Point of View 1988
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- July 5, 1988
- Last Aired
- December 8, 2025
- Format
- 39 seasons · 518 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~518 hours (60 min/ep)
- Essential Runtime
- ~515 hours (skips filler)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S17E15 "Episode 15" (★ 8/10)
- Network
- PBS
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What is Point of View?
The television series POV has been presenting documentary films since its premiere in 1988. POV is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films, premiering 14-16 programs every year.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1988
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 518
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Jul 5, 1988
- Last aired
- Dec 8, 2025
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- PBS
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.9/10 from 11 votes
- Format
- 39 seasons · 518 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- PBS
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The television series POV has been presenting documentary films since its premiere in 1988. POV is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films, premiering 14-16 programs every year. The 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 numerous awards, including 38 Emmys and 22 Peabody Awards, and has also won three Oscars. The series has premiered over 400 films to US television audiences since its inception. POV is an initialism for point of view and is known for its strong first-person and social-issue focus. The series is presented by PBS and has been recognized for its critically acclaimed documentary films. POV has become a prominent platform for independent documentary filmmakers to showcase their work.
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“This long-running documentary series highlights human stories behind contemporary social issues through intimate filmmaking.”
Reasons to watch
- award-winning storytelling
- diverse social perspectives
- intimate narrative style
Keep in mind
- heavy subject matter
- varied documentary subjects
Watch it if you enjoy documentary filmmaking that explores real-world social challenges through personal stories.
The series features serious and often challenging content regarding contemporary social issues.
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Cast
Rashida Tlaib
Self
Veronica Escobar
Self
☻
Stanley Grafton Njootli Jr.
Self ☻
Stanley Njootli Sr.
Self
Tommy Lee Jones
Narrator (voice)
Susan Sarandon
Self - Narrator (voice)
Tony Kushner
Self ☻
Andrew Firda
Bob
Ravish Kumar
Self ☻
Sushil Mohapatra
Self ☻
Swarolipi Sengupta
Self ☻
Saurabh Shukla
Self
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Season 1 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Acting Our Age Mytharc Jul 5, 1988
- E2 American Tongues Core Jul 5, 1988
- E3 Fire From the Mountain Core Jul 12, 1988
- E4 Knocking on Armageddon's Door Core Jul 19, 1988
- E5 Living with AIDS Core Jul 19, 1988
- E6 Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Core Aug 2, 1988
- E7 The Good Fight Core Aug 9, 1988
- E8 Louie Bluie Core Aug 23, 1988
- E9 Gates of Heaven Core Aug 30, 1988
- E10 Best Boy Core Sep 6, 1988
- E11 Rate It X Mytharc Jul 26, 1988
- E12 Metropolitan Avenue Mytharc Aug 16, 1988
