P.O.V.季27

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POV, a cinema term for "point of view," is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented more than 300 of the best, boldest, and most innovative documentaries to PBS audiences across the country.

在哪里观看P.O.V. • 季27

13集

  • When I Walk
    第1集
    When I WalkThe Season 27 premiere features Jason DaSilva's "When I Walk," in which the filmmaker chronicles his life for five years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 25. By happenstance, a family member records the moment when the diagnosis hits home: while vacationing in the Caribbean, his legs give out. Yet, not all is bad: he meets Alice Cook, whose mother also has MS, at a support group. The two fall in love, marry and collaborate on completing the documentary.
  • American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
    第2集
    American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee BoggsA profile of 98-year-old Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese-American social activist in Detroit who has spent much of her adult life fighting for civil rights and female equality.
  • My Way to Olympia
    第3集
    My Way to OlympiaFilmmaker Niko von Glasow profiles participants at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, including a one-handed Norwegian table tennis player, the Rwandan sitting volleyball team, an American archer who uses his feet and a Greek paraplegic boccia player. Along the way, von Glasow—who was born with severely shortened arms—sees his preconceptions and stereotypes about the Paralympics and sports in general upended.
  • Getting Back to Abnormal
    第4集
    Getting Back to AbnormalThe changed realities of post-Katrina New Orleans, including a population that is less African-American and less poor than before the storm, are examined in this documentary, which focuses on the 2010 re-election campaign of city councilwoman Stacy Head, a polarizing figure, and her aide, Barbara Lacen-Keller.
  • Dance for Me
    第5集
    Dance for MeThe world of professional ballroom dancing in Denmark, where participants often look beyond the country's borders for the perfect partner, is examined. The documentary follows Egor, a 15 year old from Russia, as he adjusts to life in Denmark and to his 14-year-old Danish partner, Mie.
  • Fallen City
    第6集
    Fallen CityAfter Beichuan, China was destroyed in an earthquake, buildings are rebuilt more quickly than the community. Official Selection of Sundance 2013.
  • 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story
    第7集
    15 to Life: Kenneth's StoryThe story of a 15-year old sentenced to four life sentences. Does society benefit from incarcerating young teens to a lifetime in prison?
  • A World Not Ours
    第8集
    A World Not OursA family's experience living in a Lebanese refugee camp for multiple generations. Love and family are tinged with desperation. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.
  • Big Men
    第9集
    Big MenExplorers the world of backroom negotiations and deal making in Ghana's oil business.
  • After Tiller
    第10集
    After TillerThe story of the four abortion doctors that remained in Wichita, Kansas after the assassination of George Tiller in 2009.
  • The Genius of Marian
    第11集
    The Genius of MarianPam White and her family struggle to retain her memories and life by recording their interactions in the face of an Alzheimer diagnoses.
  • Koch
    第12集
    KochThe mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989, Ed Koch fought crime and financial difficulties during a difficult period for the City of New York.
  • The Act of Killing
    第13集
    The Act of KillingJoshua Oppenheimer visits men accused of playing a key role in the killing of over one-million Indonesians in 1965. Initially, the men explain their actions as patriotic and necessary. But over time, some question their actions. 2013 Oscar nominee. 2014 BAFTA Best Documentary.

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