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Our Impact
POV Engage makes meaningful connections between the American Public, public media, classrooms, and community spaces committed to inclusion and belonging. Working in partnerships with grassroots groups, advocacy organizations, and nonprofits, we aspire to enhance our community programming and extend the reach of our films to have the greatest impact. We collaborate with impact producers, film teams, educators and librarians to produce educational resources and strengthen community engagement.
Impact at a Glance
POV Screening Partners Across the Country
Number of Attendees Annually at Community POV Film Screenings
Event Highlights
POV Engage events highlight the voices of our community partners.
Our Initiatives
At POV Engage, we are reimagining community engagement with a model that builds deep, long-term relationships and strengthens local capacity. By collaborating with PBS stations, community organizations, and local leaders, we use public media as a catalyst for meaningful dialogue and civic engagement.
Our Initiatives go beyond one-time events, creating ongoing opportunities for audiences with diverse perspectives and backgrounds to connect and exchange ideas. Through strategic partnerships and high-impact programming, POV Engage leverages the power of documentary storytelling to spark conversation, inspire action, and bring communities together.
Our America
Launched in the wake of the 2016 elections, Our America: Documentaries in Dialogue is a dynamic initiative that provides support for PBS stations and community partners to foster local, civic conversations on issues that matter most. By expanding the role of public media as a trusted community resource, Our America creates opportunities for meaningful dialogue.
go OFFF!
go OFFF! is a youth pilot program in response to a lack of programming in public media and the non-fiction film industry that engages female-identifying and non-binary youth of color. The program serves those between 13 to 19 years-old, who are interested in filmmaking and engaging with stories by and about women, queerness, and global experiences navigated by people of color.
common spaces
common spaces is the latest initiative from POV Engage, designed to bring film programming into community spaces and foster genuine human connections. By 2026, common spaces will have partnerships in every state and territory hosting an evolving film series program curated specifically for schools, community colleges, prisons, hospitals, support groups, libraries and other public spaces.
Film Break
Film Break is a virtual roundtable discussion series in which POV intentionally brings together mission-driven and mission-aligned organizations across the country to preview a POV film, engage with other organizations working on similar social issues, and learn how POV resources can support their efforts and amplify their work through independent documentary storytelling.
Testimonials from Past & Present Initiatives
Featured Educational Resources
POV resources invite you to consider questions and issues that are crucial for critically engaged students and citizens. Each provides tools for deeper learning with the goal of supporting diverse communities.
The POV Community Network
A free digital film lending program that allows educators, nonprofits, librarians, media centers, and other engaged community members to host community screenings of POV films. Partners can host screenings virtually via platforms like Zoom or in-person, request Q&A sessions with POV filmmakers and film participants, and organize group discussions using our free educational resources.