Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African American funerals are brought to life. Filmed at Owens Funeral Home in New York City's historic Harlem neighborhood, "Homegoings" takes an up-close look at the rarely seen world of undertaking in the black community, where funeral rites draw on a rich palette of tradition, history and celebration. Combining cinema verite with intimate interviews and archival photographs, the film paints a portrait of the dearly departed, their grieving families and a man who sends loved ones "home."
Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 2601
No future air times were found for this episode.
POV presents an array of groundbreaking and distinctive perspectives on contemporary life as chronicled by some of America' s and Europe's most visionary non-fiction filmmakers.
Sun, Jun 1 | 4:00 A.M. | Children of the Mist NH World (11.3) |
Wed, Jun 11 | 4:00 P.M. | Uyra: The Rising Forest NH World (11.3) |
Wed, Jun 18 | 2:00 P.M. | The Neutral Ground NH World (11.3) |
Wed, Jun 18 | 3:30 P.M. | A Story of Bones NH World (11.3) |
Mon, Jun 23 | 10:00 P.M. | Union NHPBS (11.1) |
Tue, Jun 24 | 2:30 A.M. | Union NHPBS (11.1) |
Tue, Jun 24 | 1:30 P.M. | Union NH Explore (11.2) |
Wed, Jun 25 | 3:00 A.M. | Union NHPBS (11.1) |
Wed, Jun 25 | 3:00 A.M. | Union NH Explore (11.2) |
Wed, Jun 25 | 8:30 P.M. | Union NH World (11.3) |
Thu, Jun 26 | 1:30 A.M. | Union NH World (11.3) |
Thu, Jun 26 | 9:30 A.M. | Union NH World (11.3) |
Mon, Jun 30 | 10:00 P.M. | Break The Game NHPBS (11.1) |
WENH-TV Ch. 11 Durham
WLED-TV Ch. 48 Littleton
WEKW-TV Ch. 18 Keene
W50DP-D Ch. 50 Hanover
W34DQ-D Ch. 34 Pittsburg