Our 2025 GalaFest theme – House Party: Our House. Our Stories. Our Future — an expression of defiance, and a celebration of resilience.
At a time when public media and independent voices are under threat, we’re coming together to honor the filmmakers, storytellers, and communities that keep this work alive and recommit to the future we believe in.
Press Room
Provide updates on interactive features and content available on the site.
American Documentary Celebrates Two Industry Stalwart Awardees During Fall 2025 Annual Fall Event
American Documentary, UFO and Bird Street Productions Announce Second Year of ‘Shorts In-Session’: A Recurring Work-in-Progress Initiative to Support Short-Form Documentary Filmmakers
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Community Spotlight
We curate learning experiences, produce film screening events, and connect our films to communities of all kinds. We collaborate with documentary film teams, educators, organizers, librarians, writers, and everyday citizens. We build new partnerships and collective power recognizing the knowledge, beauty, and interconnectedness in the stories we share from around the world.
Behind The Lens
Hear from the filmmakers behind POV's latest seasons.
Major support for Behind the Lens has been provided by the Open Society Foundations.
More from AmDoc
Watch
Watch the films from our 3 award-winning series: POV, POV Shorts, and America ReFramed.
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Engage
Learn how to engage deeper with our films through our digital educational resources, in-person events, hosting screenings, and more.
Submit
Get your project made and seen. Explore our filmmaker resources – grant information, film festivals, new media funding and more – and submit your film for our 2026 season.
