Frederick Wiseman Dies at 96: The Documentary Legend Was One of Cinema’s Greatest Masters Wiseman's 50-plus year career started with a bang, "Titicut Follies," and only got better.

We join the documentary community in mourning the loss of Frederick Wiseman, a visionary filmmaker whose work transformed the way we see institutions, communities, and the world around us.

A titan of nonfiction cinema and an enduring inspiration. Read more via Indie Wire: loom.ly/CtUjFtU.

SIMA 2026 Winners Announced — For Immediate Release Championing documentary storytelling of creative excellence and social resonance.

We’re thrilled to celebrate POV Shorts: CLASSROOM 4 as a 2026 SIMA Award winner for Impact Video and to share that ASOG has also been named Impact Campaign winner.

These honors recognize the incredible impact storytelling can have when paired with bold, thoughtful advocacy. loom.ly/vnZMZvw.

We’re deeply saddened to share that Elizabeth Barret, filmmaker, mentor, and longtime POV collaborator, passed away Monday evening.

We honor Elizabeth Barret’s life, work, and the generations of filmmakers she inspired. May her memory and films continue to guide and challenge us.

Songs of Black Folk presents INDIA ARIE & Zebulon Ellis in "Music of Resistance and Hope" (Two Shows) India Arie is a four-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer who’s sold over 10 million records worldwide, and is recognized for her advocacy of positive representatio...

We're excited to share SONGS OF BLACK FOLK presents "Music of Resistance and Hope," featuring India Arie & Zebulon Ellis with two performances running through February 14. Experience the power of music that uplifts, connects, and inspires.

Details & tickets: loom.ly/_iZgC9c.

This February, we’re celebrating the artists behind the lens.

From cinema vérité inside conflict zones to lyrical, dreamlike worlds and first-person perspectives, these films showcase the many ways visual storytelling moves us.

Now streaming on POV. loom.ly/l9mAta8

While February may be short, it’s long on powerful stories.

Our Black History Month Collection, presented in partnership with Black Public Media, centers Black voices, culture, and history across generations.

Now streaming on POV & POV Shorts. loom.ly/sqQYmww

Marc Fennell, Kyas Hepworth among 17 jurors for 6th AIDC Awards - IF Magazine The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has announced the jurors for the conference's 6th annual awards, with 17 local and international creators, producers, and executives from acr...

Erika Dilday named among the 17 jurors for the 6th AIDC Awards at the Australian International Documentary Conference!

Erika will join industry leaders from around the world in selecting outstanding documentary and factual work across the Awards categories. loom.ly/d-tU_LU

DocShop Schedule | Big Sky Documentary Film Festival The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival celebrates the art of nonfiction film by giving voice to the powerful ideas that come forth in documentary. The festival is an important international platform, b...

American Documentary at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival ’s DocShop Forum! We’re excited to share that Opal H. Bennett and Erika Dilday will be participating in two DocShop panels spotlighting the future of documentary storytelling and impact. loom.ly/V-nztBM

"Classroom 4" Documentary Features Prison Program Led by Lewis & Clark Professor It's a documentary short featuring an Oregon college professor that's just been shortlisted for an Oscar! Eden Wurmfeld, director/producer of "Classroom 4", joi

Our Oscar shortlisted POV Shorts film CLASSROOM 4 was recently featured on KATU’s AM Northwest, highlighting the powerful real-life classroom inside a prison. loom.ly/YBlGs9U

Watch it streaming now as part of POV Shorts on PBS.

Schedule — The Solidarity House

We’re heading to Brown Girls Doc Mafia’s Solidarity House at Sundance!

Our very own Asad Muhammad & Cecilia R. Mejia will be in attendance throughout the week, showing up in solidarity and supporting the conversations happening there. Panels are open to all: loom.ly/fAYuLlo.

Director Eden Wurmfeld And E.P. Edward Norton On Why Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Classroom 4’ Brings People To Tears E.P. Edward Norton and director Eden Wurmfeld on their Oscar-shortlisted short documentary 'Classroom 4,' set inside an Oregon prison.

Deadline features a new conversation with Edward Norton and director Eden Wurmfeld on the Oscar-shortlisted POV Shorts film CLASSROOM 4, reflecting on the film’s impact, themes of education and empathy, and the journey behind the documentary.

Read the interview: loom.ly/sUhP8eY.

The Hollywood Reporter’s Brande Victorian hosts an inspiring discussion with director Eden Wurmfeld and the participants from the Oscar-shortlisted POV Shorts: CLASSROOM 4.

Watch the full conversation here (starting 36:05): loom.ly/5bBTo88.

Interview: Eden Wurmfeld on the Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Classroom 4’ Eden Wurmfeld discusses the transformative process of breaking down barriers in the Oscar-shortlisted ‘Classroom 4.’

POV’s Oscar shortlisted short CLASSROOM 4 is featured in Awards Buzz!

In this thoughtful interview, filmmaker Eden Wurmfeld reflects on building trust, embracing vulnerability, and the intimate process behind telling the story of CLASSROOM 4.

Read the full interview: loom.ly/kgT5b3I.

We’re thrilled to share that Erika Dilday will be featured on the Impact Lounge panel “The Public Investment Renaissance: A New Vision for Publicly Supported Documentary Film” at Sundance on Friday, January 23 at 2:30pm.

Learn more: loom.ly/HUokWtU

SIMA 2026 Shortlist Announced —Films From 43 Countries Advance as Finalists Championing documentary storytelling of creative excellence and social resonance.

We’re proud to celebrate POV’s UNION and POV Shorts: CLASSROOM 4 as SIMA Award Finalists; two powerful, impact-driven films advancing bold storytelling and social change. loom.ly/sclYJGc

In the Field: Your Guide to AmDoc Events & Appearances, January 2026 | American Documentary

Happy New Year from American Documentary!

After a restorative holiday break, our team is back on the road to kick off festival season 2026. This January, AmDoc staff will be representing our organization at major documentary festivals in the U.S. and Europe. loom.ly/n80lqAY

GLAAD Media Awards: ‘Heated Rivalry’, ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘Christy’ Among 2026 Nominees Here are the nominees for the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community in film, TV, music and more.

We’re thrilled to share that POV’s A MOTHER APART has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary at the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards!

Huge congrats to the filmmakers and team who brought this story to life. loom.ly/8XZPOT4

This month’s Awards All-Stars 2026 Collection celebrates four standout films from POV Shorts Season 8 that have earned industry recognition and helped usher in Oscar® season.

Stream the Awards All-Stars Collection now. loom.ly/93JnDlI

Classroom 4 Karen James interviews students about a Lewis & Clark College course taught by Dr. Reiko Hillyer. “CLASSROOM 4”, an award-winning documentary film about the course will air on PBS's POV on November 25...

Following a screening of POV Shorts: CLASSROOM 4, former students reflect on the lasting impact of an open, compassionate approach to education.

Hear their voices and learn more in this post-screening interview, and watch CLASSROOM 4 now streaming on PBS.

Listen here: loom.ly/VaqAdT0.

A Memoir for the World’s Glaciers In "Chasing Time," photographer James Balog weighs mortality with thousands of frames

A memoir for the world’s glaciers.

Sierra spotlights POV Shorts: CHASING TIME, featuring exclusive quotes from the filmmakers on witnessing and documenting the rapid disappearance of ice across the planet.

Now streaming on PBS: loom.ly/dZ1dywk.

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

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.

“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.

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.

View Finder How documentarian Jeff Orlowski-Yang connects us with the world around us.

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.

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...

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

‘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.

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.

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

🎉 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

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.

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.

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

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.

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