Season 2 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Girltalk Mytharc Jul 15, 1989
- E2 Who Killed Vincent Chin? Core Jul 16, 1989
- E3 Coming Out Core Jul 23, 1989
- E4 Wise Guys! Filler Jul 23, 1989
- E5 The Family Album Core Jul 30, 1989
- E6 Dark Circle Core Aug 6, 1989
- E7 Jack Levine: Feast of Pure Reason Core Aug 13, 1989
- E8 No Applause, Just Throw Money Core Aug 20, 1989
- E9 Partisans of Vilna Core Aug 27, 1989
- E10 The Fighting Ministers Core Sep 3, 1989
- E11 Binge Core Sep 17, 1989
- E12 Cowboy Poets Core Sep 17, 1989
- E13 Doug and Mike, Mike and Doug Mytharc Sep 17, 1989
- E14 Lost Angeles Mytharc Sep 24, 1989
Season 3 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Through the Wire Mytharc Jun 26, 1990
- E2 Metamorphosis: Man Into Woman Core Jul 3, 1990
- E3 Larry Wright Core Jul 10, 1990
- E4 On Ice Core Jul 10, 1990
- E5 Salesman Core Jul 24, 1990
- E6 Police Chiefs Core Jul 31, 1990
- E7 Kamala and Raji Core Aug 7, 1990
- E8 Days of Waiting Core Aug 15, 1990
- E9 Golub Core Aug 14, 1990
- E10 Green Streets Core Aug 21, 1990
- E11 Going Up Core Aug 21, 1990
- E12 Motel Core Aug 28, 1990
- E13 Ossian: American Boy, Tibetan Monk Core Sep 4, 1990
- E14 ¡Teatro! Core Sep 4, 1990
- E15 People Power Mytharc Sep 11, 1990
- E16 Letter to the Next Generation Mytharc Jul 17, 1990
Season 4 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Absolutely Positive Mytharc Jun 18, 1991
- E2 Marc and Ann Core Jun 25, 1991
- E3 Plena Is Work, Plena Is Song Core Jun 25, 1991
- E4 Twinsburg, OH: Some Kind of Weird Twin Thing Core Jun 25, 1991
- E5 Honorable Nations Core Jul 2, 1991
- E6 Chemical Valley Core Jul 9, 1991
- E7 Sea of Oil Core Jul 9, 1991
- E8 Turn Here Sweet Corn Core Jul 9, 1991
- E9 Tongues Untied Core Jul 16, 1991
- E10 Berkeley in the Sixties Core Jul 23, 1991
- E11 A Little Vicious Core Jul 30, 1991
- E12 The Big Bang Core Aug 6, 1991
- E13 Maria's Story Core Aug 13, 1991
- E14 Homes Apart Mytharc Aug 20, 1991
- E15 Where the Heart Roams Core Jul 30, 1991
- E16 Casting the First Stone Mytharc Sep 3, 1991
- E17 Short Notice: A Series of Short Films Mytharc Sep 3, 1991
Season 5 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc Jun 15, 1992
- E2 Intimate Stranger Core Jun 22, 1992
- E3 Finding Christa Core Jun 29, 1992
- E4 Last Images of War Core Jul 6, 1992
- E5 The Longest Shadow Core Jul 6, 1992
- E6 A Season in Hell Core Jul 20, 1992
- E7 Promise Not to Tell Core Jul 27, 1992
- E8 Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance Vs. Judas Priest Core Aug 3, 1992
- E9 Fast Food Women Core Aug 10, 1992
- E10 Takeover Core Aug 10, 1992
- E11 Faith Even to the Fire Core Aug 21, 1992
- E12 Louisiana Boys: Raised on Politics Core Aug 31, 1992
- E13 Pets or Meat Mytharc Sep 28, 1992
- E14 Roger and Me Mytharc Sep 28, 1992
Season 6 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Silverlake Life: The View From Here Mytharc Jun 15, 1993
- E2 Who's Going To Pay For These Donuts, Anyway? Core Jun 22, 1993
- E3 When Your Head's Not A Head, It's A Nut Core Jun 29, 1993
- E4 Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama Core Jul 6, 1993
- E5 For Better Or For Worse Core Jul 13, 1993
- E6 Motel Core Jul 20, 1993
- E7 Money Man Core Aug 3, 1993
- E8 Building Bombs: The Legacy Core Aug 10, 1993
- E9 Miami-Havana Core Aug 17, 1993
- E10 Cousin Bobby Core Aug 24, 1993
