Since its 1988 premiere, this critically acclaimed documentary series has presented hundreds of films that put a human face on contemporary social issues by relating a compelling story in an intimate fashion. "POV" has won virtually every major film and broadcasting award available, including 38 Emmys, 22 Peabody Awards and three Oscars.
Air Date: 1988-07-05
"There's nobody that's not going to get old — unless they die," says Enola Maxwell at the beginning of this engaging ...
Air Date: 1988-07-05
Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes ab...
Air Date: 1988-07-12
Based on the autobiography of Nicaraguan author Omar Cabezas, Fire From the Mountain is the lyrical, earthy, sometime...
Air Date: 1988-07-19
Half comedy, half horror story, this disturbing film focuses on several spokesmen for America's survivalist movement ...
Air Date: 1988-07-19
If Armageddon's Door is about the explosion of community, Living with AIDS is just the opposite. It's a graceful, mov...
Air Date: 1988-08-02
During the late 1970s, tens of thousands of men, women and even children were abducted by the right-wing military gov...
Air Date: 1988-08-09
Five years before the United States entered World War II, 3,200 Americans went off to Europe to fight the spread of f...
Air Date: 1988-08-23
A lively portrait of 76-year-old Harold "Louie Bluie" Armstrong, musician, artist, raconteur and rogue.
Air Date: 1988-08-30
On the surface, this is a somewhat unusual film about pet cemeteries and their owners. But then it grows much more co...
Air Date: 1988-09-06
Hailed by many critics as a classic, Best Boy is the moving story of Philly, a 53-year-old mentally-disabled man who ...
Air Date: 1988-07-26
Rate It X is a bitingly funny and disarming journey through the landscape of American sexism. Men only are interviewe...
Air Date: 1988-08-16
Metropolitan Avenue is an inspiring contemporary story about women who strive to combine new roles and old values in ...