Find POV Events Happening Near You

Each year, over 600 screenings of POV films take place across the country. Find out about upcoming POV screenings and events near you below.

EVENTS LIST

  • July 10 2025
    7:00 PM America/Denver
    2025 Free Film Screening Series
    National Hispanic Cultural Center
    1701 4th Street SW
    New Mexico 87102
    The Last Out
    by Michael Gassert and Sami Khan and Jonathan Miller

    The National Hispanic Cultural Center 2025 Free Summer Film Series will celebrate Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous filmmakers, directors, academics, students and screenwriters. We will examine the power of our stories in film through independent, documentary, and mocumentary Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous films, as well as issues of equity and access. We aim to address disparity in the film industry by providing rising Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous filmmakers with insight and skills to advance their careers while increasing awareness of their skills and unique perspectives as filmmakers, directors, and screenwriters.

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  • July 14 2025
    6:00 PM America/New_York
    Color Our World: Activism
    Indian Valley Public Library
    100 E. Church Ave.
    Pennsylvania 18969
    Shut Up and Paint
    by Titus Kaphar and Alex Mallis and Matt O’Neill and Perri Peltz and Chloe Gbai

    Join us for a viewing and discussion of Shut Up and Paint as a part of our Color Our World Film Series. We would explore the intersection of art and activism.

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  • July 16 2025
    5:30 PM America/Chicago
    The Ride Ahead: Love, Tattoos, and Other Disabled Things
    Waunakee Public Library
    201 N Madison St
    Wisconsin 53597
    The Ride Ahead
    by Samuel Habib and Dan Habib and Erica Lupinacci

    Join the Waunakee IDEA and Waunakee Public Library in celebrating Disability Pride Month with a viewing and discussion of the film The Ride Ahead: Love, Tattoos, and Other Disabled Things. About the Film: Samuel Habib is a typical 21-year-old, itching to move out, start a career, and find love. But no one tells you how to be an adult, let alone an adult with a disability. Can a community of disability activists help him follow his dreams? THE RIDE AHEAD (96 min) from father-son co-directors Samuel Habib & Dan Habib, is the feature-length version of the Emmy Award-winning New York Times Op-Doc, My Disability Roadmap. View trailer. Refreshments provided.

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  • July 23 2025
    7:00 PM America/Denver
    Sanctuary Cinema
    UN 17/Pangea
    419 Coal Ave SW
    New Mexico 87102
    Fire Through Dry Grass
    by Andres “Jay” Molina and Alexis Neophytides and Jennilie Brewster and Peter Yearwood and Sarah Feuquay

    Sanctuary Cinema – A brave space for transformative justice and belonging, through film. 2. Mission Statement Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! Using the power of storytelling in film to show nonfiction/documentary POV films (known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.) with a panel discussion afterwards and in partnership with various nonprofits. Event Description: We will be Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! On the Third Wednesday of the Month. This is the inaugural screening of Sanctuary Cinema. Schedule: 7pm arrival 7:30 pm Screening 90 min 9pm Panel Discussion 10 pm Program Ends

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  • July 26 2025
    1:00 PM America/Detroit
    Idlewild Summers POV Program
    THE TEEM CENTER
    1850 E US 10
    Michigan 49642
    By Way of Canarsie
    by Emily Packer and Lesley Steele and Shirin Ghaffary

    Join us at the TEEM Center in Idlewild, Michigan, for a free screening of 2 short films and a Documentary on black life in America.

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  • July 26 2025
    1:00 PM America/Detroit
    Idlewild Summers POV Program
    THE TEEM CENTER
    1850 E US 10
    Michigan 49642
    Freshwater
    by dream hampton and ill Weaver

    Join us at the TEEM Center in Idlewild, Michigan, for a free screening of 2 short films and a Documentary on black life in America.

