Point of View: Season 1
Episodes
Acting Our Age
Jul 5, 1988 · 60 min
"There's nobody that's not going to get old — unless they die," says Enola Maxwell at the beginning of this engaging and refreshing film. Through the eyes of six women, aged 65-75,
American Tongues
Jul 5, 1988 · 60 min
Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes about the way other people speak. From Boston Brahmins to Black L
Fire From the Mountain
Jul 12, 1988 · 60 min
Based on the autobiography of Nicaraguan author Omar Cabezas, Fire From the Mountain is the lyrical, earthy, sometimes humorous account of the author's political journey from stude
Knocking on Armageddon's Door
Jul 19, 1988 · 60 min
Half comedy, half horror story, this disturbing film focuses on several spokesmen for America's survivalist movement as they reveal the way they think, the way they play, and the w
Living with AIDS
Jul 19, 1988 · 60 min
If Armageddon's Door is about the explosion of community, Living with AIDS is just the opposite. It's a graceful, moving film about a community that provides both compassion and ca
Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
Aug 2, 1988 · 60 min
During the late 1970s, tens of thousands of men, women and even children were abducted by the right-wing military government in Argentina. While most of the population was terroriz
The Good Fight
Aug 9, 1988 · 60 min
Five years before the United States entered World War II, 3,200 Americans went off to Europe to fight the spread of fascism. At 18, 19 and 20 years old, they volunteered to risk th
Louie Bluie
Aug 23, 1988 · 60 min
A lively portrait of 76-year-old Harold "Louie Bluie" Armstrong, musician, artist, raconteur and rogue.
Gates of Heaven
Aug 30, 1988 · 60 min
On the surface, this is a somewhat unusual film about pet cemeteries and their owners. But then it grows much more complicated and bizarre, until in the end it is about such large
Best Boy
Sep 6, 1988 · 60 min
Hailed by many critics as a classic, Best Boy is the moving story of Philly, a 53-year-old mentally-disabled man who adapts to an independent life as he prepares to move away form
Rate It X
Jul 26, 1988 · 60 min
Rate It X is a bitingly funny and disarming journey through the landscape of American sexism. Men only are interviewed by the two filmmakers in a witty montage of free-wheeling enc
Metropolitan Avenue
Aug 16, 1988 · 60 min
Metropolitan Avenue is an inspiring contemporary story about women who strive to combine new roles and old values in our rapidly changing society. We are introduced to a lively Bro