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Home of POV, POV Shorts, and America ReFramed.
Independent voices, public media. 🔗 linktr.ee/AmericanDocumentary
In honor of Kwanzaa, we’re spotlighting a powerful collection of films that reflect the guiding principles at the heart of the holiday.
Join us in celebrating the culture. Explore the KWANZAA 2025 COLLECTION, now streaming on PBS. #POVonPBS #POVShortsonPBS #AmericanDocumentary loom.ly/M-WHlow
Join us in celebrating the culture. Explore the KWANZAA 2025 COLLECTION, now streaming on PBS. #POVonPBS #POVShortsonPBS #AmericanDocumentary loom.ly/M-WHlow
December 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In honor of Kwanzaa, we’re spotlighting a powerful collection of films that reflect the guiding principles at the heart of the holiday.
Join us in celebrating the culture. Explore the KWANZAA 2025 COLLECTION, now streaming on PBS. #POVonPBS #POVShortsonPBS #AmericanDocumentary loom.ly/M-WHlow
Join us in celebrating the culture. Explore the KWANZAA 2025 COLLECTION, now streaming on PBS. #POVonPBS #POVShortsonPBS #AmericanDocumentary loom.ly/M-WHlow
Where craft meets community, POV Shorts: AMERICAN SEAMS celebrates the traditions, skills, and collaborations that bind people together, creating spaces of connection and resilience.
Watch now as part of our in the Community Grassroots collection: loom.ly/CbF6yGM.
Watch now as part of our in the Community Grassroots collection: loom.ly/CbF6yGM.
December 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Where craft meets community, POV Shorts: AMERICAN SEAMS celebrates the traditions, skills, and collaborations that bind people together, creating spaces of connection and resilience.
Watch now as part of our in the Community Grassroots collection: loom.ly/CbF6yGM.
Watch now as part of our in the Community Grassroots collection: loom.ly/CbF6yGM.
LA Blade interviews filmmaker Jota Mun about POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES, a powerful exploration of queer identity, adoption, and healing.
Now streaming on PBS, the film explores identity, loss, and what it means to come home to oneself and to others.
Read the interview: loom.ly/oLMGLNM.
Now streaming on PBS, the film explores identity, loss, and what it means to come home to oneself and to others.
Read the interview: loom.ly/oLMGLNM.
“I should have been there”: A queer Korean adoptee finds healing with original family members
'Between Goodbyes' director Jota Mun talks about their filmmaking ethos behind this layered, moving portrait, now streaming on PBS.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
LA Blade interviews filmmaker Jota Mun about POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES, a powerful exploration of queer identity, adoption, and healing.
Now streaming on PBS, the film explores identity, loss, and what it means to come home to oneself and to others.
Read the interview: loom.ly/oLMGLNM.
Now streaming on PBS, the film explores identity, loss, and what it means to come home to oneself and to others.
Read the interview: loom.ly/oLMGLNM.
Stanford Magazine profiles filmmaker Jeff Orlowski-Yang exploring how his work, including POV Shorts: CHASING TIME, uses the power of images to connect us more deeply with the world around us.
Read the feature: loom.ly/RwlGWZA.
Read the feature: loom.ly/RwlGWZA.
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How documentarian Jeff Orlowski-Yang connects us with the world around us.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Stanford Magazine profiles filmmaker Jeff Orlowski-Yang exploring how his work, including POV Shorts: CHASING TIME, uses the power of images to connect us more deeply with the world around us.
Read the feature: loom.ly/RwlGWZA.
Read the feature: loom.ly/RwlGWZA.
The Oberlin Review spoke with filmmaker Justin Emeka about his forays in filmmaking and his work spotlighting Black culture in SONGS OF BLACK FOLK.
Read the full feature: loom.ly/8AO74nI.
Watch POV Shorts: SONGS OF BLACK FOLK on PBS. loom.ly/3CLYskw
Read the full feature: loom.ly/8AO74nI.
