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Season 26 – 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 26

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Episode 1 Aired Jun 24, 2013 Homegoings Funeral director Isaiah Owens of Owens Funeral Home in Harlem, New York, provides insight into funeral rituals in the black community. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 1, 2013 Special Flight The plight of 25 undocumented foreigners at the Frambois detention center in Geneva, Switzerland. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 8, 2013 Herman's House Artist Jackie Sumell befriends Herman Wallace, a man who served more than 30 years in solitary confinement in a Louisiana prison. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 15, 2013 Only the Young Three teenagers -- skateboarders Garrison and Kevin and Garrison's sometime girlfriend Skye -- come of age in a small town in Southern California. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 22, 2013 High Tech Low Life Two bloggers report on everything from pollution to corruption in China, thereby exploring evolving censorship regulations in the country and pushing the boundaries of free speech. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 29, 2013 Neurotypical A child, a teenager and an adult, all on different positions of the autism spectrum, work out their perceptual and behavioral differences. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 19, 2013 The Law in These Parts Israeli judges, prosecutors and legal advisers examine the Middle East conflict and the balance among political interests, security and human rights. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 26, 2013 5 Broken Cameras A family's evolution over five years in Bil'in, a Palestinian village in the West Bank where Israel is building a security fence. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 9, 2013 Ping Pong Eight players compete in the Over 80 World Table Tennis Championships in China's Inner Mongolia. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 16, 2013 The World Before Her A small town girl competes in the Miss India pageant in Bombay; a militant leader of a fundamentalist Hindu camp for girls preaches resistance to Western culture, Christianity and Islam. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 23, 2013 Best Kept Secret Teacher Janet Mino works with severely autistic boys at the John F. Kennedy School in New Jersey, preparing them for an independent life after graduation. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 7, 2013 Brooklyn Castle The daily challenges of five members of a champion chess team at a below-the-poverty-line junior high school in Brooklyn, N.Y. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 14, 2013 56 Up Documentarian Michael Apted speaks with members of a group first interviewed as 7-year-olds, 49 years ago, who are now settling into middle age. Details Episode 14 Aired Nov 28, 2013 Listening Is an Act of Love: A StoryCorps Special The first animated special from StoryCorps features six stories from the oral history project. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 3, 2014 American Promise Middle class black parents in Brooklyn, N.Y., document their son's progress through private school. Details

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POV — Season 26

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Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 24, 2013