Episode guide
POV: Season 21
15 episodes · first aired Jun 24, 2008
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- 1 Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North Jun 24, 2008 · 1h The 21st-season opener features "Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North," an exploration of filmmaker Katrina Brown's slave-trading ancestors, the Rhode Island DeWolfs. She and…
- 2 Election Day Jul 1, 2008 · 1h Forget the pie charts, color-coded maps and hyperventilating pundits. What's the street-level experience of voters in today's America? In a triumph of documentary storytelling, Election…
- 3 The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández Jul 8, 2008 · 1h In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexico border as part of the War on Drugs shot and killed Esequiel Hernández Jr. Mistaken for a drug runner, the 18-year-old was, in fact, a U.S…
- 4 The Last Conquistador Jul 15, 2008 · 1h Renowned sculptor John Houser has a dream: to build the world's tallest bronze equestrian statue for the city of El Paso, Texas. He envisions a stunning monument to Spanish conquistador…
- 5 9 Star Hotel Jul 22, 2008 · 1h A group of young Palestinian men work illegally as construction laborers in the Israeli city of Modi'in. Caught between Israeli security laws and a Palestinian Authority they see as having…
- 6 Campaign Jul 29, 2008 · 1h This is democracy — Japanese style. Campaign provides a startling insider's view of Japanese electoral politics in this portrait of a man plucked from obscurity by the ruling Liberal…
- 7 Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music Aug 5, 2008 · 1h In this classic 1969 documentary, the Man in Black is captured at his peak, the first of many in a looming roller-coaster career. Fresh on the heels of his Folsom Prison album, Cash…
- 8 Belarusian Waltz Aug 12, 2008 · 1h Belarus has been called "Europe's last dictatorship." Since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the ex-Soviet republic with a despotic hand, jailing the opposition, shutting down the…
- 9 The Judge and the General Aug 19, 2008 · 1h When in 1998 Chilean judge Juan Guzmán was assigned the first criminal cases against the country's ex-dictator, General Augusto Pinochet, no one expected much. Guzmán had supported…
- 10 Calavera Highway Sep 16, 2008 · 1h When brothers Armando and Carlos Peña set off to carry their mother's ashes to south Texas, their road trip turns into a quest for answers about a strangely veiled past. As they reunite…
- 11 Critical Condition Sep 30, 2008 · 1h What happens if you fall sick and are one of 47 million people in America without health insurance? Critical Condition by Roger Weisberg (Waging a Living, POV 2006) puts a human face on…
- 12 In the Family Oct 1, 2008 · 1h How much would you sacrifice to survive? When Chicago filmmaker Joanna Rudnick tested positive for the "breast cancer gene" at age 27, she knew the information could save her life. And she…
- 13 Up the Yangtze Oct 8, 2008 · 1h Nearing completion, China's massive Three Gorges Dam is altering the landscape and the lives of people living along the fabled Yangtze River. Countless ancient villages and historic…
- 14 Soldiers of Conscience Oct 16, 2008 · 1h When is it right to kill? In the midst of war, is it right to refuse? Eight U.S. soldiers today, some who killed and some who said no, reveal their inner moral dilemmas in Soldiers of…
- 15 Inheritance Dec 10, 2008 · 1h 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…