POV 36 years old
POV is a Public Broadcasting Service public television series which features independent nonfiction films. POV is an initialism for point of view. POV is the longest-running showcase on television for independent documentary films. PBS presents 14-16 POV programs each year, and the series has premiered over 300 films to U.S. television audiences since 1988. POV's films have a strong first-person, social-issue focus. Many established directors, including Michael Moore, Jonathan Demme, Terry Zwigoff, Errol Morris, Albert and David Maysles, Michael Apted, Frederick Wiseman, Marlon Riggs, and Ross McElwee have had work screened as part of the POV series. The series has garnered both critical and industry acclaim over its 20-plus years on television. POV programs have also won major industry awards including three Oscars, 32 Emmys, 36 Cine Golden Eagles, 15 Peabody Awards, 11 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards, the Prix Italia and the Webby Award.
Credits
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tommy Lee Jones He was 41 , now 78 years old | as Narrator |
Crew
Name | Job title |
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Terry Zwigoff Directing He was 39 , now 75 years old | Director |
Nick Quested Production He was 18 , now 55 years old | Executive Producer |
Robert Kenner Directing He was 38 , now 74 years old | Director |
Judith Ehrlich Directing | Director |
Judith Ehrlich Writing | Writer |
Michael Apted Directing He was 47 , now 83 years old | Director |
Jonathan Demme Directing He was 44 , 73 years old when he died | Director |
Errol Morris Directing He was 40 , now 76 years old | Director |
John Magnuson Directing | Director |
Michael Rohatyn Sound | Music |
Rick Goldsmith Directing He was 37 , now 73 years old | Director |
Rick Goldsmith Writing He was 37 , now 73 years old | Writer |
Deborah Shaffer Directing | Director |
Jay Rosenstein Directing | Director |
Jay Rosenstein Writing | Writer |
Roberto Hernández Directing He was 21 , now 57 years old | Director |
Geoffrey Smith Directing | Director |
Jonathan Furmanski Crew | Cinematography |
David Redmon Directing | Director |
Ashley Sabin Directing | Director |
Dallas Brennan Production | Producer |
Bryan Gunnar Cole Editing | Editor |
Michael Collins Directing He was 57 , now 94 years old | Director |
Katy Chevigny Production | Executive Producer |
Lourdes Portillo Directing She was 44 , now 80 years old | Director |
Michal Aviad Directing She was 33 , now 69 years old | Director |
Shola Lynch Directing She was 21 , now 58 years old | Director |
Christine Noschese Directing | Director |
Louis Alvarez Directing He was 33 , now 69 years old | Director |
Andrew Kolker Directing He was 36 , now 72 years old | Director |
POV (36 years)
Returning Series
- First Air Date: 1988-07-05
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 399