Award-Winning Series POV Shorts Returns to PBS on September 6th, 2021
POV Shorts, the newest series from American Documentary, debuts its fourth season on September 6, 2021 on PBS and streaming online at POV.org. With 13 new short nonfiction films packed into seven unique episodes, POV Shorts continues to program innovative and diverse stories that capture longing for community and identity and difficult reconciliations with family history. In just its 3rd season, POV Shorts was named the ‘Best Short Form Series’ at the 36th annual IDA Documentary Awards.
Seahorse
Directed by Nele Dehnenkamp Broadcasts November 15th, 2021
Águilas
Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Maite Zubiaurre Broadcasts November 22nd, 2021
The Hairdresser
Directed by Lorraine Price Broadcasts November 22nd, 2021
Integrate.Me
Directed by Tristan Angieri Broadcasts December 13th, 2021
Elaine is Almost
Directed by Em Yue Broadcasts December 13th, 2021
Le Frère
Directed by Jérémie Battaglia Broadcasts December 27th, 2021
Team Meryland
Directed by Gabriel Gaurano Broadcasts January 24th, 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.
