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POV

Behind the Lens: The Body Politic

Season 37 Episode 11 | 1m 32s

Message from director Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough and producer Dawne Langford of The Body Politic

Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.
Extras
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Trailer | Made in Ethiopia
Trailer of Made in Ethiopia
Preview: S38 E3 | 1:55
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Behind the Lens: Made in Ethiopia
Behind the Lens interview with directors Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan of Made In Ethiopia.
Clip: S38 E3 | 1:29
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Behind the Lens | Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place
Behind the Lens interview with the director of Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place.
Clip: S38 E2 | 1:19
Watch • 1:49
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Trailer | Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place
Trailer for Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place
Preview: S38 E2 | 1:49
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Behind the Lens: Break the Game
Behind the Lens interview with Break the Game director Jane Wagner.
Clip: S37 E13 | 1:23
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Trailer | Break the Game
Trailer of Jane Wagner's documentary Break the Game.
Preview: S37 E13 | 1:42
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StoryCorps Shorts: A Time to Speak
Jeff Dupre remembers the first openly gay man to appear on the cover of a national publication.
Special: 2:57
Watch • 2:05
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Trailer | UNION
Trailer of UNION by directors Stephen Maing and Brett Story.
Preview: S38 E1 | 2:05
Watch • 1:17
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Behind the Lens: UNION
Behind the Lens interview with UNION directors Stephen Maing and Brett Story.
Clip: S38 E1 | 1:17
Watch • 2:24
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StoryCorps Shorts: Shades of Love
Cheri Lindsay and her father Phillip talk about the rare skin condition they share called vitiligo.
Special: 2:24
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Episode: S38 E4 | 1:22:44
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Made in Ethiopia
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Episode: S38 E3 | 1:22:54
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Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place
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Episode: S38 E2 | 1:19:49
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Break the Game
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Episode: S37 E13 | 52:57
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UNION
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Episode: S38 E1 | 1:22:44
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The Taste of Mango
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Episode: S37 E14 | 1:14:01
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Episode: S37 E12 | 1:22:54
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Episode: S37 E705 | 21:09
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POV Shorts: Until He's Back
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Episode: S37 E706 | 40:19