POV Shorts Sets Season 4 Return To PBS – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar and Emmy Award-nominated POV Shorts, from American Documentary, is about to premiere its fourth season by way of PBS and streaming at POV.org on Sept. 6. This season will function 13 new numerous, brief nonfiction movies throughout 7 episodes tackling the complexities of household, id, and group.

“This can be a deeply affecting group of movies, significantly given the challenges of the previous yr,” stated POV Shorts producer Opal H. Bennett. “We see reunion and redemption, grace and compassion, and shows of inimitable human spirit. Our fourth season goals to convey you tales that can linger lengthy after their screening.”

Discover a breakdown of every episode under.

EPISODE 1:  The place I’m From — Tales on house and the way it shapes us. 

Broadcast Date: September 6, 2021

A Damaged Home, dir. Jimmy Goldblum

Mohamad Hafez acquired a one-way ticket to the US. Lacking his homeland, he determined to create a stand-in. A narrative of affection, loss, and creating pathways house.

Sing Me a Lullaby, dir. Tiffany Hsiung

Spanning 14 years and two continents, a daughter searches for her mom’s beginning dad and mom in Taiwan, unraveling advanced tensions between love and sacrifice.

Joychild, dir. Aurora Brachman

A younger baby tells their mom “I’m not a lady” for the primary time.

EPISODE 2: Dreaming Life — Two tales of self-acceptance and discovering pleasure.

Broadcast Date: November 8, 2021

One other Hayride, dir. Matt Wolf

Because the AIDS epidemic took maintain within the early Eighties, self-help guru Louise Hay created an area for therapeutic known as the Hayride. Drawing lots of of homosexual males confronting a lethal pandemic, Louise promised that self-love would assist them overcome AIDS.

To the Future, With Love, dir. Shaleece Haas 

Meet 19-year-old Hunter “Pixel” Jimenez, a nonbinary trans boy caught between the expectations of his Guatemalan immigrant household and his goals of residing fortunately ever after.

EPISODE 3:  Familial Therapeutic— Two home windows into what it means to be a survivor,

Broadcast Date: November 15, 2021

I’m Free, Now You Are Free, dir. Ash Goa Hua

A narrative concerning the reunion and restore between Mike Africa Jr and his mom Debbie Africa—a previously incarcerated political prisoner of the MOVE9.

Seahorse, dir. Nele Dehnenkamp

In opposition to the backdrop of a group pool, a younger Yezidi lady wrestles quietly together with her traumatic recollections of the Mediterranean Sea.

EPISODE 4:  On Caregiving and Grace — Tales of brave empathy within the face of loss

Broadcast Date: November 22, 2021

Águilas, dir. Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Maite Zubiaurre

Alongside the scorching southern border in Arizona, solely an estimated one out of each 5 lacking migrants is ever discovered. Águilas is the story of 1 group of searchers–the Águilas del Desierto–who volunteer month-to-month to recuperate the lacking.

The Hairdresser, dir. Lorraine Value

On this brief documentary, Kathleen displays on her expertise as a hairdresser whereas we bear witness to her uncommon work. 

EPISODE 5: Changing into Myself: Two conversations on id and connection — alternatives from the POV Spark/NFB collection, Otherly. 

Broadcast Date: December 13, 2021

Combine.Me, dir. Tristan Angieri

This brief follows Tristan, a younger grownup who grew up queer, trans, and traumatized. They took an opportunity on an experimental remedy, discovering their genuine place.

Elaine is Virtually, dir. Emily Yue

Discover the unconditional love between siblings as one sister interviews one other on the eves of her 14th and fifteenth birthdays. 

EPISODE 6: Le Frère: A narrative of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.

Broadcast Date: December 27, 2021

Le Frère, dir. Jérémie Battaglia 

Dwelling with an sickness that’s inflicting him to lose the usage of his physique, Kaïs is awoken each morning by a special member of his household. Although paralyzed, he goals he’s the hero of his favourite manga, alongside together with his brothers: Fehd, the bodybuilder and Zaid, the ninja.

EPISODE 7: Crew Meryland: Meet Meryland, a 12 yr previous boxer with Olympic goals.

Broadcast Date: January 24, 2022

Crew Meryland, dir. Gabriel Gaurano 

Within the tasks of Watts, Meryland Gonzales, a twelve-year-old feminine boxer trains to be topped the 2019 Junior Olympics champion. In the meantime, her immigrant dad and mom work tirelessly to provide their baby a shot at attaining her goals.