Watch POV Shorts: SONGS OF BLACK FOLK on PBS. loom.ly/3CLYskw
On the Record with Justin Emeka: Forays in Filmmaking, Spotlighting Black Culture
Professor of Theater and Africana Studies Justin Emeka, OC ’95, has been a theater director for most of his professional career, but has recently turned to filmmaking. His newest documentary short, “S...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The Oberlin Review spoke with filmmaker Justin Emeka about his forays in filmmaking and his work spotlighting Black culture in SONGS OF BLACK FOLK.
Read the full feature: loom.ly/8AO74nI.
Watch POV Shorts: SONGS OF BLACK FOLK on PBS. loom.ly/3CLYskw
Read the full feature: loom.ly/8AO74nI.
Watch POV Shorts: SONGS OF BLACK FOLK on PBS. loom.ly/3CLYskw
WABE captures how La Orquesta illuminates a hidden immigrant community in Atlanta bringing their music, stories, and resilience to the forefront.
Read more: loom.ly/Ue78Wn4.
Watch POV Shorts: La Orquesta on PBS: loom.ly/dhyie3A.
Read more: loom.ly/Ue78Wn4.
Watch POV Shorts: La Orquesta on PBS: loom.ly/dhyie3A.
‘La Orquesta’ captures hidden Atlanta immigrant community
PBS documentary "La Orquesta" follows a Buford Highway youth orchestra challenging perceptions about the South's immigrant communities.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
WABE captures how La Orquesta illuminates a hidden immigrant community in Atlanta bringing their music, stories, and resilience to the forefront.
Read more: loom.ly/Ue78Wn4.
Watch POV Shorts: La Orquesta on PBS: loom.ly/dhyie3A.
Read more: loom.ly/Ue78Wn4.
Watch POV Shorts: La Orquesta on PBS: loom.ly/dhyie3A.
🎉 American Documentary is proud to celebrate CLASSROOM 4 being named to the 98th Academy Awards® Documentary Short Film Shortlist, alongside CHASING TIME (Director’s Cut).
Congratulations to the filmmakers and creative teams behind these extraordinary works. loom.ly/aWSQrQ8
Congratulations to the filmmakers and creative teams behind these extraordinary works. loom.ly/aWSQrQ8
American Documentary’s POV Shorts Celebrates Classroom 4 Among the Year’s Standouts in 98th Academy Awards® Documentary Shortlist | American Documentary
Shortlisted Films Reveal a Shared Humanity in Transformation Within Spaces of Incarceration and In a Photographer’s Impassioned Call for Climate Action
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December 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🎉 American Documentary is proud to celebrate CLASSROOM 4 being named to the 98th Academy Awards® Documentary Short Film Shortlist, alongside CHASING TIME (Director’s Cut).
Congratulations to the filmmakers and creative teams behind these extraordinary works. loom.ly/aWSQrQ8
Congratulations to the filmmakers and creative teams behind these extraordinary works. loom.ly/aWSQrQ8
We’re thrilled to share that POV Shorts: SONGS OF BLACK FOLK is the winner of Best Pacific Northwest Short from the Seattle Film Critics Society.
Congratulations to the filmmakers on this well-deserved honor.
Read the full list of winners on The Seattle Times: loom.ly/ri_dU-c.
Congratulations to the filmmakers on this well-deserved honor.
Read the full list of winners on The Seattle Times: loom.ly/ri_dU-c.
Seattle Film Critics Society names ‘One Battle After Another’ best movie
Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" led the list of winners in the annual local film critic awards.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We’re thrilled to share that POV Shorts: SONGS OF BLACK FOLK is the winner of Best Pacific Northwest Short from the Seattle Film Critics Society.
Congratulations to the filmmakers on this well-deserved honor.
Read the full list of winners on The Seattle Times: loom.ly/ri_dU-c.
Congratulations to the filmmakers on this well-deserved honor.