- E11 The Women Next Door Mytharc Aug 24, 1993
- E12 Sa-I-Gu Mytharc Sep 10, 1993
Season 7 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Time Indefinite Mytharc Jun 7, 1994
- E2 One Nation Under God Core Jun 14, 1994
- E3 Memories of Tata Core Jun 28, 1994
- E4 The End of the Nightstick Core Jul 5, 1994
- E5 The Heart of the Matter Core Jul 12, 1994
- E6 Passin' It On Core Jul 19, 1994
- E7 Hearts of Darkness Core Jul 26, 1994
- E8 Dialogues with Madwomen Core Aug 2, 1994
- E9 The Times of a Sign: A Folk History of the Iran-Contra Scandal Mytharc Aug 9, 1994
- E10 Escape From China Mytharc Jun 21, 1994
Season 8 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Leona's Sister Gerri Mytharc Jun 1, 1995
- E2 Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter Core Jun 6, 1995
- E3 No Place Like Home Core Jun 13, 1995
- E4 Out of Sight Core Jun 20, 1995
- E5 Satya: A Prayer for the Enemy Core Jun 14, 1995
- E6 Lighting the 7th Fire Core Jul 4, 1995
- E7 Twitch and Shout Core Jul 11, 1995
- E8 Home Economics: A Documentary of Suburbia Core Jul 18, 1995
- E9 Dealers Among Dealers Mytharc Jul 25, 1995
- E10 Carmen Miranda: Bananas is My Business Mytharc Oct 6, 1995
Season 9 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Taking On The Kennedys Mytharc May 28, 1996
- E2 ¡Palante Siempre Palante! The Young Lords Core Jun 1, 1996
- E3 Personal Belongings Core Jun 11, 1996
- E4 A Litany For Survival: the Life and Work of Audre Lorde Core Jun 18, 1996
- E5 a.k.a. Don Bonus Mytharc Jun 25, 1996
- E6 No Loans Today Core Jul 2, 1996
- E7 The Transformation Core Jul 9, 1996
- E8 The Women Outside Core Jul 16, 1996
- E9 Just For The Ride Core Jul 23, 1996
- E10 Remembering Wei Yi-fang, Remembering Myself Core Jul 30, 1996
- E11 Xich-lo (Cyclo) Core Jul 30, 1996
- E12 Taken for a Ride Mytharc Aug 6, 1996
- E13 Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision Mytharc Nov 27, 1996
Season 10 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Nobody's Business Mytharc Jun 3, 1997
- E2 Battle for the Minds Core Jun 10, 1997
- E3 A Healthy Baby Girl Core Jun 17, 1997
- E4 Jesse's Gone Core Jun 24, 1997
- E5 Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary Core Jul 1, 1997
- E6 Who Is Henry Jaglom? Core Jul 8, 1997
- E7 In Whose Honor? Core Jul 15, 1997
- E8 Girls Like Us Core Jul 22, 1997
- E9 Blacks and Jews Mytharc Jul 29, 1997
- E10 A Perfect Candidate Mytharc Aug 5, 1997
Season 11 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Baby, It's You Mytharc Jun 2, 1998
- E2 Tobacco Blues Core Jun 9, 1998
- E3 The Band Core Jun 16, 1998
- E4 Licensed to Kill Core Jun 23, 1998
- E5 Kelly Loves Tony Core Jun 30, 1998
- E6 If I Can't Do It Core Jul 7, 1998
- E7 Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour Core Jul 14, 1998
- E8 The Vanishing Line Core Jul 21, 1998
- E9 Sacrifice Core Jul 28, 1998
- E10 She Shorts: Cuba 15 Core Aug 4, 1998
- E11 She Shorts: Repetition Compulsion Core Aug 4, 1998
- E12 She Shorts: Two or Three Things But Nothing For Sure Mytharc Aug 4, 1998
- E13 Family Name Mytharc Sep 15, 1998
Season 12 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Legacy Mytharc Jun 1, 1999
- E2 Well-Founded Fear Core Jun 5, 1999
- E3 Golden Threads Core Jun 8, 1999
- E4 In My Corner Core Jun 22, 1999
- E5 The Green Monster Core Jun 29, 1999
- E6 Rabbit In The Moon Core Jul 6, 1999
- E7 Corpus: A Home Movie For Selena Core Jul 13, 1999
