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Since 1988, POV has been the home for the world’s boldest contemporary filmmakers, celebrating intriguing personal stories that spark conversation and inspire action.

Twice Colonized

1h 23m

Aaju Peter is a renowned Inuit lawyer and activist who defends the human rights of Indigenous peoples. She's a fierce protector of her ancestral lands in the Arctic and works to bring her colonizers to justice. As Aaju launches an inspiring effort to establish an Indigenous forum, she also embarks upon a deeply personal journey to mend her own wounds, including the unexpected passing of her son.

Episodes

  • Twice Colonized: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Twice Colonized

    S37 E9 - 1h 23m

    Aaju Peter is a renowned Inuit lawyer and activist who defends the human rights of Indigenous peoples. She's a fierce protector of her ancestral lands in the Arctic and works to bring her colonizers to justice. As Aaju launches an inspiring effort to establish an Indigenous forum, she also embarks upon a deeply personal journey to mend her own wounds, including the unexpected passing of her son.

  • In the Rearview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    In the Rearview

    S37 E8 - 1h 22m

    In a volunteer aid van occupied by multiple generations of civilians, an authentic, intimate observation of the war in Ukraine unfolds. Each passenger is unique in age, origin and circumstance, but alike in where they find themselves — fleeing their homes while huddled together in a cramped back seat. Bound for Poland, the vehicle operates as their shelter, waiting room, hospital and confessional.

  • Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?

    S37 E7 - 1h 22m

    At 21, he was a leader of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution. By 23, he became Hong Kong's youngest elected lawmaker. At 26, he was Most Wanted under the National Security Law. Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law? offers a close look at the city's most famous dissident to uncover what happens to freedom when an authoritarian power goes unchecked.

  • Name Me Lawand: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Name Me Lawand

    S37 E6 - 1h 22m

    Lawand, deaf from birth, seeks a fresh start with his family in the UK after a traumatic year in a refugee camp. At Derby's Royal School for the Deaf, he learns sign language and discovers a way to communicate with the world. As he thrives, his family faces deportation, challenging their stability. Name Me Lawand is a love letter to the power of friendship and community.

  • Fauna: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fauna

    S37 E5 - 1h 10m

    An old shepherd and his flock live alongside a high-tech laboratory for animal experimentation. Two worlds that are two sides of the same coin. While the shepherd, afflicted with a bone disease, witnesses his profession disappearing, scientists are busier than ever researching the COVID vaccine. Fauna explores the relationship between humans, animals and science in post-pandemic times.

  • Against the Tide: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Against the Tide

    S37 E4 - 1h 22m

    Mumbai fishermen Rakesh and Ganesh are inheritors of the great Koli knowledge system—a way to harvest the sea by following the moon and the tides. Rakesh has kept faith in traditional methods while Ganesh has embraced technology. Against the Tide is a tale of deep friendship and rising resentment between two men against the backdrop of an adoring sea, now turning hostile through climate change.

  • Is There Anybody Out There?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Is There Anybody Out There?

    S37 E3 - 1h 22m

    Born with a rare disability, filmmaker Ella Glendining wonders if there is anyone who can share the experience of living in a body like hers. This simple question–one which non disabled people take for granted, leads to a journey to not only others who live like her–but to the realization that meeting them changes how she views herself in the world, as well as many surprises along the way.

  • Hummingbirds: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hummingbirds

    S37 E2 - 1h 15m

    In Hummingbirds, Silvia and Beba tell their own coming-of-age story, transforming their hometown on the Texas-Mexico border into a wonderland of creative expression and activist hijinks. Filmed collaboratively over the final summer of their fleeting youth, their cinematic self-portrait celebrates the power of friendship and joy as tools of survival and resistance.

Extras + Features

Schedule

  • POV: The Body Politic: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    The Body Politic

    Monday
    Nov 25

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott employs his plan to stop chronic violence in his first year in office.
  • POV: The Body Politic: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    The Body Politic

    Tuesday
    Nov 26

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott employs his plan to stop chronic violence in his first year in office.
  • POV: The Body Politic: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    The Body Politic

    Wednesday
    Nov 27

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott employs his plan to stop chronic violence in his first year in office.
  • POV: The Body Politic: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    The Body Politic

    Thursday
    Nov 28

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott employs his plan to stop chronic violence in his first year in office.
  • POV: The Body Politic: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    The Body Politic

    Thursday
    Nov 28

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott employs his plan to stop chronic violence in his first year in office.
  • POV: The Body Politic: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    The Body Politic

    Saturday
    Nov 30

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott employs his plan to stop chronic violence in his first year in office.
  • POV: The Body Politic: TVSS: Iconic

    POV

    The Body Politic

    Saturday
    Nov 30

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott employs his plan to stop chronic violence in his first year in office.

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