Read the full list of winners on The Seattle Times: loom.ly/ri_dU-c.
Georgia Public Broadcasting wrapped up a remarkable 2025 filled with community engagement, storytelling, and meaningful dialogue including powerful screenings of POV films like HUMMINGBIRDS and THE BODY POLITIC that spotlight underrepresented voices and important conversations. loom.ly/Qm5M8gM
The Year That Connected Georgia: GPB’s 2025 Highlights
2025 was a big year for Community Engagement. Let's reminiscence as we bring in 2026!
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December 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Georgia Public Broadcasting wrapped up a remarkable 2025 filled with community engagement, storytelling, and meaningful dialogue including powerful screenings of POV films like HUMMINGBIRDS and THE BODY POLITIC that spotlight underrepresented voices and important conversations. loom.ly/Qm5M8gM
Big news! Our longtime PR consultant Caitlin Hughes is launching her new firm together with collaborator Pat King.
We’re proud to be part of Caitlin’s journey, and we can’t wait to see how Sound & Vision helps amplify more independent film and documentary voices. loom.ly/LvcR-zY
We’re proud to be part of Caitlin’s journey, and we can’t wait to see how Sound & Vision helps amplify more independent film and documentary voices. loom.ly/LvcR-zY
Caitlin Hughes & Pat King Launch PR Label Sound & Vision
Veteran indie film publicist Caitlin Hughes has joined forces with longtime collaborator Pat King to launch PR firm Sound & Vision.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Big news! Our longtime PR consultant Caitlin Hughes is launching her new firm together with collaborator Pat King.
We’re proud to be part of Caitlin’s journey, and we can’t wait to see how Sound & Vision helps amplify more independent film and documentary voices. loom.ly/LvcR-zY
We’re proud to be part of Caitlin’s journey, and we can’t wait to see how Sound & Vision helps amplify more independent film and documentary voices. loom.ly/LvcR-zY
TONIGHT: A reunion decades in the making.
A queer Korean adoptee returns to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother — uncovering love, loss, and the search for belonging. Watch POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES at 10 PM on PBS or stream free on the PBS App. #POVonPBS www.pbs.org/pov/films/be...
A queer Korean adoptee returns to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother — uncovering love, loss, and the search for belonging. Watch POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES at 10 PM on PBS or stream free on the PBS App. #POVonPBS www.pbs.org/pov/films/be...
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
TONIGHT: A reunion decades in the making.
A queer Korean adoptee returns to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother — uncovering love, loss, and the search for belonging. Watch POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES at 10 PM on PBS or stream free on the PBS App. #POVonPBS www.pbs.org/pov/films/be...
A queer Korean adoptee returns to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother — uncovering love, loss, and the search for belonging. Watch POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES at 10 PM on PBS or stream free on the PBS App. #POVonPBS www.pbs.org/pov/films/be...
A queer Korean adoptee returns to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother — a journey that opens old wounds and reveals new paths toward understanding.
POV's BETWEEN GOODBYES premieres 12/8 at 10PM on PBS. #BetweenGoodbyesPBS #POVonPBS loom.ly/NOLn1Ts
POV's BETWEEN GOODBYES premieres 12/8 at 10PM on PBS. #BetweenGoodbyesPBS #POVonPBS loom.ly/NOLn1Ts
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A queer Korean adoptee returns to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother — a journey that opens old wounds and reveals new paths toward understanding.
POV's BETWEEN GOODBYES premieres 12/8 at 10PM on PBS. #BetweenGoodbyesPBS #POVonPBS loom.ly/NOLn1Ts
POV's BETWEEN GOODBYES premieres 12/8 at 10PM on PBS. #BetweenGoodbyesPBS #POVonPBS loom.ly/NOLn1Ts
A thoughtful new review of BETWEEN GOODBYES just dropped in The Wall Street Journal and it captures the film’s emotional depth and nuance.