- E8 School Prayer: A Community At War Core Jul 20, 1999
- E9 The Double Life of Ernesto Gomez Gomez Mytharc Jul 27, 1999
- E10 Regret to Inform Mytharc Jan 24, 2000
Season 13 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Butterfly Mytharc Jun 20, 2000
- E2 La Boda Mytharc Jun 27, 2000
- E3 Stranger With A Camera Core Jul 11, 2000
- E4 Blink Core Jul 18, 2000
- E5 Our House in Havana Core Jul 25, 2000
- E6 Dreamland Core Aug 22, 2000
- E7 American Gypsy: A Stranger in Everybody's Land Core Aug 29, 2000
- E8 KPFA on the Air Core Sep 20, 2000
- E9 Live Free or Die Mytharc Sep 27, 2000
- E10 First Person Plural Mytharc Dec 18, 2000
Season 14 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Scout's Honor Mytharc Jun 19, 2001
- E2 The Sweetest Sound Core Jun 26, 2001
- E3 My American Girls: A Dominican Story Core Jul 3, 2001
- E4 Of Civil Wrongs and Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story Core Jul 10, 2001
- E5 True-Hearted Vixens Core Jul 17, 2001
- E6 Take It from Me Core Jul 24, 2001
- E7 In the Light of Reverence Core Aug 14, 2001
- E8 Life and Debt Core Aug 21, 2001
- E9 High School Core Aug 28, 2001
- E10 5 Girls Mytharc Oct 2, 2001
- E11 Promises Mytharc Dec 13, 2001
Season 15 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hybrid Mytharc Jul 9, 2002
- E2 Refrigerator Mothers Core Jul 16, 2002
- E3 Fenceline: A Company Town Divided Core Jul 23, 2002
- E4 Sweet Old Song Core Jul 30, 2002
- E5 Mai's America Core Aug 6, 2002
- E6 Senorita Extraviada Mytharc Aug 20, 2002
- E7 Escuela Core Aug 27, 2002
- E8 Afghanistan 1380 Core Sep 10, 2002
- E9 Boomtown Core Jul 2, 2002
- E11 Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Core Jan 20, 2003
- E12 Two Towns of Jasper Core Jan 22, 2023
- E13 Flag Wars Mytharc Jun 17, 2003
- E14 Larry v. Lockney Mytharc Jul 1, 2003
Season 16 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 Discovering Dominga Mytharc Jul 8, 2003
- E2 Georgie Girl Core Jun 22, 2003
- E3 The Flute Player Core Jul 22, 2003
- E4 90 Miles Core Jul 29, 2003
- E5 American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i Core Aug 5, 2003
- E6 West 47th Street Core Aug 19, 2003
- E7 Family Fundamentals Core Aug 26, 2003
- E8 Soldados: Chicanos in Viet Nam; The Sixth Section Core Sep 2, 2003
- E9 State of Denial Core Sep 16, 2003
- E10 What I Want My Words to Do to You Core Dec 16, 2003
- E11 Larry v. Lockney Core Jul 1, 2003
- E12 Bill's Run: A Political Journey in Rural Kansas Mytharc Jun 29, 2004
- E13 Love & Diane Mytharc Apr 21, 2004
Season 17 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 17 guide & lore primer →- E1 Farmingville Mytharc Jun 22, 2004
- E2 War Feels Like War Core Jul 6, 2004
- E3 Thirst Core Jul 13, 2004
- E4 Last Man Standing: Politics---Texas Style Core Jul 20, 2004
- E5 A Family Undertaking Core Aug 3, 2004
- E6 Speedo: A Demolition Derby Love Story Core Aug 24, 2004
- E7 Every Mother's Son Core Aug 17, 2004
- E8 Freedom Machines Core Sep 14, 2004
- E9 A Panther in Africa Core Sep 21, 2004
- E10 Chisholm '72 Core Feb 7, 2005
- E11 The Education of Shelby Knox Core Jun 21, 2005
- E12 Big Enough Core Jun 28, 2005
- E13 Lost Boys of Sudan Core Sep 28, 2004
- E14 Wattstax Core Sep 7, 2004
- E15 Episode 15 Mytharc Jun 29, 2004
- E16 Episode 16 Mytharc Sep 21, 2004
Season 18 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 18 guide & lore primer →- E1 Chisholm `72: Unbought & Unbossed Mytharc Feb 7, 2005
