SettingsP.O.V. (TV series) films
Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side)
Al Otro Lado is a 2005 documentary film about illegal immigration and drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States, addressing issues facing people north and south of the border, th...
Al Otro Lado is a 2005 documentary film about illegal immigration and drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States, addressing issues facing people north and south of the border, th...
Arctic Son
Arctic Son is a 2006 documentary film about a Gwich’in father and son reuniting after 25 years of separation.
Arctic Son is a 2006 documentary film about a Gwich’in father and son reuniting after 25 years of separation.
Best Boy (film)
Best Boy is a 1979 documentary made by Ira Wohl.
Best Boy is a 1979 documentary made by Ira Wohl.
Big Enough (film)
A follow-up to the 1982 Emmy-nominated film Little People, Big Enough is a 2004 documentary film about Anu Trombino, Karla and John Lizzo, Len and Lenette Sawisch, and Sharon and Ron Ros...
A follow-up to the 1982 Emmy-nominated film Little People, Big Enough is a 2004 documentary film about Anu Trombino, Karla and John Lizzo, Len and Lenette Sawisch, and Sharon and Ron Ros...
Blacks and Jews
Blacks and Jews is a 1997 documentary film that examines the relationships and conflicts between Black and Jewish activists, from the 1991 Crown Heights Riot to Steven Spielberg's controvers...
Blacks and Jews is a 1997 documentary film that examines the relationships and conflicts between Black and Jewish activists, from the 1991 Crown Heights Riot to Steven Spielberg's controvers...
Bright Leaves (film)
Bright Leaves is a 2003 documentary film by independent filmmaker Ross McElwee about the association his family had with the tobacco industry.
Bright Leaves is a 2003 documentary film by independent filmmaker Ross McElwee about the association his family had with the tobacco industry.
Butterfly (2000 film)
Butterfly, which first aired on public television in 2000, is a documentary film directed by Doug Wolens about the environmental heroine and tree sitter Julia Butterfly Hill who gained the a...
Butterfly, which first aired on public television in 2000, is a documentary film directed by Doug Wolens about the environmental heroine and tree sitter Julia Butterfly Hill who gained the a...
Child of Our Time
Child of Our Time is a documentary commissioned by the BBC co-produced with The Open University and presented by Robert Winston which follows up on the lives of 25 babies who were born aroun...
Child of Our Time is a documentary commissioned by the BBC co-produced with The Open University and presented by Robert Winston which follows up on the lives of 25 babies who were born aroun...
Color Adjustment
Color Adjustment is a 1992 documentary film that traces the evolution of the black image in television from the explicitly racist 1948 to more subtle 1988, where blacks are portrayed as weal...
Color Adjustment is a 1992 documentary film that traces the evolution of the black image in television from the explicitly racist 1948 to more subtle 1988, where blacks are portrayed as weal...
Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo
Days of Waiting (1990) is a documentary short film by Steven Okazaki, about Estelle Ishigo, a Caucasian artist who went voluntarily to an internment camp for Japanese Americans during World ...
Days of Waiting (1990) is a documentary short film by Steven Okazaki, about Estelle Ishigo, a Caucasian artist who went voluntarily to an internment camp for Japanese Americans during World ...
Following Sean
Following Sean is a 2005 documentary film directed by Ralph Arlyck, and a follow-up to his 1969 student short "Sean," which features four-year-old Sean Farrell's thoughts on marijuana, polic...
Following Sean is a 2005 documentary film directed by Ralph Arlyck, and a follow-up to his 1969 student short "Sean," which features four-year-old Sean Farrell's thoughts on marijuana, polic...
Gates of Heaven
Gates of Heaven is a 1978 documentary film by Errol Morris about the pet cemetery business.
Gates of Heaven is a 1978 documentary film by Errol Morris about the pet cemetery business.
Girls Like Us
Girls Like Us is a 1997 documentary film directed byTina Di Feliciantonio and Jane C. Wagner.
Girls Like Us is a 1997 documentary film directed byTina Di Feliciantonio and Jane C. Wagner.
Hardwood (film)
Hardwood is a 2004 short documentary film about Canadian director Hubert Davis' relationship to his father, former Harlem Globetrotters member Mel Davis.
