«POV Shorts» Moves from PBS to Time Studios' YouTube Channel (Exclusive)
PBS's «POV Shorts», a series focused on independent short documentaries, is changing homes. For its ninth season, «POV Shorts» will stream its films on the Time Studios YouTube channel. The season, starting November 17, opens with «Blood Error, Mississippi» directed by Crystal Kayiza and «Boys and Bees» by director Ariel Night. The two […]
POV Shorts, a PBS series focusing on independent documentary shorts, is changing homes. For Season 9, POV Shorts will stream their films on Time Studios' YouTube page.
The season, which begins Nov. 17, begins with Crystal Caiza's "Blood Fault, Mississippi" and Ariel Knight's "Boys and the Bees."
The two films will also air on PBS, but after that, this season of "POV Shorts" will be exclusive to Time Studios. These include "Hold Me Close" by Aurora Brachman & Lataj Simmons-Weaver, "Tessitura" by Britt Fryer & Lydia Cornet, "In the Morning Sun" by Serville Poblete, "Artificial Love" by Arjun Fisher, "Buckskin-Ruckskinas" by March Verona, "Buckskinabe" by March Verona. 'Still Standing', 'One Who Loves the Sun' by Arshia Shakiba and 'A Derailment' by Nathan Truesdell. Related Stories MK2 Bridie Corbett, Kleber Mendonsa Filho, Celine Ciama Shorts (Exclusive) Brand Russell Trial: Woman Details Alleged Rape After Asking Him To Take Half-Nude Pics Of Her
Six films from this season are eligible for Oscars in the documentary short category: "Blood Fault, Mississippi," "Boys and the Bees," "A Derailment," "Goosebumps," "In the Morning Sun" and "Still Standing." Popular in Variety
POV Shorts and Time Studios previously collaborated on Season 6 of Deborah Souza Silva and Emily Cohen-Ibanez' Sol in the Garden.
In nine seasons, POV Shorts has shown that a twenty-minute film can be Opal H. Bennett, executive producer, POV Shorts and senior producer of POV, said in a statement: “Partnering with Time Studios means these stories reach people who might never seek out a stand-alone documentary – which has always been the case.
"Season 9 asks what keeps people together when the systems around them fail," Bennett added. A doctor in the Delta fighting to keep patients healthy, two brothers learning about their home, a town after a toxic derailment – these films offer answers to this question from completely different perspectives, which is exactly what the short form does best.
The POV Shorts have won three IDA Documentary Awards for Best Short Series and have been nominated for several Academy Awards since their 2018 launch.
Time Studios also recently joined as a distribution partner for the co-production fund American Documentary/POV and Chicken & Egg Films.
"For more than a century, Time has been dedicated to powerful real-world reporting and extraordinary storytelling," Justin Simmons, executive producer of video, Time, said in a statement. “Our partnership with POV Shorts builds on this mission, bringing our audiences some of the best short documentaries being made today. We are excited to partner on Season 9 and share these outstanding films across our platforms.”
Here's a first look at "Bloodlines, Mississippi," written by Harry Grace, Paul King, and produced in collaboration with the Nobel Prize Outreach, which follows "Dr. Foluso Fakorede and his team at Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi to prevent avoidable amputations." It looks racist."
And here's a first look at The Boys and the Bees, produced by Knight and Sean Weiner. "It follows two brothers who take care of hives and rebuild their family home in Georgia, deepening their bond along the way."