- E2 The Education of Shelby Knox Core Jun 21, 2005
- E3 Big Enough Core Jun 28, 2005
- E4 Street Fight Core Jul 5, 2005
- E5 The Fire Next Time Core Jul 12, 2005
- E6 The Brooklyn Connection Core Jul 19, 2005
- E7 The Self-Made Man Core Jul 26, 2005
- E8 In the Realms of the Unreal Core Aug 2, 2005
- E9 Hardwood Core Aug 16, 2005
- E10 Bright Leaves Core Aug 23, 2005
- E11 Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust Core Aug 30, 2005
- E12 The Hobart Shakespeareans Core Sep 6, 2005
- E13 Omar & Pete Core Sep 13, 2005
- E14 A Thousand Words Core Aug 16, 2005
- E15 A Song for Daniel Mytharc Aug 23, 2005
- E16 I Used to Be a Filmmaker Mytharc Aug 16, 2005
Season 19 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 19 guide & lore primer →- E1 No More Tears Sister Mytharc Jun 27, 2006
- E2 Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball Core Jul 4, 2006
- E3 Tintin and I Core Jul 11, 2006
- E4 The Fall of Fujimori Mytharc Jul 18, 2006
- E5 The Tailenders Core Jul 25, 2006
- E6 Al Otro Lado Core Aug 1, 2006
- E7 Lomax the Songhunter Core Aug 22, 2006
- E8 Waging a Living Core Aug 29, 2006
- E9 The Boys of Baraka Core Sep 12, 2006
- E10 Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela Core Sep 19, 2006
- E11 No Bigger Than a Minute Core Oct 3, 2006
- E12 Maquilapolis: City of Factories Core Oct 10, 2006
- E13 My Country, My Country Mytharc Oct 24, 2006
- E14 Lawn Mytharc Jul 11, 2006
Season 20 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 20 guide & lore primer →- E1 Rain in a Dry Land Mytharc Jun 19, 2007
- E2 Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Core Jun 26, 2007
- E3 Standing Silent Nation Core Jul 3, 2007
- E4 Revolution '67 Mytharc Jul 10, 2007
- E5 The Chances of the World Changing Core Jul 17, 2007
- E6 Prison Town, USA Core Jul 24, 2007
- E7 Following Sean Core Jul 31, 2007
- E8 Arctic Son Core Aug 21, 2007
- E9 Libby, Montana Core Aug 28, 2007
- E10 Made in L.A. Core Sep 4, 2007
- E11 The Camden 28 Mytharc Sep 11, 2007
- E12 Lumo Core Sep 18, 2007
- E13 49 Up Mytharc Oct 9, 2007
- E14 Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner Mytharc Dec 12, 2007
Season 21 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 21 guide & lore primer →- E1 Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North Mytharc Jun 24, 2008
- E2 Election Day Core Jul 1, 2008
- E3 The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández Core Jul 8, 2008
- E4 The Last Conquistador Core Jul 15, 2008
- E5 9 Star Hotel Core Jul 22, 2008
- E6 Campaign Core Jul 29, 2008
- E7 Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music Filler Aug 5, 2008
- E8 Belarusian Waltz Core Aug 12, 2008
- E9 The Judge and the General Mytharc Aug 19, 2008
- E10 Calavera Highway Core Sep 16, 2008
- E11 Critical Condition Core Sep 30, 2008
- E12 In the Family Core Oct 1, 2008
- E13 Up the Yangtze Core Oct 8, 2008
- E14 Soldiers of Conscience Mytharc Oct 16, 2008
- E15 Inheritance Mytharc Dec 10, 2008
Season 22 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 22 guide & lore primer →- E1 New Muslim Cool Mytharc Jun 23, 2009
- E2 Beyond Hatred Core Jun 30, 2009
- E3 Life.Support.Music Core Jul 7, 2009
- E4 The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court Mytharc Jul 14, 2009
- E5 The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) Mytharc Jul 21, 2009
