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Season 19 – POV

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Since its 1988 premiere, this critically acclaimed documentary series has presented hundreds of films that put a human face on contemporary social issues by relating a compelling story in an intimate fashion. "POV" has won virtually every major film and broadcasting award available, including 38 Emmys, 22 Peabody Awards and three Oscars.
POV — Season 19

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Nancy Roth

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 4, 2006 Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball As many as 4,000 teams enter, but only 49 remain to compete in Japan's national high-school baseball tournament each year. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 11, 2006 Tintin and I Insecurities and anxieties drive "The Adventures of Tintin" creator Hergé. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 18, 2006 The Fall of Fujimori As president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori fights a war on terrorism until accusations of corruption cause him to flee to his native Japan. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 25, 2006 The Tailenders Global Recording Network distributes Bible story recordings to people in isolated regions and displaced migrant workers around the world. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 1, 2006 Al Otro Lado (To the Other Side) Aspiring composer Magdiel must choose between trafficking drugs or crossing the border illegally into the United States. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 22, 2006 Lomax the Songhunter Alan Lomax devoted his life to recording the world's folk songs. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 29, 2006 Waging a Living Four low-wage earners struggle everyday to try to raise their families out of poverty. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 12, 2006 The Boys of Baraka Four boys enter the strict Baraka School in Kenya, an educational program which removes American boys from low-performing public schools and unstable home environments. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 19, 2006 Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris shares the story of his stepfather, Benjamin Pule Leinaeng, who was among the first wave of exiles to leave South Africa in 1960. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 3, 2006 No Bigger Than a Minute Filmmaker Steven Delano confronts misperceptions about little people while discussing the isolation he felt as a teenager and his strategies to fit in. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 10, 2006 Maquilapolis (City of Factories) Two women confront labor violations, environmental devastation and urban chaos in Tijuana. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 25, 2006 My Country, My Country An Iraqi medical doctor and Sunni political candidate pushes for democracy in his country and an end to the violence there. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 2, 2007 Taylor Public television's showcase for independent non-fiction films. Details Episode 14 Aired Jun 19, 2007 Rain in a Dry Land Relief agencies transport two Somali Bantu families to the U.S., where they confront racism, poverty and culture shock. Details Episode 15 Aired Jun 26, 2007 Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars The six members of the Refugee All Stars band come together after civil war forces them from their homes in Sierra Leone. Details Episode 16 Aired Jul 3, 2007 Standing Silent Nation Federal agents raid Alex White Plume and his Lakota family's fields in South Dakota where they had planted industrial hemp. Details

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POV — Season 19

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Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 4, 2006