Hardwood is a 2004 short documentary film about Canadian director Hubert Davis' relationship to his father, former Harlem Globetrotters member Mel Davis.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse is a 1991 documentary film about the production of Apocalypse Now.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse is a 1991 documentary film about the production of Apocalypse Now.
Hiding and Seeking
Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust is 2004 documentary film about Menachem Daum, an Orthodox Jew and son of German Nazi Holocaust survivors who has spent his life in...
Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust is 2004 documentary film about Menachem Daum, an Orthodox Jew and son of German Nazi Holocaust survivors who has spent his life in...
High School (1968 film)
High School is a 1968 direct cinema documentary which follows the typical day of a group of students at Northeast High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
High School is a 1968 direct cinema documentary which follows the typical day of a group of students at Northeast High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front is a documentary by filmmaker Marshall Curry, exploring the origins, motives, and organization of the Earth Liberation Front and Eco-te...
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front is a documentary by filmmaker Marshall Curry, exploring the origins, motives, and organization of the Earth Liberation Front and Eco-te...
In the Realms of the Unreal
In the Realms of the Unreal is a 2004 documentary about outsider artist Henry Darger.
In the Realms of the Unreal is a 2004 documentary about outsider artist Henry Darger.
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball is a 2006 documentary film about high school baseball in Japan, the pastime that has turned into an obsession.
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball is a 2006 documentary film about high school baseball in Japan, the pastime that has turned into an obsession.
Libby, Montana (film)
Libby, Montana is a 2004 documentary film about the biggest case of community-wide exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history.
Libby, Montana is a 2004 documentary film about the biggest case of community-wide exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history.
Licensed to Kill (1997 film)
Licensed to Kill is a 1997 documentary written, directed, and produced by Arthur Dong, in which Dong, (a gay man himself) interviews various murderers known for their homophobic murders.
Licensed to Kill is a 1997 documentary written, directed, and produced by Arthur Dong, in which Dong, (a gay man himself) interviews various murderers known for their homophobic murders.
Life. Support. Music.
Life. Support. Music. is a 2009 documentary film and is Eric Daniel Metzgar's second documentary.
Life. Support. Music. is a 2009 documentary film and is Eric Daniel Metzgar's second documentary.
Live Free or Die (documentary)
Live Free or Die is a 2000 documentary film that follows Dr. Wayne Goldner, a New Hampshire OBGYN fighting on the latest front of the "abortion wars."
Live Free or Die is a 2000 documentary film that follows Dr. Wayne Goldner, a New Hampshire OBGYN fighting on the latest front of the "abortion wars."
Lomax the Songhunter
Lomax the Songhunter is a 2004 documentary film about Alan Lomax, a man who, after World War II, was determined to record folk music from United States and all over the world before it was b...
Lomax the Songhunter is a 2004 documentary film about Alan Lomax, a man who, after World War II, was determined to record folk music from United States and all over the world before it was b...
Lost Boys of Sudan (film)
Lost Boys of Sudan is a documentary film by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk about two Dinka boys from Sudan, Santino Majok Chuor and Peter Nyarol Dut, who reached the United States after fleeing t...
Lost Boys of Sudan is a documentary film by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk about two Dinka boys from Sudan, Santino Majok Chuor and Peter Nyarol Dut, who reached the United States after fleeing t...
Lumo
Lumo is a 2007 documentary film about twenty-year-old Lumo Sinai, a woman who fell victim to "Africa's First World War."
Lumo is a 2007 documentary film about twenty-year-old Lumo Sinai, a woman who fell victim to "Africa's First World War."
Made in L.A.
Made in L.A. is a 2007 documentary film that tells the story of three Latina immigrants as they wage a battle against their employer, a Los Angeles garment factory.
Made in L.A. is a 2007 documentary film that tells the story of three Latina immigrants as they wage a battle against their employer, a Los Angeles garment factory.
Maquilapolis: City of Factories
Maquilapolis: City of Factories is a 2006 documentary filmed in Tijuana, Baja California, about the factories on the U.S.-Mexican border in which workers are paid $11 a day to work in manufa...
Maquilapolis: City of Factories is a 2006 documentary filmed in Tijuana, Baja California, about the factories on the U.S.-Mexican border in which workers are paid $11 a day to work in manufa...
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision is a 1994 documentary film made by Freida Lee Mock about the life of American artist Maya Lin, whose best-known work is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washi...