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  • July 26 2025
    2:00 PM America/Detroit
    Idlewild Summers POV Program
    THE TEEM CENTER
    1850 E US 10
    Michigan 49642
    Fire Through Dry Grass
    by Andres “Jay” Molina and Alexis Neophytides and Jennilie Brewster and Peter Yearwood and Sarah Feuquay

    Join us at the TEEM Center in Idlewild, Michigan, for a free screening of 2 short films and Fire Through Dry Grass , a Documentary on black life in America.

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  • July 29 2025
    1:00 PM America/New_York
    Summer Film Series
    Out of the Box
    2340 Country Side Dr.
    Florida 32003
    Emergent City
    by Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg and Brenda Ávila-Hanna

    Film and discussions series for ages 55+

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  • August 07 2025
    7:00 PM America/New_York
    Hudson Film Festival
    Story Screen Cinema
    160 Fairview Ave Suite 78
    New York 12534
    A Swim Lesson
    by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack and Emily Arlook and Nicole Emanuele

    Hudson Film Festival takes place August 7-10 in Hudson, NY and is a 501c3 nonprofit. We will screen A SWIM LESSON prior to our opening night film EAST OF WALL. We will announce the line-up to the fest week of August 16.

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  • August 14 2025
    7:00 PM MDT
    2025 Free Film Screening Series
    National Hispanic Cultural Center
    1701 4th Street SW
    New Mexico 87102
    Landfall
    by Cecilia Aldarondo and Ines Hoffman Kanna

    The National Hispanic Cultural Center 2025 Free Summer Film Series will celebrate Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous filmmakers, directors, academics, students and screenwriters. We will examine the power of our stories in film through independent, documentary, and mocumentary Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous films, as well as issues of equity and access. We aim to address disparity in the film industry by providing rising Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous filmmakers with insight and skills to advance their careers while increasing awareness of their skills and unique perspectives as filmmakers, directors, and screenwriters.

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  • August 21 2025
    8:00 PM America/Denver
    Sanctuary Cinema
    FUSION
    700 1st SW
    New Mexico 87102
    Landfall
    by Cecilia Aldarondo and Ines Hoffman Kanna

    Sanctuary Cinema – A brave space for transformative justice and belonging, through film. 2. Mission Statement Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! Using the power of storytelling in film to show nonfiction/documentary POV films (known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.) with a panel discussion afterwards and in partnership with various nonprofits. Event Description: We will be Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! On the Third Wednesday of the Month. This is the inaugural screening of Sanctuary Cinema. Schedule: 7pm arrival 7:30 pm Screening 90 min 9pm Panel Discussion 10 pm Program Ends

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  • September 05 2025
    1:00 AM America/New_York
    First Friday Documentary Series: Is There Anybody Out There
    Barrington Public Library
    281 County Road
    Rhode Island 02806
    Is There Anybody Out There
    by Ella Bee Glendining and Janine Marmot

    This screening will be a part of our First Friday Documentary Series where we show documentaries that highlight underrepresented or marginalized groups or current social issues. A short discussion will follow each screening. These screenings are free and open to all.

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  • September 18 2025
    6:00 PM America/Chicago
    Doc & Talk Series
    Zinema 2
    222 E Superior St
    Minnesota 55802
    Let The Little Light Shine
    by Kevin Shaw and Steve James and Rachel Dickson

    We will be hosting a community screening followed by a discussion. It is open to the public.

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  • September 18 2025
    7:00 PM MDT
    2025 Free Film Screening Series
    National Hispanic Cultural Center
    1701 4th Street SW
    New Mexico 87102
    Things We Dare Not Do
    by Bruno Santamaría and Abril López Carillo and Andrea Rabasa

    The National Hispanic Cultural Center 2025 Free Summer Film Series will celebrate Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous filmmakers, directors, academics, students and screenwriters. We will examine the power of our stories in film through independent, documentary, and mocumentary Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous films, as well as issues of equity and access. We aim to address disparity in the film industry by providing rising Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous filmmakers with insight and skills to advance their careers while increasing awareness of their skills and unique perspectives as filmmakers, directors, and screenwriters.

