Our 2025 GalaFest theme – House Party: Our House. Our Stories. Our Future — an expression of defiance, and a celebration of resilience.
At a time when public media and independent voices are under threat, we’re coming together to honor the filmmakers, storytellers, and communities that keep this work alive and recommit to the future we believe in.
Press Room
Provide updates on interactive features and content available on the site.
American Documentary Expands Support for the San Quentin Film Festival Through 2026 and Announces DEPRIVED: Alone, Afraid & Ashamed by Jason Jenkins and Ryan Pagan as the winners of the 2025 American Documentary Award for Short Film
American Documentary to Receive the HDF Impact Award at the 2025 Hamptons Doc Fest on December 5, 2025
Community Spotlight
We curate learning experiences, produce film screening events, and connect our films to communities of all kinds. We collaborate with documentary film teams, educators, organizers, librarians, writers, and everyday citizens. We build new partnerships and collective power recognizing the knowledge, beauty, and interconnectedness in the stories we share from around the world.
Behind The Lens
Hear from the filmmakers behind POV's latest seasons.
Major support for Behind the Lens has been provided by the Open Society Foundations.
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Watch
Watch the films from our 3 award-winning series: POV, POV Shorts, and America ReFramed.
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Engage
Learn how to engage deeper with our films through our digital educational resources, in-person events, hosting screenings, and more.
Submit
Get your project made and seen. Explore our filmmaker resources – grant information, film festivals, new media funding and more – and submit your film for our 2026 season.
