POV - Season 22
Season 22
Network
DatesJun 23, 2009 - Dec 30, 2009
Episodes
Season 22Episode 190 min
New Muslim Cool
Puerto Rican-American rapper Hamza Pérez pulled himself out of drug dealing and street life 12 years ago and became a Muslim. Now he's moved to Pittsburgh's tough North Side to start a new religious community, rebuild his shattered family and take his message of faith to other young people through hard-hitting hip-hop music. But when the FBI raids his mosque, Hamza must confront the realities of the post-9/11 world, and himself. New Muslim Cool takes viewers on Hamza's ride through streets, slums and jail cells — following his spiritual journey to some surprising places in an America that never stops changing.
Jun 23, 2009
Season 22Episode 290 min
Beyond Hatred
In September 2002, three skinheads were roaming a park in Rheims, France, looking to "do an Arab," when they settled for a gay man instead. Twenty-nine-year-old François Chenu fought back fiercely, but he was beaten unconscious and thrown into a river, where he drowned. The acclaimed French vérité film Beyond Hatred is the story of the crime's aftermath; above all, of the Chenu family's brave and heartrending struggle to seek justice while trying to make sense of such pointless violence and unbearable loss. With remarkable dignity, they fight to transcend hatred and the inevitable desire for revenge.
Jun 30, 2009
Season 22Episode 390 min
Life.Support.Music
In 2004, Jason Crigler's life was taking off. He was one of New York's hottest young guitarists, his new CD was due for release and his wife, Monica, was pregnant with their first child. Then, at a gig in Manhattan, Jason suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage. His doctors doubted he would ever emerge from his near-vegetative state. The astonishing journey that followed, documented by friend and filmmaker Eric Daniel Metzgar (The Chances of the World Changing, POV 2007), is a stirring family saga and a portrait of creative struggle in the face of overwhelming tragedy.
Jul 7, 2009
Season 22Episode 490 min
The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is the first permanent court to prosecute perpetrators of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.
Jul 14, 2009
Season 22Episode 590 min
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Filmed over 23 years, The Betrayal is the Academy Award-nominated directorial debut of renowned cinematographer Ellen Kuras in a unique collaboration with the film's subject and co-director, Thavisouk ("Thavi") Phrasavath. After the U.S. government waged a secret war in Laos during the Vietnam War, Thavi's father and thousands of other Laotians who had fought alongside American forces were abandoned and left to face imprisonment or execution. Hoping to find safety, Thavi's family made a harrowing escape to America, where they discovered a different kind of war. Weaving ancient prophecy with personal testimony and stunning imagery, The Betrayal is a story of survival and the resilient bonds of family.
Jul 21, 2009
Season 22Episode 690 min
Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go
One of Britain's leading documentary filmmakers takes a vérité look at Oxford's Mulberry Bush School for emotionally disturbed children. Mulberry's heroically forbearing staff greets extreme, sometimes violent behavior with only consolation and gentle restraint. Kim Longinotto's unblinking camera captures an arduous process and a nearly unhinged environment, but it also records the daily dramas of troubled kids trying to survive and the moments of hope they achieve with Mulberry's clear-eyed staff.
Jul 28, 2009
Season 22Episode 790 min
Nutkin's Last Stand
A collection of short documentaries, including "Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall," about the 7-million-square-foot South China Mall, which was built in 2005 and is virtually empty; "Nutkin's Last Stand," about the attempt of Britons to save their red squirrels from an influx of North American gray squirrels; "34x25x36," about the Patina V mannequin factory near L.A.; and "City of Cranes," which explores the world of crane operators
Aug 18, 2009
Season 22Episode 890 min
34x25x36
Aug 18, 2009
Season 22Episode 990 min
Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall
Aug 18, 2009
Season 22Episode 1090 min
This Way Up
Aug 25, 2009
Season 22Episode 1190 min
Ella Es el Matador (She Is the Matador)
Sep 1, 2009
Season 22Episode 1290 min
The English Surgeon
Sep 8, 2009
Season 22Episode 1390 min
The Principal Story
Sep 15, 2009
Season 22Episode 1490 min
Jennifer
Sep 22, 2009
Season 22Episode 1560 min
So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away
Sep 22, 2009
Season 22Episode 1660 min
Bronx Princess
Sep 22, 2009
Season 22Episode 1760 min
The Way We Get By
Nov 11, 2009
Season 22Episode 1860 min
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Dec 30, 2009
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