POV Shorts

The best and boldest independent short films, curated by America's longest-running documentary

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Traffic Separating Device

A traffic separating device illustrates how practical solutions can become human failures.

Traffic Separating Device

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Kachalka

A journey into the heart of what is widely considered the world's most hardcore gym.

Kachalka

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All Cats Are Grey in the Dark

Christian lives with his two cats Marmelade and Katjuscha.

All Cats Are Grey in the Dark

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Natour's Grocery

Filmmaker Nadine Natour tells the story of her parents’ emigration to the United States.

Natour's Grocery

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The Love Bugs

Lois and Charlie O’Brien have amassed the world’s largest private insect collection.

The Love Bugs

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When I Write It

Two teenage artists spend a day in creative and community fellowship.

When I Write It

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True Love in Pueblo Textil

Maribel tells us how it feels to be stricken with the world's oldest affliction.

True Love in Pueblo Textil

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La Lectora

A decades-old cigar factory in Cuba is home to the long-standing tradition of La Lectora.

La Lectora

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¡Chaporazzi!

Outside of El Chapo's Brooklyn trial, his mythology appears in spectacles and selfies.

¡Chaporazzi!

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Muxes

In the town of Juchitán, Méxcio, the world is not divided simply into males and females.

Muxes

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Clash

Critiquing the lack of diversity in on-screen representation in Britain today.

Clash

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Edgecombe

An examination of the ways trauma repeats and reinvents itself in rural Black communities.

Edgecombe

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Crisanto Street

For eight-year-old Geovany Cesario, leaving home is bittersweet.

Crisanto Street

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The Velvet Underground Played At My High School

In 1965, the Velvet Underground played for a crowd of shocked New Jersey high schoolers.

The Velvet Underground Played At My High School

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Stay Close

Home videos and animation tell the story of Keeth Smart, an Olympic Fencer from Brooklyn.

Stay Close

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Reluctantly Queer

A Ghanaian gay man struggles to reconcile his love for his mother with his sexuality.

Reluctantly Queer