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  • September 18 2025
    8:00 PM America/Denver
    Sanctuary Cinema
    FUSION
    700 1st SW
    New Mexico 87102
    The Last Out
    by Michael Gassert and Sami Khan and Jonathan Miller

    Sanctuary Cinema – A brave space for transformative justice and belonging, through film. 2. Mission Statement Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! Using the power of storytelling in film to show nonfiction/documentary POV films (known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.) with a panel discussion afterwards and in partnership with various nonprofits. Event Description: We will be Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! On the Third Wednesday of the Month. This is the inaugural screening of Sanctuary Cinema. Schedule: 7pm arrival 7:30 pm Screening 90 min 9pm Panel Discussion 10 pm Program Ends

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  • October 09 2025
    7:00 PM MDT
    2025 Free Film Screening Series
    National Hispanic Cultural Center
    1701 4th Street SW
    New Mexico 87102
    The Song of the Butterflies
    by Núria Frigola Torrent and Rolando Toledo

    The National Hispanic Cultural Center 2025 Free Summer Film Series will celebrate Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous filmmakers, directors, academics, students and screenwriters. We will examine the power of our stories in film through independent, documentary, and mocumentary Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous films, as well as issues of equity and access. We aim to address disparity in the film industry by providing rising Hispanic/Latinx/Chicana/Indigenous filmmakers with insight and skills to advance their careers while increasing awareness of their skills and unique perspectives as filmmakers, directors, and screenwriters.

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  • October 15 2025
    7:00 PM America/Denver
    Sanctuary Cinema
    The Studio @ WESST
    609 Broadway SW
    New Mexico 87102
    Bulls and Saints
    by Rodrigo Dorfman and Peter Eversol

    Sanctuary Cinema – A brave space for transformative justice and belonging, through film. 2. Mission Statement Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! Using the power of storytelling in film to show nonfiction/documentary POV films (known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.) with a panel discussion afterwards and in partnership with various nonprofits. Event Description: We will be Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! On the Third Wednesday of the Month. This is the inaugural screening of Sanctuary Cinema. Schedule: 7pm arrival 7:30 pm Screening 90 min 9pm Panel Discussion 10 pm Program Ends

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  • November 19 2025
    7:00 PM America/Denver
    Sanctuary Cinema
    The Studio @ WESST
    609 Broadway SW
    New Mexico 87102
    Aurora's Sunrise
    by Inna Sahakyan and Vardan Hovhannisyan and Christian Beetz and Justė Michailinaitė and Kęstutis Drazdauskas and Eric Esrailian

    Sanctuary Cinema – A brave space for transformative justice and belonging, through film. 2. Mission Statement Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! Using the power of storytelling in film to show nonfiction/documentary POV films (known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.) with a panel discussion afterwards and in partnership with various nonprofits. Event Description: We will be Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! On the Third Wednesday of the Month. This is the inaugural screening of Sanctuary Cinema. Schedule: 7pm arrival 7:30 pm Screening 90 min 9pm Panel Discussion 10 pm Program Ends

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  • November 19 2025
    7:00 PM America/Denver
    Sanctuary Cinema
    The Studio @ WESST
    609 Broadway SW
    New Mexico 87102
    Boat People
    by Kjell Boersma and Thao Lam

    Sanctuary Cinema – A brave space for transformative justice and belonging, through film. 2. Mission Statement Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! Using the power of storytelling in film to show nonfiction/documentary POV films (known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.) with a panel discussion afterwards and in partnership with various nonprofits. Event Description: We will be Screening films from POV /PBS to build Communities Committed to Action on contemporary social issues. Educate, Inspire, and Act! On the Third Wednesday of the Month. This is the inaugural screening of Sanctuary Cinema. Schedule: 7pm arrival 7:30 pm Screening 90 min 9pm Panel Discussion 10 pm Program Ends

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