infatuated by music from a young age. Always competing and taking part in dance competitions, Joseph always wanted to be like the popstars you saw on TV in the 2000s like Britney Spears, but decided to take on the design and behind the scenes part ...
PBS Offers Special Programs Related to the Crisis in Ukraine Photo PBS Offers Special Programs Related to the Crisis in Ukraine
by Michael Major - March 16, 2022

PBS NewsHour’s extensive coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will continue in the coming days and weeks. A small NewsHour team is currently reporting from Ukraine including special correspondent Jane Ferguson, following previous in-country reporting by foreign affairs and defense correspondent ...
Compete to Have Your Music Featured in the Upcoming Film A GIRL LIKE HIM Photo Compete to Have Your Music Featured in the Upcoming Film A GIRL LIKE HIM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 14, 2022

Attention musicians/bands: Here's an opportunity to feature your music in an upcoming film from the filmmaker behind the Netflix hit, A Girl Like Her.  In her follow-up narrative feature, Amy S. Weber aims her lens again at the teen experience in A Girl Like Him, a coming-of-age story of a non-binar...
Moon Walker Shares New Single 'I'm Afraid I'll Go to Heaven' Photo Moon Walker Shares New Single 'I'm Afraid I'll Go to Heaven'
by Michael Major - May 25, 2022

Brooklyn-based alt-rocker Moon Walker shares his dark, synthy single, 'I'm Afraid I'll Go To Heaven,' along with a surreal, bartender POV, The Shining-inspired music video below. The up-and-coming rock band finds brand new ways to marry sarcasm with legitimate political commentary, like only the gre...
New York Theatre Workshop Reveals 2050 Fellows, New Company-in-Residence and Artistic Photo New York Theatre Workshop Reveals 2050 Fellows, New Company-in-Residence and Artistic Department Expansion
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 05, 2023

New York Theatre Workshop has announced the artists selected for the 2023/24 Season 2050 Artistic Fellowship....
Review: HORDUBAL v Národním divadle Photo Review: HORDUBAL v Národním divadle
by Krystof Petrasek - December 11, 2022

Hordubal v Národním je pohřební hostinou v Sokolovně...
Interview: Carla Ching on the World Premiere of her Play REVENGE PORN OR THE STORY OF Photo Interview: Carla Ching on the World Premiere of her Play REVENGE PORN OR THE STORY OF A BODY
by Shari Barrett - September 23, 2022

Carla Ching is among the first three recipients to win the Los Angeles New Play Project Award, which supports playwriting and producing in smaller Los Angeles theaters. Her new play, Revenge Porn or the Story of a Body, opening September 23 at The Pico, directed by Bernardo Cubría for Ammunition The...
Ariana DeBose to Executive Produce & Star in New Rom-Com TWO & ONLY Photo Ariana DeBose to Executive Produce & Star in New Rom-Com TWO & ONLY
by Michael Major - April 13, 2022

Ariana DeBose has been announced to executive produce and star in Two and Only, a new romantic comedy written by Jen Rivas-DeLoose. The new film is being produced as a star vehicle for DeBose, described as 'My Best Friend’s Wedding with a bisexual Latinx POV.'...
Out Today: Violinist Sean Lee & Pianist Peter Dugan Release New EP, Paganini X Schuma Photo Out Today: Violinist Sean Lee & Pianist Peter Dugan Release New EP, Paganini X Schumann: 9 Caprices
by A.A. Cristi - January 28, 2022

A top prizewinner at the “Premio Paganini” International Violin Competition, violinist Sean Lee embraces the legacy of his late mentor, violinist Ruggiero Ricci, as one of few violinists who dare to perform the complete 24 Caprices of Niccolò Paganini in recital. ...
Catapult Film Fund Announces Megan Gelstein & Theresa Navarro as Co-Directors Photo Catapult Film Fund Announces Megan Gelstein & Theresa Navarro as Co-Directors
by Michael Major - October 27, 2022

