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Season 27 – 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 27

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 23, 2014 When I Walk Filmmaker Jason DaSilva documents how a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis changed his life. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 30, 2014 American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs The life of Grace Lee Boggs, a 98-year-old Chinese-American philosopher, writer and activist. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 7, 2014 My Way to Olympia Filmmaker Niko von Glasow, who claims to hate sports, covers London's Paralympics competition. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 14, 2014 Getting Back to Abnormal A story of race, corruption and politics unfolds as New Orleans city council member Stacy Head runs for re-election. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 21, 2014 Dance for Me A 15-year-old Russian boy leaves his home and family to travel to Denmark, where he trains with 14-year-old Mie for the professional ballroom championships. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 28, 2014 Fallen City Earthquake survivors of Beichuan, China, must adjust to their new lives in a new city. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 4, 2014 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story A U.S. Supreme Court decision could set free Kenneth Young, who was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences for armed robbery when he was 15. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 18, 2014 A World Not Ours Three generations of a Palestinian family live in the refugee camp Ein el-Helweh in southern Lebanon. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 25, 2014 Big Men The quest for oil in Ghana by Dallas-based Kosmos leads to violent resistance in the Niger Delta, where the poor still wait to reap the benefits of decades-old oil fields. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 1, 2014 After Tiller Only four doctors in the U.S. perform third trimester abortions after the 2009 assassination of Dr. George Tiller. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 8, 2014 The Genius of Marian Pam White's family helps her come to terms with her Alzheimer's disease diagnosis. Details Episode 12 Aired Sep 22, 2014 Koch Three-term New York Mayor Ed Koch had a reputation for being funny, blunt, fiscally conservative but also socially liberal. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 6, 2014 The Act of Killing Killings in Indonesia during 1965 and '66 resulted in the deaths of more than 500,000 people. Details

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POV — Season 27

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Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 23, 2014