- E6 Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go Core Jul 28, 2009
- E7 Shorts Program Core Aug 18, 2009
- E8 This Way Up Core Aug 25, 2009
- E9 Ella es el Matador (She Is the Matador) Mytharc Sep 1, 2009
- E10 English Surgeon Core Sep 8, 2009
- E11 The Principal Story Mytharc Sep 15, 2009
- E12 Bronx Princess Core Sep 22, 2009
- E13 The Way We Get By Mytharc Nov 11, 2009
- E14 Patti Smith: Dream of Life Mytharc Dec 30, 2009
Season 23 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 23 guide & lore primer →- E1 Food, Inc. Mytharc Apr 21, 2010
- E2 William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe Core Jun 22, 2010
- E3 The Beaches of Agnès Core Jun 29, 2010
- E4 Promised Land Core Jul 6, 2010
- E5 Good Fortune Core Jul 13, 2010
- E6 El General Core Jul 20, 2010
- E7 Presumed Guilty Core Jul 27, 2010
- E8 Salt Core Aug 17, 2010
- E9 The Edge of Dreaming Core Aug 24, 2010
- E10 Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy Core Aug 31, 2010
- E11 Off and Running Core Sep 7, 2010
- E12 In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee Core Sep 14, 2010
- E13 The Oath Mytharc Sep 21, 2010
- E14 The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers Mytharc Oct 5, 2010
Season 24 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 24 guide & lore primer →- E1 Kings of Pastry Mytharc Jun 21, 2011
- E2 My Perestroika Mytharc Jun 28, 2011
- E3 Sweetgrass Mytharc Jul 5, 2011
- E4 Enemies of the People Core Jul 12, 2011
- E5 Biblioburro: The Donkey Library Core Jul 19, 2011
- E6 Mugabe and the White African Core Jul 26, 2011
- E7 Steam of Life Core Aug 2, 2011
- E8 POV Short Cuts Core Aug 23, 2011
- E9 Armadillo Core Aug 30, 2011
- E10 Better This World Mytharc Sep 6, 2011
- E11 If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Core Sep 13, 2011
- E12 The Learning Core Sep 20, 2011
- E13 Last Train Home Core Sep 27, 2011
- E14 Where Soldiers Come From Core Nov 10, 2011
- E15 Racing Dreams Core Feb 23, 2012
- E16 American Tongues Mytharc May 16, 2012
- E17 American Gypsy Mytharc May 26, 2012
Season 25 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 25 guide & lore primer →- E1 My Reincarnation Mytharc Jun 21, 2012
- E2 Granito: How to Nail a Dictator Core Jun 28, 2012
- E3 The City Dark Core Jul 5, 2012
- E4 Guilty Pleasures Core Jul 12, 2012
- E5 The Light in Her Eyes Core Jul 19, 2012
- E6 Up Heartbreak Hill Core Jul 26, 2012
- E7 POV Short Cuts Core Aug 9, 2012
- E8 I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful Core Sep 20, 2012
- E9 El Velador (The Night Watchman) Core Sep 27, 2012
- E10 Give Up Tomorrow Core Oct 4, 2012
- E11 Sun Kissed Core Oct 18, 2012
- E12 Nostalgia for the Light Core Oct 25, 2012
- E13 Reportero Mytharc Jan 7, 2013
- E14 Girl Model Mytharc Mar 24, 2013
Season 26 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 26 guide & lore primer →- E1 Homegoings Mytharc Jun 24, 2013
- E2 Special Flight Core Jul 1, 2013
- E3 Herman's House Core Jul 8, 2013
- E4 Only the Young Core Jul 15, 2013
- E5 xoxosms Core Jul 15, 2013
- E6 High Tech, Low Life Core Jul 22, 2013
- E7 Neurotypical Core Jul 29, 2013
- E8 The Law in These Parts Core Aug 19, 2013
- E9 5 Broken Cameras Core Aug 26, 2013
- E10 Ping Pong Core Sep 9, 2013
- E11 The World Before Her Core Sep 16, 2013
- E12 Best Kept Secret Core Sep 23, 2013
- E13 Brooklyn Castle Core Oct 7, 2013