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision is a 1994 documentary film made by Freida Lee Mock about the life of American artist Maya Lin, whose best-known work is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washi...
No Bigger Than a Minute
No Bigger Than a Minute is a 2006 documentary film about dwarfs in the media as well as filmmaker Steven Delano's own cathartic effort to deal with his dwarfism, something he ignored for alm...
No Bigger Than a Minute is a 2006 documentary film about dwarfs in the media as well as filmmaker Steven Delano's own cathartic effort to deal with his dwarfism, something he ignored for alm...
No More Tears Sister
No More Tears Sister is a 2005 documentary film about the leftist revolutionary Dr.Rajini Thiranagama who joined the guerrilla group the Tamil Tigers in reaction to a brutal government crack...
No More Tears Sister is a 2005 documentary film about the leftist revolutionary Dr.Rajini Thiranagama who joined the guerrilla group the Tamil Tigers in reaction to a brutal government crack...
Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint
Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint (1992) is a short (23-minute) documentary film that was aired on PBS. It is based on the feature-length film Roger & Me (1989) by Michael Moore.
Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint (1992) is a short (23-minute) documentary film that was aired on PBS. It is based on the feature-length film Roger & Me (1989) by Michael Moore.
Presumed Guilty (2009 film)
Presumed Guilty (Spanish title: Presunto Culpable) shows the attempt by two young Mexican attorneys to exonerate a wrongly convicted man by making a documentary.
Presumed Guilty (Spanish title: Presunto Culpable) shows the attempt by two young Mexican attorneys to exonerate a wrongly convicted man by making a documentary.
Prison Town, USA
Prison Town, USA is a 2007 documentary film about Susanville, California, a small, rural town that tries to resuscitate its economy by building a prison.
Prison Town, USA is a 2007 documentary film about Susanville, California, a small, rural town that tries to resuscitate its economy by building a prison.
Promises (film)
Promises is a 2001 documentary film that examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the perspectives of seven children living in the Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Israeli ...
Promises is a 2001 documentary film that examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the perspectives of seven children living in the Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Israeli ...
Rain in a Dry Land
Rain in a Dry Land is a 2007 documentary film, directed by Anne Makepeace and filmed by Joan Churchill & Barney Broomfield that chronicles the experiences of two Bantu as they are transporte...
Rain in a Dry Land is a 2007 documentary film, directed by Anne Makepeace and filmed by Joan Churchill & Barney Broomfield that chronicles the experiences of two Bantu as they are transporte...
Refrigerator Mothers (film)
Refrigerator Mothers is a documentary released in 2003 by Kartemquin Films for PBS's P.O.V. series.
Refrigerator Mothers is a documentary released in 2003 by Kartemquin Films for PBS's P.O.V. series.
Revolution '67
Revolution '67 is a 2007 documentary film about the black rebellions of the 1960s.
Revolution '67 is a 2007 documentary film about the black rebellions of the 1960s.
Salesman (film)
Salesman is a 1969 direct cinema documentary film directed by brothers Albert and David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin.
Salesman is a 1969 direct cinema documentary film directed by brothers Albert and David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin.
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (film)
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is a documentary film about the musical band of the same name composed entirely of refugees from Freetown displaced to Guinea during the civil war of Sierra ...
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is a documentary film about the musical band of the same name composed entirely of refugees from Freetown displaced to Guinea during the civil war of Sierra ...
Standing Silent Nation
Standing Silent Nation is a 2007 documentary film about Alex White Plume, an industrious resident of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation.
Standing Silent Nation is a 2007 documentary film about Alex White Plume, an industrious resident of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation.
State of Denial (film)
State of Denial is a 2003 documentary film about AIDS in Africa, produced and directed by Elaine Epstein.
State of Denial is a 2003 documentary film about AIDS in Africa, produced and directed by Elaine Epstein.
Stranger With A Camera
Stranger With A Camera is a 2000 documentary film by director Elizabeth Barret investigating the circumstances surrounding the 1967 death of Hugh O'Connor.
Stranger With A Camera is a 2000 documentary film by director Elizabeth Barret investigating the circumstances surrounding the 1967 death of Hugh O'Connor.
Street Fight (film)
Street Fight is a documentary by filmmaker Marshall Curry, chronicling Cory Booker's 2002 campaign against Sharpe James for mayor of Newark, New Jersey.