Read the full WSJ review and don’t miss the broadcast premiere on 12/8 on PBS. loom.ly/n2jjnfg
Read the full WSJ review and don’t miss the broadcast premiere on 12/8 on PBS. loom.ly/n2jjnfg
‘Between Goodbyes’ Review: Adoption Ambiguities on PBS
This ‘POV’ documentary offers a fascinating look at issues of family and cultural difference as it follows a Korean adoptee in the Netherlands who reconnects with her birth family.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A thoughtful new review of BETWEEN GOODBYES just dropped in The Wall Street Journal and it captures the film’s emotional depth and nuance.
Read the full WSJ review and don’t miss the broadcast premiere on 12/8 on PBS. loom.ly/n2jjnfg
Read the full WSJ review and don’t miss the broadcast premiere on 12/8 on PBS. loom.ly/n2jjnfg
🎬 Calling all filmmakers!
CAAMFest 2026 Call for Entries is now OPEN — don’t miss your chance to be part of one of the nation’s premier celebrations of Asian American storytelling.
Deadline: December 12
Submit your film: loom.ly/UXH6Ik0
CAAMFest 2026 Call for Entries is now OPEN — don’t miss your chance to be part of one of the nation’s premier celebrations of Asian American storytelling.
Deadline: December 12
Submit your film: loom.ly/UXH6Ik0
CAAMFest
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is now accepting film and media submissions for the 44th rendition of CAAMFest! The festival is currently schedule...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🎬 Calling all filmmakers!
CAAMFest 2026 Call for Entries is now OPEN — don’t miss your chance to be part of one of the nation’s premier celebrations of Asian American storytelling.
Deadline: December 12
Submit your film: loom.ly/UXH6Ik0
CAAMFest 2026 Call for Entries is now OPEN — don’t miss your chance to be part of one of the nation’s premier celebrations of Asian American storytelling.
Deadline: December 12
Submit your film: loom.ly/UXH6Ik0
What happens when a long-awaited reunion brings more questions than closure?
In POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES, director Jota Mun follows a queer Korean adoptee’s journey back to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother after years apart.
Premieres 12/8 at 10PM on PBS. #POVonPBS loom.ly/NOLn1Ts
In POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES, director Jota Mun follows a queer Korean adoptee’s journey back to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother after years apart.
Premieres 12/8 at 10PM on PBS. #POVonPBS loom.ly/NOLn1Ts
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
What happens when a long-awaited reunion brings more questions than closure?
In POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES, director Jota Mun follows a queer Korean adoptee’s journey back to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother after years apart.
Premieres 12/8 at 10PM on PBS. #POVonPBS loom.ly/NOLn1Ts
In POV’s BETWEEN GOODBYES, director Jota Mun follows a queer Korean adoptee’s journey back to Seoul to reunite with her birth mother after years apart.
Premieres 12/8 at 10PM on PBS. #POVonPBS loom.ly/NOLn1Ts
What defines community? How do shared goals, experiences, and spaces bring people together? This month, POV spotlights stories of grassroots organizing, creative collaboration, and collective resilience in our Different Flavors of Organizing collection.
Watch now on PBS! loom.ly/CbF6yGM
Watch now on PBS! loom.ly/CbF6yGM
December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
What defines community? How do shared goals, experiences, and spaces bring people together? This month, POV spotlights stories of grassroots organizing, creative collaboration, and collective resilience in our Different Flavors of Organizing collection.
Watch now on PBS! loom.ly/CbF6yGM
Watch now on PBS! loom.ly/CbF6yGM
In honor of Kwanzaa, we’re spotlighting a powerful collection of films that reflect the guiding principles at the heart of the holiday.
