P O V American Documentary Movies

  • 2011
    If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

    If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

    If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

    6.52011HD

    Filmmaker Marshall Curry explores the inner workings of the Earth Liberation Front, a revolutionary movement devoted to crippling facilities involved...

    If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
  • 2018
    Minding the Gap

    Minding the Gap

    Minding the Gap

    7.72018HD

    Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations...

    Minding the Gap
  • 2019
    The Silence of Others

    The Silence of Others

    The Silence of Others

    8.12019HD

    The story of the tortuous struggle against the silence of the victims of the dictatorship imposed by General Franco after the victory of the rebel...

    The Silence of Others
  • 2014
    Point and Shoot

    Point and Shoot

    Point and Shoot

    6.52014HD

    At first glance, Matthew VanDyke—a shy Baltimore native with a sheltered upbringing and a tormenting OCD diagnosis—is the last person...

    Point and Shoot
  • 2005
    The Education of Shelby Knox

    The Education of Shelby Knox

    The Education of Shelby Knox

    5.52005HD

    A 15-year-old girl's transformation from conservative Southern Baptist to liberal Christian and ardent feminist parallels her fight for sex education...

    The Education of Shelby Knox
  • 2018
    Voices of the Sea

    Voices of the Sea

    Voices of the Sea

    6.42018HD

    A young mother yearns to escape the unending hardships of a remote Cuban fishing village in search of a false and potentially fatal American dream.

    Voices of the Sea
  • 2003
    Flag Wars

    Flag Wars

    Flag Wars

    4.42003HD

    Filmed over four years, this documentary focuses on the impacts of gentrification as gay white professionals move into a largely black working-class...

    Flag Wars
  • 2003
    The Sixth Section

    The Sixth Section

    The Sixth Section

    02003HD

    Following a group of Mexican immigrants from the tiny desert town of Boqueron who now work in upstate New York, the film documents their struggle to...

    The Sixth Section
  • 2013
    Homegoings

    Homegoings

    Homegoings

    6.52013HD

    Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals are brought to life. Filmed at Owens Funeral...

    Homegoings
  • 2023
    Bulls and Saints

    Bulls and Saints

    Bulls and Saints

    02023HD

    After 20 years of living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Little do they know it will be the most difficult...

    Bulls and Saints
  • 1989
    Wise Guys!

    Wise Guys!

    Wise Guys!

    01989HD

    In Wise Guys!, a stamp dealer from Los Angeles, a former school teacher form Miami, a born again Christian from Las Vegas and a whiz kid law student...

    Wise Guys!