POV, the acclaimed PBS series, announced today the acquisition of two more films which will broadcast as part of its 34th season. Not Going Quietly, director Nicholas Bruckman’s latest feature documentary on disabled activist Ady Barkan, will broadcast on Monday January 24, 2022 on PBS at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings. Things We Dare Not Do, director Bruno Santamaría’s film about a teenager in a small coastal village in Mexico who carries a gender norm-defying secret, will broadcast on Monday October 25, 2021 on PBS at 10 p.m. ET (check local listings). Both films will also be available streaming on the PBS Video app and pov.org.
Not Going Quietly premiered at the 2021 South by Southwest Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Documentary Feature and the Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action. It is an official selection of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, which opens this week. Things We Dare Not Do premiered at Hot Docs 2020 and was an official selection at the 2020 DOC NYC film festival. The film bolsters POV’s impressive lineup of films from across the Americas; more than half of the season's titles spotlight Spanish-language or Latinx stories.
The Neutral Ground
Directed by CJ Hunt, Produced by Darcy McKinnon Broadcasts July 5th, 2021
Landfall
Directed by Cecilia Aldarondo, Produced by Ines Hofmann Kanna Broadcasts July 12th, 2021
Stateless
Directed by Michèle Stephenson Broadcasts July 19th, 2021
Mayor
Directed by David Osit Broadcasts July 26th, 2021
Pier Kids
Directed by Elegance Bratton, Produced by Chester Algernal Broadcasts August 2nd, 2021
Minding the Gap(encore)
Directed by Bing Liu Broadcasts August 9th, 2021
The Song of the Butterflies
Directed by Núria Frigola Torrent, Produced by Rolando Toledo Broadcasts August 30, 2021
Fruits of Labor
Directed by Emily Cohen Ibañez Broadcasts October 4th, 2021
La Casa de Mama Icha
Directed by Oscar Molina, Produced by Brenda Steinecke Soto Broadcasts October 18th, 2021
Things We Dare Not Do
Directed by Bruno Santamaría, Produced by Abril López Carillo Broadcasts October 25th, 2021
North by Current
Directed by Angelo Madsen Minax, Produced by Felix Endara Broadcasts November 1st, 2021
Unapologetic
Directed by Ashley O'Shay, Produced by Morgan Johnson Broadcasts December 27th, 2021
Not Going Quietly
Directed by Nicholas Bruckman, Produced by Amanda Roddy Broadcasts January 24th, 2022
On the Divide
Directed by Maya Cueva and Leah Galant Broadcasts Spring 2022
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Perspective Fund and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.
