POV Shorts Season 5

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24 min

Painter Titus Kaphar turns to film when the art world tries to silence his activism.

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Two families experience homeland violence across generations. Includes Call Me Anytime, I’m Not Leaving the House and Freedom Swimmer.

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Two stories from the heart of New York. Includes Are You Down? and All Riders.

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An idealistic young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator.

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Three stories about care and connection. Includes My Duduś, Some Kind of Intimacy, and Chilly and Milly.

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New worlds unfold in stories of tradition and hometown pride. Includes You Can’t Stop Spirit and Coming Home.

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Two Ukrainian sisters separated by distance and war and a call that could be their last.

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A perilous swim from China to Hong Kong parallels a new generation's quest for freedom.

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A portrait of the life and work of Jamaican New Yorker and visual artist Michael Richards.

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A close look at disabled New Yorkers fighting for accessibility on the MTA.

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After her son leaves home, a Polish mother fills her empty nest with a baby squirrel.

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A filmmaker tries to find greater meaning from the sheep living where his parents are buried.

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A devoted caretaker, her chronically ill husband, and the power of undying love.

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Black women create a space for freedom through the Baby Doll Mardi Gras masking tradition.

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Palestinian-American dancers use traditional Dabka to connect with their homeland.