POV Shorts Season 6

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25 min

Renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni studies “what grows back” after a disturbance in the rainforest canopy. After surviving a life-threatening fall...

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Inspired by the lawsuits filed in Florida challenging the state’s abortion ban on the basis of religious freedom, Under G-d...

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Two stories exploring themes of memory, devastation, and resiliency through Detroit and Canarsie’s unique relationships to water. Includes Freshwater and...

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Detroiters experienced an enhanced form of water destruction from massive flooding that destroyed homes, belongings and lives in the summer...

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A portrait of an oft-neglected community imagining possible futures at odds with the present. Using various formats, these vignettes explore...

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In a mountainous but extremely green landscape goats jump over the rocks and laughing children run after them. In this...

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Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. Includes When the LAPD Blows Up...

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A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil...

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Tensions rise on a busy street as news organizations and local residents witness an extremely volatile situation turn into a...

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After 16 years of incarceration, Sol is released from prison, when she discovers that coming into her own freedom can...

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Through a series of extraordinarily honest and intimate conversations, filmmaker Aurora Brachman examines the intergenerational fallout of experiences her mother...

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A magical-realist window into life with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Combining paintings and live-action footage to reveal the emotional depth of Samuel...