Join us in celebrating the culture. Explore the KWANZAA 2025 COLLECTION, now streaming pn PBS. #POVonPBS #POVShortsonPBS #AmericanDocumentary loom.ly/M-WHlow
Join us in celebrating the culture. Explore the KWANZAA 2025 COLLECTION, now streaming pn PBS. #POVonPBS #POVShortsonPBS #AmericanDocumentary loom.ly/M-WHlow
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In honor of Kwanzaa, we’re spotlighting a powerful collection of films that reflect the guiding principles at the heart of the holiday.
Join us in celebrating the culture. Explore the KWANZAA 2025 COLLECTION, now streaming pn PBS. #POVonPBS #POVShortsonPBS #AmericanDocumentary loom.ly/M-WHlow
Join us in celebrating the culture. Explore the KWANZAA 2025 COLLECTION, now streaming pn PBS. #POVonPBS #POVShortsonPBS #AmericanDocumentary loom.ly/M-WHlow
Calling all documentary filmmakers! The International Documentary Association is hosting The Virtual: Pitching to Develop Your Film — a workshop designed to help you sharpen your pitch, strengthen your project, and gain confidence in the development process. loom.ly/xnhfBQ0
The Virtual: Pitching to Develop Your Film
Join us for a pitching workshop with the IDA Artist Services Manager, Maria Santos. For the first hour, she will share some tips for preparing a pitch and using that process to keep developing your pr...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Calling all documentary filmmakers! The International Documentary Association is hosting The Virtual: Pitching to Develop Your Film — a workshop designed to help you sharpen your pitch, strengthen your project, and gain confidence in the development process. loom.ly/xnhfBQ0
We’re proud to share that our very own Cecilia R. Mejia served on the jury for the SIFF Grant for Courageous Documentary Filmmaking!
Learn more about this powerful initiative: loom.ly/4DKVIy8.
Learn more about this powerful initiative: loom.ly/4DKVIy8.
SIFF Grant for Courageous Documentary Filmmaking
The SIFF Grant for Courageous Documentary Filmmaking provides $400,000 in funding available for Washington State documentary filmmakers.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We’re proud to share that our very own Cecilia R. Mejia served on the jury for the SIFF Grant for Courageous Documentary Filmmaking!
Learn more about this powerful initiative: loom.ly/4DKVIy8.
Learn more about this powerful initiative: loom.ly/4DKVIy8.
POV Shorts: Season 8 brings together a new slate of award-winning documentaries from visionary filmmakers worldwide — stories that explore creativity, resilience, culture, and connection. loom.ly/9XK6gOU
Dive into stories that challenge, inspire, and connect us — one short film at a time.
Dive into stories that challenge, inspire, and connect us — one short film at a time.
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
POV Shorts: Season 8 brings together a new slate of award-winning documentaries from visionary filmmakers worldwide — stories that explore creativity, resilience, culture, and connection. loom.ly/9XK6gOU
Dive into stories that challenge, inspire, and connect us — one short film at a time.
Dive into stories that challenge, inspire, and connect us — one short film at a time.
Introducing our exclusive limited edition tote!
Available only at AmDoc’s GalaFest: House Party 2025, this collaboration highlights creativity and community, a perfect keepsake for an unforgettable night honoring documentary storytellers and the future of public media.
🎟️ loom.ly/552DUnU
Available only at AmDoc’s GalaFest: House Party 2025, this collaboration highlights creativity and community, a perfect keepsake for an unforgettable night honoring documentary storytellers and the future of public media.
🎟️ loom.ly/552DUnU
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Introducing our exclusive limited edition tote!
Available only at AmDoc’s GalaFest: House Party 2025, this collaboration highlights creativity and community, a perfect keepsake for an unforgettable night honoring documentary storytellers and the future of public media.
🎟️ loom.ly/552DUnU
Available only at AmDoc’s GalaFest: House Party 2025, this collaboration highlights creativity and community, a perfect keepsake for an unforgettable night honoring documentary storytellers and the future of public media.
🎟️ loom.ly/552DUnU
Team AmDoc is on the move this November!
