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POV Shorts: Classroom 4 - CLASSROOM 4 is the story of an award-winning professor teaching "The History of Crime and Punishment" inside a prison to a class of both free students and incarcerated students. Through exploring concepts including masculinity, prison abolition, and mercy, the work reveals the true cost of mass incarceration and the power of human connection to transform society.

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POV Shorts: Classroom 4

A history professor teaches a class of free and incarcerated students inside a prison.

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POV Shorts: La Orquesta

A retired music teacher starts Georgia’s first youth orchestra for immigrant families.

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POV Shorts: Songs of Black Folk

Leading Black musicians in the Pacific Northwest create new traditions on Juneteenth.

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POV Shorts: This is America

From big city to small town, two stories reflecting contemporary America.

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POV Shorts: The People Could Fly

A poetic look at roller rinks as sanctuaries for Black culture, joy, and resistance.

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POV Shorts: Chasing Time

Photographer James Balog brings the 15-year Extreme Ice Survey project to a close.

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Between Goodbyes

A Korean birth mother and her daughter struggle to stay reunited for the long haul.

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A Mother Apart

Poet and activist Staceyann Chin chronicles her journey of healing, forgiveness, and mothering.

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Porcelain War

Confronting war, Ukrainian artists pick up arms while finding strength through art.

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The Bitter Pill

A small-town attorney takes on pharmaceutical giants as opioids devastate his community.

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Black Snow

An environmental thriller that shines new light on the human cost of coal.

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The Age of Water

In rural Mexico, a community seeks answers, uncovering alarming truths about their water.

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DRIVER

After losing it all, Desiree Wood takes a second lease on life as a long-haul trucker.

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A New Kind of Wilderness

A family’s free life in nature is disrupted by tragedy, forcing them into modern society.

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Emergent City

A new “innovation district” tests local democracy in a divided Brooklyn community.

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Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision

Follow the journey of Maya Lin behind the controversial Vietnam Veterans Memorial in DC.

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The Ride Ahead

A community of disability activists help Samuel Habib, 21, navigate the path to adulthood.

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Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place

A Colombian Black rural activist's historic bid for presidency stirs a national awakening.

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UNION

A group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse.

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About POV

Since 1988, POV has been the home for the world’s boldest contemporary filmmakers, celebrating intriguing personal stories that spark conversation and inspire action.