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POV SHORTS

Thursday, April 25th

7:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
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Water Work

Two stories exploring themes of memory, devastation, and resiliency through Detroit and Canarsie's unique relationships to water. FRESHWATER, is a meditation on Detroit-Freshwater unveils the fluid nature of memory in familial and geographical legacies. Using a variety of formats, BY WAY OF CANARSIE explores Canarsie's unique relationship to the water.

9:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Boom and Bust

Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Tensions rise on a busy street as news organizations and local residents witness an extremely volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg. WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD: A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil industry. An intimate portrait of family, memory, and economy.

Friday, April 26th

1:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Boom and Bust

Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Tensions rise on a busy street as news organizations and local residents witness an extremely volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg. WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD: A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil industry. An intimate portrait of family, memory, and economy.

2:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Water Work

Two stories exploring themes of memory, devastation, and resiliency through Detroit and Canarsie's unique relationships to water. FRESHWATER, is a meditation on Detroit-Freshwater unveils the fluid nature of memory in familial and geographical legacies. Using a variety of formats, BY WAY OF CANARSIE explores Canarsie's unique relationship to the water.

9:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Boom and Bust

Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Tensions rise on a busy street as news organizations and local residents witness an extremely volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg. WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD: A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil industry. An intimate portrait of family, memory, and economy.

10:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Boom and Bust

Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Tensions rise on a busy street as news organizations and local residents witness an extremely volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg. WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD: A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil industry. An intimate portrait of family, memory, and economy.

4:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Boom and Bust

Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Tensions rise on a busy street as news organizations and local residents witness an extremely volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg. WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD: A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil industry. An intimate portrait of family, memory, and economy.

Saturday, April 27th

11:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Boom and Bust

Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Tensions rise on a busy street as news organizations and local residents witness an extremely volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg. WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD: A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil industry. An intimate portrait of family, memory, and economy.

Sunday, April 28th

3:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Boom and Bust

Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Tensions rise on a busy street as news organizations and local residents witness an extremely volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg. WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD: A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil industry. An intimate portrait of family, memory, and economy.

10:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Boom and Bust

Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Tensions rise on a busy street as news organizations and local residents witness an extremely volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg. WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD: A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil industry. An intimate portrait of family, memory, and economy.

6:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Boom and Bust

Two stories from California and Texas excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy. WHEN THE LAPD BLOWS UP YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Tensions rise on a busy street as news organizations and local residents witness an extremely volatile situation turn into a literal powder keg. WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD: A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil industry. An intimate portrait of family, memory, and economy.

Wednesday, May 1st

7:00pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

In The Absence

A South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of children. When government incompetence is revealed as the main cause, the victims' families seek justice.

Thursday, May 2nd

12:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

In The Absence

A South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of children. When government incompetence is revealed as the main cause, the victims' families seek justice.

8:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

In The Absence

A South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of children. When government incompetence is revealed as the main cause, the victims' families seek justice.

Saturday, May 4th

1:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

In The Absence

A South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of children. When government incompetence is revealed as the main cause, the victims' families seek justice.

Wednesday, May 8th

7:00pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Cherish

The award-winning POV (a cinematic term for "point of view") series is the longest-running showcase on television to feature the work of America's best contemporary-issue independent filmmakers.

Thursday, May 9th

12:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Cherish

The award-winning POV (a cinematic term for "point of view") series is the longest-running showcase on television to feature the work of America's best contemporary-issue independent filmmakers.

8:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Cherish

The award-winning POV (a cinematic term for "point of view") series is the longest-running showcase on television to feature the work of America's best contemporary-issue independent filmmakers.

9:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

The Calling

Two films exploring creed and conviction. A Muslim hospital chaplain honor his Southern heritage and fights white supremacy in "Redneck Muslim." Three London neighbors share their devotion to Islam, Christianity and football in "The Masses."

Friday, May 10th

1:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

The Calling

Two films exploring creed and conviction. A Muslim hospital chaplain honor his Southern heritage and fights white supremacy in "Redneck Muslim." Three London neighbors share their devotion to Islam, Christianity and football in "The Masses."

5:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Cherish

The award-winning POV (a cinematic term for "point of view") series is the longest-running showcase on television to feature the work of America's best contemporary-issue independent filmmakers.

9:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

The Calling

Two films exploring creed and conviction. A Muslim hospital chaplain honor his Southern heritage and fights white supremacy in "Redneck Muslim." Three London neighbors share their devotion to Islam, Christianity and football in "The Masses."

11:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Cherish

The award-winning POV (a cinematic term for "point of view") series is the longest-running showcase on television to feature the work of America's best contemporary-issue independent filmmakers.

2:00pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Cherish

The award-winning POV (a cinematic term for "point of view") series is the longest-running showcase on television to feature the work of America's best contemporary-issue independent filmmakers.

4:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

The Calling

Two films exploring creed and conviction. A Muslim hospital chaplain honor his Southern heritage and fights white supremacy in "Redneck Muslim." Three London neighbors share their devotion to Islam, Christianity and football in "The Masses."

9:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Our Motherland Fantasy Nightmare

Two families experience homeland violence across generations. In "Call Me Anytime, I'm Not Leaving the House" two Ukrainian sisters - one recently emigrated to Brooklyn, the other in war-besieged Odessa - long to be reunited and reminisce about their homeland. "Freedom Swimmer" is the story of a grandfather's perilous swim from China to Hong Kong that parallels his granddaughter's own quest for a new freedom.

Saturday, May 11th

2:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Our Motherland Fantasy Nightmare

Two families experience homeland violence across generations. In "Call Me Anytime, I'm Not Leaving the House" two Ukrainian sisters - one recently emigrated to Brooklyn, the other in war-besieged Odessa - long to be reunited and reminisce about their homeland. "Freedom Swimmer" is the story of a grandfather's perilous swim from China to Hong Kong that parallels his granddaughter's own quest for a new freedom.

10:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Our Motherland Fantasy Nightmare

Two families experience homeland violence across generations. In "Call Me Anytime, I'm Not Leaving the House" two Ukrainian sisters - one recently emigrated to Brooklyn, the other in war-besieged Odessa - long to be reunited and reminisce about their homeland. "Freedom Swimmer" is the story of a grandfather's perilous swim from China to Hong Kong that parallels his granddaughter's own quest for a new freedom.

1:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Cherish

The award-winning POV (a cinematic term for "point of view") series is the longest-running showcase on television to feature the work of America's best contemporary-issue independent filmmakers.

4:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Our Motherland Fantasy Nightmare

Two families experience homeland violence across generations. In "Call Me Anytime, I'm Not Leaving the House" two Ukrainian sisters - one recently emigrated to Brooklyn, the other in war-besieged Odessa - long to be reunited and reminisce about their homeland. "Freedom Swimmer" is the story of a grandfather's perilous swim from China to Hong Kong that parallels his granddaughter's own quest for a new freedom.

11:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

The Calling

Two films exploring creed and conviction. A Muslim hospital chaplain honor his Southern heritage and fights white supremacy in "Redneck Muslim." Three London neighbors share their devotion to Islam, Christianity and football in "The Masses."

Sunday, May 12th

3:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

The Calling

Two films exploring creed and conviction. A Muslim hospital chaplain honor his Southern heritage and fights white supremacy in "Redneck Muslim." Three London neighbors share their devotion to Islam, Christianity and football in "The Masses."

10:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

The Calling

Two films exploring creed and conviction. A Muslim hospital chaplain honor his Southern heritage and fights white supremacy in "Redneck Muslim." Three London neighbors share their devotion to Islam, Christianity and football in "The Masses."

6:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

The Calling

Two films exploring creed and conviction. A Muslim hospital chaplain honor his Southern heritage and fights white supremacy in "Redneck Muslim." Three London neighbors share their devotion to Islam, Christianity and football in "The Masses."

Monday, May 13th

7:00pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Comic Culture

Slices of life from opposite sides of the world, where the everyday veers into comedy. A Mumbai family adopts a pet chicken in "Tungrus." A practical traffic solution in Stockholm becomes a human failure in "The Traffic Separating Device.

Tuesday, May 14th

12:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Comic Culture

Slices of life from opposite sides of the world, where the everyday veers into comedy. A Mumbai family adopts a pet chicken in "Tungrus." A practical traffic solution in Stockholm becomes a human failure in "The Traffic Separating Device.

8:00am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Comic Culture

Slices of life from opposite sides of the world, where the everyday veers into comedy. A Mumbai family adopts a pet chicken in "Tungrus." A practical traffic solution in Stockholm becomes a human failure in "The Traffic Separating Device.

Thursday, May 16th

5:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Comic Culture

Slices of life from opposite sides of the world, where the everyday veers into comedy. A Mumbai family adopts a pet chicken in "Tungrus." A practical traffic solution in Stockholm becomes a human failure in "The Traffic Separating Device.

11:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Comic Culture

Slices of life from opposite sides of the world, where the everyday veers into comedy. A Mumbai family adopts a pet chicken in "Tungrus." A practical traffic solution in Stockholm becomes a human failure in "The Traffic Separating Device.

9:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Happiness Is £4 Million

An idealistic young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator. Their divergent life experiences and clashing values reflect the generational and societal changes happening in the country.

Friday, May 17th

1:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Happiness Is £4 Million

An idealistic young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator. Their divergent life experiences and clashing values reflect the generational and societal changes happening in the country.

9:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Happiness Is £4 Million

An idealistic young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator. Their divergent life experiences and clashing values reflect the generational and societal changes happening in the country.

4:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Happiness Is £4 Million

An idealistic young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator. Their divergent life experiences and clashing values reflect the generational and societal changes happening in the country.

Saturday, May 18th

11:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Happiness Is £4 Million

An idealistic young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator. Their divergent life experiences and clashing values reflect the generational and societal changes happening in the country.

Sunday, May 19th

3:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Happiness Is £4 Million

An idealistic young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator. Their divergent life experiences and clashing values reflect the generational and societal changes happening in the country.

10:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Happiness Is £4 Million

An idealistic young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator. Their divergent life experiences and clashing values reflect the generational and societal changes happening in the country.

6:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:46
Widescreen

Happiness Is £4 Million

An idealistic young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator. Their divergent life experiences and clashing values reflect the generational and societal changes happening in the country.