Catapult Film Fund announces Megan Gelstein and Theresa Navarro as the organization’s first Co-Directors. They will share executive responsibilities for the San Francisco-based nonprofit, known for its early-stage support of artful documentary films like The Territory, Crip Camp, and Academy Award-w...
Five Towns College Comes To Don't Tell Mama With IN THE MIX Photo Five Towns College Comes To Don't Tell Mama With IN THE MIX
by A.A. Cristi - December 16, 2022

'In The Mix: a Cabaret Final' will be presented live at Don't Tell Mama, December 21, 2022 featuring FTC Theatre Arts students making their NYC cabaret debuts.  ...
World Channel Celebrates Juneteenth With 19 Films Photo World Channel Celebrates Juneteenth With 19 Films
by Michael Major - June 14, 2022

Selections from its curated playlist by noted filmmakers including Stanley Nelson, Ken Burns, Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster, Sam Pollard and Yoruba Richen run all month on a variety of platforms, including WORLD Channel, WorldChannel.org, WORLD Channel’s YouTube Channel and Facebook page, PBS Pas...
Onyx Collective Expands Programming Team With Three New Executive Hires Photo Onyx Collective Expands Programming Team With Three New Executive Hires
by Michael Major - June 08, 2022

Former WME partner Holland is set as senior vice president of Scripted Series, along with seasoned producers Anil Kurian and Janice Park, who will both serve as vice presidents of Scripted Series. All three will report to Tara Duncan, president of Freeform and Onyx Collective....
FRIGID New York to Present 8th Annual Queerly Festival Photo FRIGID New York to Present 8th Annual Queerly Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2022

FRIGID New York will present the 8th Annual Queerly Festival at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery), June 15-July 3. Most performances will also be available to livestream from home....
Filmmakers & Creative Technologists To Vie For Up To $150K In Funding At PitchBLACK, Photo Filmmakers & Creative Technologists To Vie For Up To $150K In Funding At PitchBLACK, The Daily Show's CJ Hunt To Host
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2022

Filmmakers and creative technologists will vie for up to $150,000 in project funding at Black Public Media's PitchBLACK Forum, April 26 and 27, the largest pitch competition for Black, independent filmmakers and creative technologists in the United States. ...
SEDM SMRTELNÝCH HŘÍCHŮ a OČEKÁVÁNÍ ve Státní opeře Photo SEDM SMRTELNÝCH HŘÍCHŮ a OČEKÁVÁNÍ ve Státní opeře
by Krystof Petrasek - December 06, 2021

Národní divadlo přináší na svou scénu v pěti uvedeních v rámci projektu Musica non grata večer dvou minioper dvou autorů židovského původu, Kurta Weilla a Arnolda Schönberga. Představení jsou to výrazně odlišná a tento krok udeřit diváka dvěma originálními formami za jeden krátký večer je poněkud od...
FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND Premieres On AMERICA REFRAMED Photo FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND Premieres On AMERICA REFRAMED
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022

America ReFramed, the Peabody Award-winning documentary series coproduced by WORLD Channel and American Documentary (AmDoc), takes viewers to scenic New England where a battle rages over refugee resettlement in Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's For the Love of Rutland.   ...
MATVEÏ Releases New Track 'SUENO' Photo MATVEÏ Releases New Track 'SUENO'
by Michael Major - October 05, 2022

On TALES_FOR NIGHTCLUBS EPs, MATVEÏ has explored the extremes of his sound – from the more laid back tunes of the first EP to the more slamming tech house style of the second – and this final EP elegantly splits the difference between the two. With pulsating house beats, infectious vocal samples, an...
 POV Celebrates Milestone 35th Anniversary Maintaining Its Longstanding Commitment T Photo POV Celebrates Milestone 35th Anniversary Maintaining Its Longstanding Commitment To Latinx And Latin American Stories And Filmmakers
by Team BWW - August 12, 2022

Continuing Three and a Half Decades of U.S. Latinx and Latin American Advocacy in Nonfiction Cinema, America's Longest-Running Documentary Series Will Host the Broadcast Premieres of Three New Latinx Titles This Season...




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