Episodes
Filmmaker Marshall Curry investigated the Earth Liberation Front arsons for his documentary If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front. In this exclusive interview, Curry discusses gaining the trust of his subjects, his filmmaking process, and ethical concerns for documentary filmmakers. (21 minutes)
Published 11/16/11
The directors of Better This World sit down with POV to discuss the subjects of their film. They describe FBI informant use in post-9/11 America, the media's role in court cases relating to national security, and the two men who are the focal point of their striking documentary. (15 minutes)
Published 11/16/11
Janus Metz, the filmmaker behind the Danish war documentary 'Armadillo,' talks about filming his documentary on the front lines of the war in Afghanistan. He describes the psychological effects of war on the people who experience it firsthand, and addresses the controversial incident which has garnered plenty of attention for the film. (26 minutes)
Published 11/16/11
Filmmaker Lucy Bailey talks with Geoffrey Smith about her powerful film Mugabe and the White African. Bailey addresses the risks and dangers of filming in Zimbabwe, as well as ethical concerns for documentary filmmakers. (18 minutes)
Published 07/26/11
Geoffrey Smith, director of The English Surgeon (POV 2009) and producer of Presumed Guilty (POV 2010) interviews Rob Lemkin about his film Enemies of the People. (19 minutes)
Published 07/12/11
Filmmakers Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor talk about why they decided to make Sweetgrass, the danger of grizzly bears and what they hope audiences will get out of their observational style of filmmaking. (15 minutes)
Published 07/05/11
Filmmaker Robin Hessman talks about what it was like to live in Russia for the majority of the 1990s and why she decided to make My Perestroika. (18 minutes)
Published 06/28/11
Acclaimed filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker talk about what it was like to film the best French pastry chefs at work, whether they got to eat any of the pastries and the amount of work it takes to create pastry at the MOF level. (16 minutes)
Published 06/21/11
Filmmakers Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith talk about the making of "The Most Dangerous Man in America," parallels between the Vietnam War and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the importance of the press and more. (14 minutes)
Published 09/30/10
Filmmaker Laura Poitras talks about the making of "The Oath," how she met Abu Jandal, how she handled filming such a complex and slippery character, her views on the American response to 9/11 and much more. (24 minutes)
Published 09/27/10
Filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem talks about the making of "In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee," being haunted by an identity that was never hers, walking in someone else's shoes and whether the Cha Jung Hee that she finds is the "real" Cha Jung Hee. (8 minutes)
Published 09/27/10
Filmmaker Nicole Opper and producer Sharese Bullock talk about the making of "Off and Running," how they met Avery, how they gained the trust of her family and what advice they would give to potential adoptive parents. (11 minutes)
Published 09/27/10
Filmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal talks about making "Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy," explains what wo ai ni means, talks about what inspired her to make the film and takes a look back at the difficult moments in Faith's transition. (12 minutes)
Published 09/27/10
Filmmaker Amy Hardie talks about the making of "The Edge of Dreaming" and reveals more about her family's reaction to her dream, her shamanic journey and the link between science and art. (9 minutes)
Published 09/27/10
Roberto Hernandez and Layda Negrete, the filmmakers of "Presumed Guilty," explain how they met their subject Tono, what turned them into "lawyers with cameras" and what their hopes are for the Mexican justice system. (12 minutes)
Published 07/28/10
Filmmaker Natalia Almada talks about "El General," her poetic meditation on history, memory and family. The film combines audio recordings of her great grandfather, former Mexican President Plutarco Elias Calles with images of present-day Mexico. (10 minutes)
Published 07/15/10
Filmmakers Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Landon talks about their film "Good Fortune," a provocative exploration of how massive international efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa may be undermining the very communities they aim to benefit. (9 minutes)
Published 07/12/10
Filmmaker Yoruba Richen talks about "Promised Land," which looks at two black communities trying to reclaim land in South Africa. (10 minutes)
Published 07/01/10
Filmmaker Agnes Varda talks about making "The Beaches of Agnes" and what it was like to act in her own film. (9 minutes)
Published 06/24/10
Filmmakers Emily and Sarah Kunstler talk about making a film about their father, radical attorney William Kunstler. "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe" airs on POV June 22, 2010. (28 minutes)
Published 06/17/10
Preview the 2010 POV season, broadcasting on PBS on Tuesday nights starting 6/22. (5 minutes)
Published 06/16/10
Filmmaker Steven Sebring and Patti Smith talk to music writer Anthony DeCurtis about how they met, their friendship and the 12-year process of making "Patti Smith: Dream of Life." (61 minutes)
Published 01/07/10
Filmmaker Aron Gaudet and producer Gita Pullapilly talk about their film, "The Way We Get By," which takes an intimate look at three elderly troop greeters in Maine, one of whom is Gaudet's mother Joan. (8 minutes)
Published 11/10/09
Filmmakers Yoni Brook and Musa Syeed talk about "Bronx Princess," which follows Rocky Otoo, the sassy teenage daughter of Ghanaian parents. After Rocky rebels against her mother's rule in the Bronx, she fleds to her father in Ghana. (5 minutes)
Published 09/22/09
Filmmaker Annie P. Waldman talks about her short film, "So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away," which tells the story of a determined group of teenagers living alone in New Orleans two years after Hurricane Katrina. (4 minutes)
Published 09/22/09