Whether you're on the grind or in goblin mode, POV's home for the holidays with all your favorite documentary films. Even after 35 seasons, we push the envelope with independent voices and accessible stories that catalyze civic engagement and foster nonfiction community.
This month's installment:
Need a film you can squeeze into halftime? Check out Shorts on Sports, our lightning round of limited edition POV Shorts spotlighting what sportscaster Jim McKay once called "the human drama of athletic competition." Standouts include Team Meryland's 12-year-old Mexican American female boxer training for Junior Olympic glory and Kachalka's legendary open-air gym located in the heart of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Celebrate Kwanzaa on December 26th with seven films reflecting each of the seven principles, including Chez Jolie Coiffure's vérité account of a charismatic Cameroonian immigrant running an underground hair salon (Ujamaa, Cooperative Economics) and I'm Free Now, You Are Free's poignant reunion between a son and his formerly incarcerated political prisoner mother (Imani, Faith).
Season 35continues on December 12th with the broadcast premiere ofLet The Little Light Shine, described by RogerEbert.com as "one of the year's best documentaries... an indelible reminder of cinema’s enduring power as a communal experience."
An academic beacon for Black children on Chicago’s South Side battles gentrification.
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.
