"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.
Book Creator And Planet Classroom Network Announce Winner Of Global Writing Contest For Youth
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2021
And the winner is Cate Cole, age 11 from Marblehead, Massachusetts in the United States, who won 1st Prize for her powerful short story, As Flames Rise....
Acclaimed PBS Television Series POV Announces 34th Season
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 06, 2021
The season kicks off with writer and comedian CJ Hunt’s directorial debut, The Neutral Ground, on July 5....
BWW Review: ORSON WELLES at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre
by Tim Shawver - May 05, 2021
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre debuts their new venue with ORSON WELLES, a one-man theatrical biography of the acclaimed actor/filmmaker. It’s a pleasant 80 minutes featuring Keath Hall’s expert performance of an unambitious script. ...
Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Kathryn Gallagher, JJ Niemann, Samantha Pauly and More!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 30, 2021
Check out this week's top ten TikToks, featuring Kathryn Gallagher, JJ Niemann, Samantha Pauly, Joe Iconis, Joey Contreras and more!...
THROUGH THE NIGHT Debuts May 10 on PBS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 06, 2021
An official selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival as well as at DOC NYC and AFI DOCS, Through the Night is an intimate cinema verité portrait of three working mothers whose lives intersect at a 24-hour daycare center in New Rochelle, New York....
Opal H. Bennett Named Co-Producer at American Documentary
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 30, 2021
Bennett comes with extensive programming experience, and was most recently the Director of Filmmaker Development and Shorts Programmer for DOC NYC and Senior Programmer at Athena Film Festival....
Linda Perry Releases Music For The First Time in 15 Years
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 25, 2021
Perry, best known for her groundbreaking song-writing career for artists such as Pink, Adelle, Christina Aguilera, etc. has now set her sights on film and tv lending her musical prowess to two significant documentaries. ...
BWW Interview: Tara Donovan Elatedly Producing Her POV At Little Fish
by Gil Kaan - March 01, 2021
Little Fish Theatre's annual short play festival PICK OF THE VINE, premiering March 5, has smoothly morphed into a hybrid stage-to-film online. The filming of this year's final seven plays, chosen out of 800+ submissions, have been overseen by producer Tara Donovan, as well as producing artistic dir...
Producers Vie For Up To $150,000 At The Pitchblack Forum April 7 and 8
by A.A. Cristi - February 26, 2021
Ten producing teams will vie for up to $150,000 in project funding at the Black Public Media (BPM) PitchBLACK Forum, an interactive pitching competition to public television and commercial distributors and funders. The high-stakes event culminates the fourth edition of BPM's intensive 360 Incubator+...
Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Jessica Vosk & Scott Hoying, Wayne Brady, and More!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 26, 2021
Check out our top ten TikToks of the week featuring stars including Jessica Vosk and Scott Hoying, Caitlin Kinnunen, Lesli Margherita, Didi Conn, Isaac Powell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Taylor Louderman and more!...
Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Joshua Henry, Chord Overstreet, Brian May & More!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 12, 2021
We're rounding up our top ten TikToks of the week featuring stars like Joshua Henry, Ryan McCartan, Colleen Ballinger, Chord Overstreet, Caroline Bowman, Brian May and many more! ...
Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Laura Dreyfuss, Natalie Weiss, Mariah Rose Faith & More!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 05, 2021
We're rounding up our top ten TikToks of the week featuring stars like Laura Dreyfuss, Natalie Weiss, JJ Niemann, Mariah Rose Faith, Laurie Hernandez, and many more! ...
THE MOLE AGENT'S Maite Alberdi Up Next On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2021
Chilean Filmmaker Maite Alberdi joins Tom Needham for a conversation about THE MOLE AGENT on Thursday's THE SOUNDS OF FILM. The Mole Agent follows 83-year-old Sergio Chamy who is sent as an undercover spy to a Chilean retirement home to track suspected elder abuse....
Revised Schedule and Online Events Announced for DARKNESS SOUNDING Festival
by A.A. Cristi - January 21, 2021
In response to the covid-19 pandemic, Wild Up has added new online events to the schedule for its winter festival, Darkness Sounding, and is delaying in-person performances originally scheduled for next month. ...
NJ Releases New Single 'Mango'
by Stephi Wild - January 10, 2021
NJ (Nicole Jacobs) is an indie-pop artist from Atlanta, GA. As a teen growing up in Ohio, NJ began to hone into her craft and pursue her music career full time. ...
Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Ashley Park, Kathryn Gallagher, HAMILTON and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 04, 2020
We're rounding up our top ten TikToks of the week, featuring Ashley Park, Kathryn Gallagher, Jeremy O. Harris, Christina Bianco, Tommy Bracco and many more! ...
Ariana Grande's 'Positions' Has Earned More Than $2 Million Through Spotify
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 18, 2020
Ariana Grande’s surprise album, Positions, is estimated to have earned her over $2 million via Spotify streams alone since its release just over two weeks ago, a new study reveals. ...
L. Ann Marie Releases New Book In Her Champion Rising Biker Series, CONFORM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 12, 2020
L. Ann Marie has announced the release of the third book in her Champion Rising Biker Series, Conform. Book one, Allegory was released in July 2020 and book two, Endue was released in August 2020....
Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Cyndi Lauper, Natalie Weiss, Lindsay Pearce and More!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 06, 2020
We're rounding up our top ten TikToks of the week featuring Cyndi Lauper, Natalie Weiss, Lindsay Pearce, Julia Aks, Hailee Payne and many more! ...
DOC NYC Announces MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY As Part Of 2020 Festival Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2020
Missing in Brooks County, a gripping documentary that follows two families searching for their missing loved ones near the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, has been selected to screen In Competition at the 2020 edition of DOC NYC, the country's most comprehensive annual curated festival of non-fiction f...
Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Christina Bianco, Laura Benanti and More!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 09, 2020
We're rounding up our top ten TikToks of the week featuring Christina Bianco, Laura Benanti, JJ Niemann, Tyler Joseph Ellis, and many more! ...
Monique Coleman, Amber Crawford and More Announced for THE BENCH, A HOMELESS LOVE STORY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 06, 2020
New York actor and playwright Robert Galinsky's Off Broadway hit 'The Bench' has announced additional casting, including Monique Coleman (star of Disney's 'High School Musical' franchise), Amber Crawford (Film: Broken), Renee Rogoff (Regional: Ways to Leave a Body) and Michael Houston (Regional: Six...
POV Presents Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra's Docu-Thriller Hybrid THE INFILTRATORS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 01, 2020
POV's 33rd season will present the national broadcast debut of the docu-thriller hybrid The Infiltrators, co-directed by Alex Rivera (Sleep Dealer) and Cristina Ibarra (Las Marthas, 'Dirty Laundry: A Homemade Telenovela') premiering Monday, October 5, 2020 on PBS at 10p.m. ET ...
Russo Richardson Productions Presents Virtual Production of HEATHERS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 22, 2020
Molly Russo and Colette Richardson were students together at American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City. Despite graduating into a global pandemic, Russo and Richardson created their production company through their friendship and ability to work as a team....
IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS Premieres Sept. 21
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 18, 2020
Set in Australia’s Northern Territory, In My Blood it Runs follows Dujuan, a young Aborginal boy with a spiritual connection to, and vast knowledge of, his cultural ancestry....
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