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POV

Independent filmmakers present unique stories and characters with a point of view.

The Latest from Frontline

A trusted source of journalism presenting news documentaries on today's public affairs.

Independent Lens

Authentic stories. Extraordinary people.

Latest Indie Videos

Featured Shows from Professor Gates

  • Great Migrations: A People on The Move
  • Gospel
  • GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
  • Finding Your Roots
  • Making Black America
  • The Black Church
  • RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
  • Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
  • The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

Ken Burns Collection

  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • The American Buffalo
  • The U.S. and the Holocaust
  • The Civil War
  • The Roosevelts
  • Hemingway
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness
  • Muhammad Ali
  • The National Parks
  • The West
  • Country Music
  • Baseball
  • The Tenth Inning
  • Jackie Robinson
  • Huey Long
  • Jazz
  • Central Park Five
  • Prohibition
  • Mark Twain
  • Lewis & Clark
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • The Dust Bowl
  • Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
  • The Address
  • Thomas Hart Benton
  • Brooklyn Bridge
  • The Mayo Clinic
  • Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
  • Horatio's Drive
  • Frank Lloyd Wright
  • The Shakers
  • The Congress
  • The Vietnam War
  • The War
  • Empire of the Air
  • The Statue of Liberty

American Experience

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE brings to life the compelling stories from our past!

American Masters

Discover insightful profiles of important figures in America's artistic and cultural life.

Top 10 Indie Shows Today

  • Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
  • Indie Alaska
  • POV
  • Independent Lens
  • PBS Short Film Festival
  • Journey to America: with Newt and Callista Gingrich
  • The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause
  • America ReFramed
  • Mini Docs
  • Made Here

Art History & Music Documentaries

Explore the history of art, music and culture through these great shows and documentaries.

  • Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution
  • Becoming Frida Kahlo
  • Gospel
  • Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Country Music
  • The Black Church
  • Civilizations
  • Jazz
  • Icon: Music Through the Lens
  • Subcultured
  • AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
  • Inside the Met
Without Arrows

Independent Lens

Without Arrows

A champion grass dancer returns home after 13 years to reconnect with his Indigenous culture.

Mini Docs

An original series by CT Public’s visuals team. These videos are short and powerful.

VOCES

Celebrate the rich diversity of Latino arts and culture in this documentary showcase.

REEL SOUTH

A documentary series reckoning with the South's past, present, and future.

Documentaries with Royal Historian Lucy Worsley

  • Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
  • Lucy Worsley Investigates
  • Tales from the Royal Wardrobe
  • Victoria & Albert: The Wedding
  • Lucy Worsley's Royal Photo Album
  • The Queen's Garden
  • Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets
  • Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets
  • Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen
  • Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

Secrets of the Dead

Uncover the untold stories and secrets of iconic historical moments to rewrite history.

Nature

Capturing the splendor of the natural world, from the African plains to the Antarctic ice.

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