- E14 56 Up Core Oct 14, 2013
- E15 Listening Is an Act of Love: A StoryCorps Special Mytharc Nov 28, 2013
- E16 American Promise Mytharc Feb 3, 2014
Season 27 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 27 guide & lore primer →- E1 When I Walk Mytharc Jun 23, 2014
- E2 American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs Core Jun 30, 2014
- E3 My Way to Olympia Core Jul 7, 2014
- E4 Getting Back to Abnormal Core Jul 14, 2014
- E5 Dance for Me Core Jul 21, 2014
- E6 Fallen City Core Jul 28, 2014
- E7 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story Core Aug 4, 2014
- E8 A World Not Ours Core Aug 18, 2014
- E9 Big Men Core Aug 25, 2014
- E10 After Tiller Core Sep 1, 2014
- E11 The Genius of Marian Core Sep 8, 2014
- E12 Koch Mytharc Sep 22, 2014
- E13 The Act of Killing Mytharc Oct 7, 2014
Season 28 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 28 guide & lore primer →- E1 Out in the Night Mytharc Jun 22, 2015
- E2 The Overnighters Core Jun 29, 2015
- E3 Tough Love Core Jul 6, 2015
- E4 Web Junkie Core Jul 13, 2015
- E5 Return to Homs Core Jul 20, 2015
- E6 Tea Time Core Jul 27, 2015
- E7 Beats of the Antonov Core Aug 3, 2015
- E8 Neuland Core Aug 17, 2015
- E9 Point and Shoot Core Aug 24, 2015
- E10 The Storm Makers Core Aug 31, 2015
- E11 Cutie and the Boxer Core Sep 18, 2015
- E12 Don't Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie) Core Sep 21, 2015
- E13 Art and Craft Mytharc Sep 25, 2015
- E14 Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case Mytharc Oct 2, 2015
Season 29 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 29 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Return Mytharc May 23, 2016
- E2 Of Men and War Core May 30, 2016
- E3 The Look of Silence Core Jun 27, 2016
- E4 Pervert Park Core Jul 11, 2016
- E5 Iris Core Aug 1, 2016
- E6 EXIT: A Mobile Guide to the Post Apocalypse Core Sep 5, 2016
- E7 The Birth of Saké Filler Sep 5, 2016
- E8 All the Difference Core Sep 12, 2016
- E9 Kingdom of Shadows Core Sep 19, 2016
- E10 From This Day Forward Core Oct 10, 2016
- E11 Hooligan Sparrow Core Oct 17, 2016
- E12 Thank You For Playing Mytharc Oct 24, 2016
- E13 What Tomorrow Brings Mytharc Oct 31, 2016
Season 30 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 30 guide & lore primer →- E1 Dalya's Other Country Mytharc Jun 26, 2017
- E2 4.1 Miles Core Jun 26, 2017
- E3 The War Show Core Jul 3, 2017
- E4 Last Men in Aleppo Core Jul 10, 2017
- E5 Presenting Princess Shaw Core Jul 17, 2017
- E6 Shalom Italia Core Jul 24, 2017
- E7 Joe's Violin Core Jul 24, 2017
- E8 Memories of a Penitent Heart Core Jul 31, 2017
- E9 Tribal Justice Core Aug 21, 2017
- E10 Raising Bertie Mytharc Aug 28, 2017
- E11 The Grown-Ups Mytharc Sep 4, 2017
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Frequently asked questions
What is POV?
POV is a critically acclaimed documentary series that premiered in 1988.
What kind of stories does the show tell?
The series presents films that put a human face on contemporary social issues.
Has the series won any awards?
Yes, the series has won 38 Emmys, 22 Peabody Awards, and three Oscars.
How are the stories presented?
Each film relates a compelling story in an intimate fashion.
How long has the series been on television?
The series has been airing since its premiere in 1988.
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