POV, one of the popular and prestigious documentary strands on PBS, has announced the lineup of films set for its 24th season. It’s a staggering list of documentary films, among the best that this series has ever compiled. Kudos to the POV team, and lucky for PBS viewers at home. You’re in for a treat. Here are the films, and their broadcast dates:
June 21 Kings of Pastry by Chris Hegedus and D A PennebakerJune 28 My Perestroika by Robin Hessman
July 5 Sweetgrass by Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor
July 12 Enemies of the People by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath
July 19 Biblioburro: The Donkey Library by Carlos Réndon Zipagauta
July 26 Mugabe and the White African by Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson
Aug. 2 Steam of Life by Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen
Aug. 9 Food, Inc. (Encore) by Robert Kenner
Aug. 16 The Oath (Encore) by Laura Poitras
Aug. 23 POV Short Cuts
Big Birding Day by David Wilson
Flawed by Andrea Dorfman
StoryCorps Animated Shorts by Mike and Tim Rauch
Six Weeks by Marcin Janos Krawczyk
Tiffany by Beverly MorrisAug. 30 Armadillo by Janus Metz
Sept. 6 Better This World by Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway
Sept. 13 If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front by Marshall Curry
Sept. 20 The Learning by Ramona Diaz
Sept. 27 Last Train Home by Lixin Fan
POV airs on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. Check your local listings for your PBS channel.
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