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PBS POV 25th anniversary season set to begin, sneak previews available with PBS app

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Friday, 15 June 2012 10:09

POV's 25th Anniversary Season Begins Next Week on PBS, Showcases an Array of Powerful New Documentaries

Season Premieres Thursday, June 21; Sneak Previews, Starting June 15, Are Just an App Away

'The City Dark': Stargazing in Times Square. Photo: Wicked Delicate Films LLC.

Launched in 1988 to showcase new and challenging point-of-view documentaries on PBS, POV (Point of View) has grown to become American television’s longest-running series dedicated to contemporary nonfiction programming. Over its 25 years, POV has featured dramatic and provocative accounts of contemporary life that provide unparalleled access to half-hidden worlds of timely interest. Some even alter the course of history. From Tibetan Buddhism to Guatemalan dictators to the night sky to romance novels, the new season showcases a broad range of new themes and perspectives: Mark your calendars!

POV moves this year from Tuesdays to Thursdays on PBS, and begins its 25th season on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) with award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Fox’s My Reincarnation, the story of a father’s spiritual persistence and a son’s spiritual awakening. For viewers who can't wait, POV's first two films will be available for sneak previews on the PBS video apps for iPad and iPhone. And for people who can wait - or simply want to see the films again - POV will stream the films online after their broadcast premieres.

The schedule for POV's first four films follows:

June 21: My Reincarnation by Jennifer Fox
Filmed over 20 years, My Reincarnation is the epic story of exiled Tibetan Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his Western-born son, Yeshi. Recognized from birth as the reincarnation of a Buddhist master, Yeshi breaks away to embrace the modern world. Can the father convince his son to keep the family’s spiritual legacy alive? Winner, Top 20 Audience Award, 2010 IDFA. Produced in association with American Documentary | POV.

Sneak preview on PBS video apps: June 15
Online streaming: June 22 - Sept. 20

June 28: Granito: How to Nail a Dictator by Peter Kinoy, Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís
A Guatemalan court recently charged a former dictator with genocide for his brutal war against the country’s Mayan people—and Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble, was a granito—a tiny grain of sand—that helped tip the scales of justice. Granito shows that a film can have the power to change history. An Official Selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. A co-production of ITVS, with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting.

Sneak previews of Granito and When the Mountains Tremble, in Spanish and English, on PBS video apps: June 22
Online streaming of Granito: June 29 - July 28 and When the Mountains Tremble: June 22 - July 28

July 5: The City Dark by Ian Cheney
Is darkness becoming extinct? When filmmaker Ian Cheney moves from rural Maine to New York City and discovers streets awash in light and skies devoid of stars, he embarks on a journey to America’s brightest and darkest corners, asking astronomers, cancer researchers and ecologists what is lost in the glare of city lights. Blending a humorous, searching narrative with poetic footage of the night sky, The City Dark provides a fascinating introduction to the science of the dark and an exploration of our relationship to the stars. Winner, Best Score/Music Award, 2011 SXSW Film Festival. Produced in association with American Documentary | POV.

Sneak preview dates for PBS video apps to be announced.
Online streaming: July 6 - Aug. 5

July 12: Guilty Pleasures by Julie Moggan
Every four seconds a romance novel published by Harlequin or its British counterpart, Mills & Boon, is sold somewhere in the world. Julie Moggan’s Guilty Pleasures takes an amusing and touching look at this global phenomenon. Ironies abound in the contrasts between the everyday lives of the books’ readers and the fantasy worlds that offer them escape. Guilty Pleasures portrays five romance devotees who must, ultimately, find their dreams in the real world. An Official Selection of the 2010 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.

Sneak preview dates for PBS video apps to be announced.
Online streaming: June 13 - Aug. 12

POV
Produced by American Documentary, Inc. and now in its 25th season on PBS, the award-winning POV series is the longest-running showcase on American television to feature the work of today’s best independent documentary filmmakers. Airing June through October with primetime specials during the year, POV has brought more than 325 acclaimed documentaries to millions nationwide and has a Webby Award-winning online series, POV’s Borders. Since 1988, POV has pioneered the art of presentation and outreach using independent nonfiction media to build new communities in conversation about today’s most pressing social issues. Visit www.pbs.org/pov.

Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the desJardins/Blachman Fund and public television viewers. Funding for POV's Diverse Voices Project is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Special support provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.