POV Shorts

Enjoy a highly-curated slate of fresh and relevant character-driven films covering a wide range of subject matter. These short documentaries challenge audiences with bold content and showcase poignant aspects of human life.

Wed, Jul 17 4:30 P.M. Team Meryland     NH Explore (11.2)

In the projects of Watts, Meryland Gonzales, a twelve-year-old female boxer trains to be crowned the 2019 Junior Olympics champion.

Thu, Jul 18 4:30 A.M. Team Meryland     NH Explore (11.2)

In the projects of Watts, Meryland Gonzales, a twelve-year-old female boxer trains to be crowned the 2019 Junior Olympics champion.

Fri, Jul 19 10:30 A.M. Le Frere     NH World (11.3)

A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.

Thu, Jul 25 9:30 P.M. Le Frere     NH World (11.3)

A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.

Fri, Jul 26 1:30 A.M. Le Frere     NH World (11.3)

A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.

Fri, Jul 26 9:30 A.M. Le Frere     NH World (11.3)

A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.

Fri, Jul 26 4:30 P.M. Le Frere     NH World (11.3)

A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.

Fri, Jul 26 8:30 P.M. The Spectrum of Divide     NH World (11.3)

The Spectrum of Divide: Two perspectives on how shared beliefs connect and divide.

Sat, Jul 27 1:30 A.M. The Spectrum of Divide     NH World (11.3)

The Spectrum of Divide: Two perspectives on how shared beliefs connect and divide.

Sat, Jul 27 9:30 A.M. The Spectrum of Divide     NH World (11.3)

The Spectrum of Divide: Two perspectives on how shared beliefs connect and divide.

Sat, Jul 27 3:30 P.M. The Spectrum of Divide     NH World (11.3)

The Spectrum of Divide: Two perspectives on how shared beliefs connect and divide.

Sat, Jul 27 9:30 P.M. Shut Up and Paint     NH World (11.3)

Painter Titus Kaphar uses film as a medium while grappling with an insatiable art market seeking to silence his activism.

Sat, Jul 27 11:30 P.M. Le Frere     NH World (11.3)

A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.

Sun, Jul 28 1:30 A.M. Shut Up and Paint     NH World (11.3)

Painter Titus Kaphar uses film as a medium while grappling with an insatiable art market seeking to silence his activism.

Sun, Jul 28 3:30 A.M. Le Frere     NH World (11.3)

A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.

Sun, Jul 28 10:30 A.M. Le Frere     NH World (11.3)

A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.

Sun, Jul 28 6:30 P.M. Le Frere     NH World (11.3)

A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.

Wed, Jul 31 7:00 P.M. This Sacred Place     NH World (11.3)

New worlds unfold in stories of tradition and hometown pride.

Thu, Aug 1 12:00 A.M. This Sacred Place     NH World (11.3)

New worlds unfold in stories of tradition and hometown pride.

Thu, Aug 1 8:00 A.M. This Sacred Place     NH World (11.3)

New worlds unfold in stories of tradition and hometown pride.

Sat, Aug 3 1:30 P.M. This Sacred Place     NH World (11.3)

New worlds unfold in stories of tradition and hometown pride.

Tue, Aug 6 1:30 P.M. Cherish     NH Explore (11.2)

The award-winning POV (a cinematic term for "point of view") series is the longest-running showcase on television to feature the work of America's best contemporary-issue independent filmmakers.

Sat, Aug 10 1:30 P.M. Between Earth and Sky     NH World (11.3)

Nalini Nadkarni is a world-renowned ecologist who climbs trees in the rainforest canopy to study "what grows back" after an ecological disturbance.

Sat, Aug 10 9:30 P.M. Water Work     NH World (11.3)

Two stories exploring themes of memory, devastation, and resiliency through Detroit and Canarsie's unique relationships to water.

Sun, Aug 11 1:30 A.M. Water Work     NH World (11.3)

Two stories exploring themes of memory, devastation, and resiliency through Detroit and Canarsie's unique relationships to water.

Sat, Aug 17 9:30 P.M. In The Absence     NH World (11.3)

A South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of children.

Sun, Aug 18 1:30 A.M. In The Absence     NH World (11.3)

A South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of children.

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Grantchester | Episode 1
America ReFramed | Como Vivimos (How We Live)
Professor T | Heir to the Throne
D.I. Ray | Rivals
Local, USA | Public Enemies, Private Friends
Pompeii: The New Dig | Episode 3
My Music with Rhiannon Giddens | Episode 6
Antiques Roadshow | I Was There
Nature | Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone
After Action | Serving with Pride
Great Performances | Audra McDonald at the London Palladium
Poetry in America | Steps
The Ghost Army | The Ghost Army
Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story | Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story
MaryLand | Episode 3
Guilt | Episode 2
American Experience | The Riot Report
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow | Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange | Freedom Hill
American Masters | The Incomparable Mr. Buckley (ASL)
Changing Planet | Coral Special
Through Our Eyes | Uprooted
Next at the Kennedy Center | Joshua Redman where are we
Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator | Ides of March
The Real Story of Mr Bates vs The Post Office | The Real Story of Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Mr Bates vs The Post Office | Episode 1
Independent Lens | Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's
Finding Your Roots | Viewers Like You
Gershwin Prize | Elton John and Bernie Taupin: Gershwin Prize
Alice & Jack | Episode 1