Doc Soup: The Year in Docs

Independent journalist Tom Roston checks in and writes about the world of documentaries in his column, Doc Soup. It's end of the year wrap-up time, at a juncture when the world of movies and entertainment and even...

"Inheritance" Documentary Film Tells the Story of Nazi's Daughter

Imagine watching Schindler's List and knowing the sadistic Nazi camp commandant played by Ralph Fiennes was your father. Inheritance is the story of Monika Hertwig, the daughter of mass murderer Amon Goeth....

P.O.V. - The Judge and the General | PBS 2008

""When in 1998 Chilean judge Juan Guzman was assigned the first criminal cases against the country's ex-dictator, General Augusto Pinochet, no one expected much. Guzman had supported Pinochet's 1973 coup — waged...

Run For — Not From — "The Hills"!

"In honor of this week's premiere of season four of MTV's "The Hills," I'd like to ruminate a bit on the end of the world. Not really, but you'll get what I mean."Every week, independent journalist Tom Roston...

Outsider Artist Henry Darger: An Interview with Curator Brooke Davis Anderson

In 2005, P.O.V. aired Jessica Yu's film In the Realms of the Unreal. The film is the astounding tale of outsider artist Henry Darger,who, unbeknownst to anyone, had created a 15,000-page novel andhundreds of illustrations that have inspired artists and viewers sincetheir...

Arts Engine Celebrates 10th Anniversary

"Arts Engine Celebrates 10th Anniversary April 28, 2008 05:32 PM, by POVGuest Katy Chevigny is the filmmaker behind Election Day (P.O.V. 2008) as well as the co-founder of the non-profit media organization Arts Engine, whose production arm, Big Mouth Films, has produced...

"Up the Yangtze" Premieres in New York

Up the Yangtze, a new documentary about the impact of the Three Gorges Dam project in China by Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang, opens in New York City at the IFC Center tomorrow. The film has won numerous awards...
 

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