POV 35 years old

POV is a Public Broadcasting Service public television series which features independent nonfiction films. POV is an initialism for point of view. POV is the longest-running showcase on television for independent documentary films. PBS presents 14-16 POV programs each year, and the series has premiered over 300 films to U.S. television audiences since 1988. POV's films have a strong first-person, social-issue focus. Many established directors, including Michael Moore, Jonathan Demme, Terry Zwigoff, Errol Morris, Albert and David Maysles, Michael Apted, Frederick Wiseman, Marlon Riggs, and Ross McElwee have had work screened as part of the POV series. The series has garnered both critical and industry acclaim over its 20-plus years on television. POV programs have also won major industry awards including three Oscars, 32 Emmys, 36 Cine Golden Eagles, 15 Peabody Awards, 11 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards, the Prix Italia and the Webby Award.

Credits

Cast

Name	Character
Tommy Lee Jones He was 41 , now 77 years old	as Narrator

Crew

Name	Job title
Terry Zwigoff Directing He was 39 , now 74 years old	Director
Nick Quested Production He was 18 , now 54 years old	Executive Producer
Robert Kenner Directing He was 38 , now 74 years old	Director
Judith Ehrlich Directing	Director
Judith Ehrlich Writing	Writer
Michael Apted Directing He was 47 , now 83 years old	Director
Jonathan Demme Directing He was 44 , 73 years old when he died	Director
Errol Morris Directing He was 40 , now 76 years old	Director
John Magnuson Directing	Director
Michael Rohatyn Sound	Music
Rick Goldsmith Directing He was 37 , now 73 years old	Director
Rick Goldsmith Writing He was 37 , now 73 years old	Writer
Deborah Shaffer Directing	Director
Jay Rosenstein Directing	Director
Jay Rosenstein Writing	Writer
Roberto Hernández Directing He was 21 , now 57 years old	Director
Geoffrey Smith Directing	Director
Jonathan Furmanski Crew	Cinematography
David Redmon Directing	Director
Ashley Sabin Directing	Director
Dallas Brennan Production	Producer
Bryan Gunnar Cole Editing	Editor
Michael Collins Directing He was 57 , now 93 years old	Director
Katy Chevigny Production	Executive Producer
Lourdes Portillo Directing She was 44 , now 80 years old	Director
Michal Aviad Directing She was 33 , now 69 years old	Director
Shola Lynch Directing She was 21 , now 57 years old	Director
Christine Noschese Directing	Director
Louis Alvarez Directing He was 33 , now 69 years old	Director
Andrew Kolker Directing He was 36 , now 72 years old	Director