With The American Documentary (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. P.O.V. (1988– )
Documentary
POV, a cinema term for "point of view," is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented more than 300 of the best, boldest, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Stacey Abrams, Rashida Tlaib, Lucy McBath, Veronica Escobar
Votes: 210
2. The Betrayal (2008)
96 min | Documentary
The epic story of a family forced to emigrate from Laos after the chaos of the secret air war waged by the U.S. during the Vietnam War. Kuras has spent the last 23 years chronicling the ... See full summary »
Directors: Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath | Star: Thavisouk Phrasavath
Votes: 447
3. Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2003)
83 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary on Bayard Rustin, best-remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
Directors: Nancy D. Kates, Bennett Singer | Stars: Bayard Rustin, Dorothy Jackson, John Rodgers, Louis John
Votes: 198
4. Calavera Highway (2010)
88 min | Documentary
When ARMANDO and CARLOS PENA set off to carry their mother's ashes back to South Texas and reunite with their brothers, the road reveals more than they bargained for. Calavera Highway (... See full summary »
Director: Renee Tajima-Pena
Votes: 14
5. On the Battlefield (1972)
90 min | Documentary
In 1971, African- American protesters seeking economic justice and voting rights are met with armed violence by white vigilantes in the Mississippi River town of Cairo, Illinois. They fight back.
Director: Peter Biskind | Stars: Preston Ewing, Charles Koen, Leon Page
6.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
My Country, My Country
(2006)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
The director follows a Sunni doctor as he prepares to run for the early 2005 elections in Iraq.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Dr. Riyadh, Aaron Castle, Scott Farren-Price, Renato Gonclaves
Votes: 436 | Gross: $0.03M
7.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
The Tailenders
(2006)
60 min | Documentary
Global Recordings Network, a Christian organization, has recorded Bible stories in over 5,500 of the world's 8,000-plus languages. GRN's use of inventive, ultra-low technology makes it ... See full summary »
Director: Adele Horne | Stars: Beth Bird, George Bower, Yolanda Cruz, Rosemary Beam de Azcona
Votes: 8
8.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
No Bigger Than a Minute
(2006)
Documentary
Stars: Peter Dinklage, Meredith Eaton, Erin Presley-Froemke, Laura Presley-Reynolds
Votes: 11
9.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
The Fire Next Time
(2005)
Documentary
Director: Patrice O'Neill
Votes: 7
10.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Boomtown
(2002)
Documentary
An exploration of the celebration and impact of "independence day" - the 4th of July - on a native American reservation, told through the eyes primarily of native-Americans who earn a ... See full summary »
Director: Bryan Gunnar Cole
11.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Lumo
(2007)
72 min | Documentary
The agonies of war torn Africa are deeply etched in the bodies of women. In eastern Congo, vying militias, armies and bandits use rape as a weapon of terror. Recently engaged to a young man... See full summary »
Directors: Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Nelson Walker III, Louis Abelman, Lynn True | Star: Lumo Sinai
13.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Prison Town, USA
(2007)
Documentary
Directors: Katie Galloway, Po Kutchins
Votes: 7
14.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
A Family Undertaking
(2004)
57 min | Documentary
Prior to the 20th century, most Americans prepared their dead for burial with the help of family and friends, but today most funerals are part of a multimillion-dollar industry run by ... See full summary »
Director: Elizabeth Westrate
Votes: 18
15.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North
(2008)
86 min | Documentary
History finally gets rewritten as descendants of the largest slave-trading family in early America face their past, and present, as they explore their violent heritage across oceans and continents.
Directors: Katrina Browne, Alla Kovgan, Jude Ray | Stars: Katrina Browne, Keila DePoorter, Tom DeWolf, Holly Fulton
Votes: 61
16.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
The Rescue List
(2020)
Documentary
Two children recover from enslavement to fishermen in a rehabilitation shelter in Ghana.
Directors: Alyssa Fedele, Zachary Fink | Star: Edem
17.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
And She Could Be Next
(2020)
112 min | Documentary
A story of a defiant movement of women of color, transforming politics from the ground up (Part 1).
Directors: Grace Lee, Marjan Safinia | Stars: Stacey Abrams, Rashida Tlaib, Lucy McBath, Veronica Escobar
Votes: 34
18.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
And She Could Be Next
(2020)
TV-PG | 81 min | Documentary
A story of a defiant movement of women of color, transforming politics from the ground up (Part 2).
Directors: Grace Lee, Marjan Safinia | Stars: Stacey Abrams, Rashida Tlaib, Lucy McBath, Veronica Escobar
Votes: 19
20.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
We Are the Radical Monarchs
(2020)
Documentary
Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton | Stars: Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry, Viviana Becerra, Wendy Carrillo, Melina Duarte
Votes: 7
24.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Portraits and Dreams
(2020)
Documentary
Photographs taken by Kentucky schoolchildren in the 1970's, their lives since then, and the linkage of personal memory to the passage of time.
Votes: 16
25.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Love Child
(2020)
Documentary
A young couple flee Iran with their son, Mani, seeking asylum in Turkey so they can start a new life.
Votes: 6
26.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
In My Blood It Runs
(2020)
Documentary
On the brink of incarceration, a 10-yr-old child healer and hunter grapples with school as he faces scrutiny from welfare authorities and the police.
Votes: 6
27.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Our Time Machine
(2020)
Documentary
Upon finding out about his father's Alzheimer's disease, artist Maleonn creates "Papa's Time Machine," an autobiographical stage performance featuring life-size mechanical puppets.
28.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
The Feeling of Being Watched
(2019)
Documentary
In the Arab-American neighborhood outside of Chicago where director Assia Boundaoui grew up, most of her neighbors think they have been under surveillance for over a decade. While ... See full summary »
Director: Assia Boundaoui
29.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Ella es el matador
(2009)
Documentary
Directors: Celeste Carrasco, Gemma Cubero del Barrio | Stars: Roque Aido, Domenico Bianchini, Fermín Cebolla, Mirella Curcio
30.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
(2003)
Documentary
P.O.V airing of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2003)
34.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Through the Night
(2021)
Documentary
The stories of two working mothers and a child care provider whose lives intersect at a 24-hour day care in New Rochelle, NY.
48.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Midnight Traveler
(2019)
Documentary
When the Taliban puts a bounty on Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two daughters. Capturing the journey, Fazili shows the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run.
Director: Hassan Fazili | Stars: Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili, Fatima Hossaini
49.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
49 Up
(2007)
Documentary
In 1964, to explore the adage "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man," World in Action filmed seven-year-olds. Every seven years, Michael Apted visits them. At 49, ... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Almond, Michael Apted
Votes: 7