Street Fight is a documentary by filmmaker Marshall Curry, chronicling Cory Booker's 2002 campaign against Sharpe James for mayor of Newark, New Jersey.
The Boys of Baraka
The Boys of Baraka is a 2005 documentary film produced and directed by filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.
The Boys of Baraka is a 2005 documentary film produced and directed by filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.
The Camden 28 (film)
The Camden 28 is a 2007 documentary film about twenty-eight members of the "Catholic Left" who were arrested in 1971 for attempting to break into and vandalize a draft board in Camden, New J...
The Camden 28 is a 2007 documentary film about twenty-eight members of the "Catholic Left" who were arrested in 1971 for attempting to break into and vandalize a draft board in Camden, New J...
The Chances of the World Changing
The Chances of the World Changing is a 2007 Independent Spirit Award-nominated documentary about Richard Ogust's efforts to save endangered turtle species from extinction.
The Chances of the World Changing is a 2007 Independent Spirit Award-nominated documentary about Richard Ogust's efforts to save endangered turtle species from extinction.
The Education of Shelby Knox
The Education of Shelby Knox is 2005 documentary film that tells the coming of age story about the public speaker and feminist, Shelby Knox, a teenage girl who joins a campaign for comprehen...
The Education of Shelby Knox is 2005 documentary film that tells the coming of age story about the public speaker and feminist, Shelby Knox, a teenage girl who joins a campaign for comprehen...
The Fall of Fujimori
The Fall of Fujimori is a 2005 documentary film about Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who fled the country for Japan in 2000 to avoid facing 21 charges of corruption, murder and human r...
The Fall of Fujimori is a 2005 documentary film about Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who fled the country for Japan in 2000 to avoid facing 21 charges of corruption, murder and human r...
The Hobart Shakespeareans
The Hobart Shakespeareans of Hobart Boulevard Elementary School is a 2005 documentary film that tells the story of the inspirational inner-city Los Angeles school teacher Rafe Esquith whose ...
The Hobart Shakespeareans of Hobart Boulevard Elementary School is a 2005 documentary film that tells the story of the inspirational inner-city Los Angeles school teacher Rafe Esquith whose ...
Time Indefinite
Time Indefinite is an autobiographical 1993 documentary film directed by Ross McElwee and exploring themes of grief, mortality, and the convenient disconnection of watching life through a ca...
Time Indefinite is an autobiographical 1993 documentary film directed by Ross McElwee and exploring themes of grief, mortality, and the convenient disconnection of watching life through a ca...
Tintin and I
Tintin and I (French: Tintin et moi) is a 2003 documentary by Anders Høgsbro Østergaard, about Belgian writer-artist Georges Remi, better known as Hergé, and his creation Tintin.
Tintin and I (French: Tintin et moi) is a 2003 documentary by Anders Høgsbro Østergaard, about Belgian writer-artist Georges Remi, better known as Hergé, and his creation Tintin.
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela is a 2006 documentary film about a generation of men who left South Africa to form the African National Congress and spread their message across the world.
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela is a 2006 documentary film about a generation of men who left South Africa to form the African National Congress and spread their message across the world.
Up Series
The Up Series is a series of documentary films produced by Granada Television that have followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old.
The Up Series is a series of documentary films produced by Granada Television that have followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old.
Waging a Living
Waging a Living is a 2005 documentary film that addresses the issue of the American dream and whether or not hard work will invariably improve your condition.
Waging a Living is a 2005 documentary film that addresses the issue of the American dream and whether or not hard work will invariably improve your condition.
Wattstax
Wattstax is a 1973 documentary film by Mel Stuart that focused on the 1972 Wattstax music festival and the African American community of Watts in Los Angeles, California.
Wattstax is a 1973 documentary film by Mel Stuart that focused on the 1972 Wattstax music festival and the African American community of Watts in Los Angeles, California.
Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy
Wo Ai Ni Mommy is an award-winning American television documentary directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal, and distributed by P.O.V.
Wo Ai Ni Mommy is an award-winning American television documentary directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal, and distributed by P.O.V.
Wrestling With Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner is a 2006 documentary film that follows the personal and political life of Tony Kushner, leading American playwright and author of the epochal ...
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner is a 2006 documentary film that follows the personal and political life of Tony Kushner, leading American playwright and author of the epochal ...