American Documentary staff are representing across the globe — connecting with filmmakers, industry peers, and audiences who share our love for nonfiction storytelling.
Wherever we are, we’re bringing the spirit of documentary with us. 💫 loom.ly/IWIMeII
American Documentary staff are representing across the globe — connecting with filmmakers, industry peers, and audiences who share our love for nonfiction storytelling.
Wherever we are, we’re bringing the spirit of documentary with us. 💫 loom.ly/IWIMeII
In the Field: Your Guide to AmDoc Events & Appearances, Nov 2025 | American Documentary
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November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Team AmDoc is on the move this November!
American Documentary staff are representing across the globe — connecting with filmmakers, industry peers, and audiences who share our love for nonfiction storytelling.
Wherever we are, we’re bringing the spirit of documentary with us. 💫 loom.ly/IWIMeII
American Documentary staff are representing across the globe — connecting with filmmakers, industry peers, and audiences who share our love for nonfiction storytelling.
Wherever we are, we’re bringing the spirit of documentary with us. 💫 loom.ly/IWIMeII
“Rewriting the story of Black queer motherhood.”
GLAAD featured POV’s A MOTHER APART and director Laurie Townshend in a powerful piece by Tymia Ballard, exploring how the film redefines love, identity, and belonging through a deeply personal lens.
Read the feature on GLAAD: loom.ly/pRDk9oQ
GLAAD featured POV’s A MOTHER APART and director Laurie Townshend in a powerful piece by Tymia Ballard, exploring how the film redefines love, identity, and belonging through a deeply personal lens.
Read the feature on GLAAD: loom.ly/pRDk9oQ
A Mother Apart: Rewriting the Story of Black Queer Motherhood with Laurie Townshend | GLAAD
In A Mother Apart, filmmaker Laurie Townshend invites audiences into an intimate and emotionally layered journey that follows celebrated Black lesbian poet and activist Staceyann Chin as she seeks to ...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“Rewriting the story of Black queer motherhood.”
GLAAD featured POV’s A MOTHER APART and director Laurie Townshend in a powerful piece by Tymia Ballard, exploring how the film redefines love, identity, and belonging through a deeply personal lens.
Read the feature on GLAAD: loom.ly/pRDk9oQ
GLAAD featured POV’s A MOTHER APART and director Laurie Townshend in a powerful piece by Tymia Ballard, exploring how the film redefines love, identity, and belonging through a deeply personal lens.
Read the feature on GLAAD: loom.ly/pRDk9oQ
Thank you to our incredible sponsors for supporting American Documentary’s GalaFest! 🌟
Your partnership helps us champion independent storytelling and celebrate the filmmakers and communities shaping our world.
Learn more about GalaFest: loom.ly/552DUnU.
Your partnership helps us champion independent storytelling and celebrate the filmmakers and communities shaping our world.
Learn more about GalaFest: loom.ly/552DUnU.
November 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Thank you to our incredible sponsors for supporting American Documentary’s GalaFest! 🌟
Your partnership helps us champion independent storytelling and celebrate the filmmakers and communities shaping our world.
Learn more about GalaFest: loom.ly/552DUnU.
Your partnership helps us champion independent storytelling and celebrate the filmmakers and communities shaping our world.
Learn more about GalaFest: loom.ly/552DUnU.
What defines community? How do shared goals, experiences, and spaces bring people together? This month, POV spotlights stories of grassroots organizing, creative collaboration, and collective resilience in our Different Flavors of Organizing collection.
Watch now on the PBS App! loom.ly/CbF6yGM
Watch now on the PBS App! loom.ly/CbF6yGM
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
What defines community? How do shared goals, experiences, and spaces bring people together? This month, POV spotlights stories of grassroots organizing, creative collaboration, and collective resilience in our Different Flavors of Organizing collection.
Watch now on the PBS App! loom.ly/CbF6yGM
Watch now on the PBS App! loom.ly/CbF6yGM