American Documentary | POV

American Documentary produces US television’s longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films, the award-winning series POV (a cinematic term for "point-of-view"). Since 1988, POV has presented over 400 of the best and most innovative documentaries to PBS audiences across the USA. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling, and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues. Our films bring powerful non-fiction storytelling into people's lives and raise public dialogue on issues of international importance to a new level. POV has won every coveted industry award, including 35 Emmys Awards, 3 Academy Awards, 18 George Foster Peabody Awards, 12 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Broadcast Journalism Awards and the Prix Italia.