POV Magazine

10 Docs for Canada Day that Capture Life in the Land of the Maple Leaf

Features

Celebrate Canada Day with these 10 NFB docs that capture a diversity of experiences from across the country.
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Goodbye to the Wisest Man in Documentaries

Features

Remembering Frederick Wiseman, the documentary filmmaker with a long career observing institutions, structures, and la comédie humaine.
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Guide to Pride: 10 Docs to End Pride Month on a High

Features

To end Pride month off on a high, POV has put together a list of 10 documentaries that will make you laugh, cry, learn, and celebrate love.
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10 Docs for Canada Day that Capture Life in the Land of the Maple Leaf

Celebrate Canada Day with these 10 NFB docs that capture a diversity of experiences from across the country.
Goodbye to the Wisest Man in Documentaries

Remembering Frederick Wiseman, the documentary filmmaker with a long career observing institutions, structures, and la comédie humaine.
Guide to Pride: 10 Docs to End Pride Month on a High

To end Pride month off on a high, POV has put together a list of 10 documentaries that will make you laugh, cry, learn, and celebrate love.
Chris & Martina: The Final Set Review – Serving a Healthy Rivalry

Tennis pros Chris Everts and Martina Navratilova look back at their friendly rivalry as they fight cancer together in Netflix doc Chris & Martina: The Final Set.
The Real State of the Union

Surveying the state of U.S. documentary as producers, filmmakers, programmers, and broadcasters face a "new normal" in the age of Trump.

Reviews

Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions Review – Cream of the Crop

Rough Trade rocker Carole Pope considers her groundbreaking career as she continues hustling from gig to gig in Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions.

Tyler Cameron holds a black and white photograph of his father, Ojibway Warrior Louie Cameron.

Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising Review – An Occupation for Change

by Courtney Small

Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising revisits the 1974 Ojibway Warriors occupation of Anicinabe Park in response to violence and systemic racism.

Actor Tim Curry appears as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, as seen in the documentary Strange Journey. He is a young white man in a brown curly-haired wig, posing with his hand raised holding a cigarette, while wearing a black corset, black arm-length globes, a pearl necklace, and heavy make-up.

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror Review – Let’s Do the Timewarp Again

by Pat Mullen

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror examines why The Rocky Horror Picture Show endures as the ultimate cult film.

Chris Everts and Martina Navratilova sit on a couch. They are watching a TV that is outside the frame and have animated expressions on their faces. They are both white women in their late 60s with short-cropped blond hair. The couch is white and the room is bright. — Netflix

Chris & Martina: The Final Set Review – Serving a Healthy Rivalry

by Pat Mullen

Published on June 26, 2026

Reviews

Tennis pros Chris Everts and Martina Navratilova look back at their friendly rivalry as they fight cancer together in Netflix doc Chris & Martina: The Final Set.

A white woman with blond hair and a green t-shirt stands in a library. She is facing the window of an empty office with the word 'librarian' written in white letters on the glass. There are many shelves of books in the background. — *The Librarians* | Sundance

The Real State of the Union

by Tom White

Published on June 24, 2026

Features/Industry

Surveying the state of U.S. documentary as producers, filmmakers, programmers, and broadcasters face a "new normal" in the age of Trump.

Rocker Carole Pope is seated for an interview. She is facing the camera in close-up and wearing a red blazer and black shirt. — *Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions* | Gay Agenda

Carole Pope Rocks on in First Trailer for Antidiva

by Pat Mullen

Published on June 23, 2026

News

Watch the first trailer for the documentary Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions ahead of its theatrical rollout beginning July 5.

Photographer Misan Harriman is pictured standing in front of a group of protesters. He is a Black man with a grey beard and moustache. He is wearing a green jacket and has a camera hanging over his chest. The protesters behind him are out of focus. — Courtesy of TIFF

Shoot the People Review: Missing Harriman

by Nidhil Vohra

Published on June 19, 2026

Reviews

Shoot the People is a disappointingly superficial portrait of photographer Misan Harriman.

A wide shot shows a many people gathered around a larger dinner table atop a New Orleans levee. They are seen in silhouette against a backdrop of an approaching storm cloud on a sunny day. — HBO

The Welcome Table Review: A Gathering Storm, But Make It Jazz

by Pat Mullen

Published on June 18, 2026

Reviews

Climate refugees from around the world gather in New Orleans in The Welcome Table to share stories of displacement forced by environmental disasters.

A black and white photo of an older man and woman sit at a dining room table. She is playing the according and looking down, while he sits listening with his eyes closed. — JV Films

Roger, Mon Frère Review: An Affectionate Portrait of Sibling Love

by Nidhil Vohra

Published on June 17, 2026

Reviews

Roger, My Brother is an affectionate documentary observes a sister and her husband as they care for her brother, who has Alzheimer's.

A photo from the Lilith Fair festival — *Lilith Fair* | Elevation Pictures

Dorian TV Awards Nominations Include Lilith Fair, Heated Rivalry

by Pat Mullen

Published on June 17, 2026

News

GALECA's Dorian TV Awards nominations include documentaries Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, Enigma, and It's Dorothy!.

Hands, fist and students with protest outdoor for education riot, university equality and change law. Group, people and power with call to action for free learning, society support and racism justice stock photo — Jacob Wackerhausen / iStock

Isn’t Documentary a Bulwark for Democracy?

by Julian Carrington

Published on June 16, 2026

Industry

Conversations at European festivals highlight a documentary ecosystem in a time of structural change with streaming, AI, and new funding models.

A pair of hands holds out two handfuls of coffee berries. The left hand holds a bunch of green fruits, while the hand on screen right holds ripe red fruits. — Big Picture Ranch

Groundswell Review: Raising a Cup to Regenerative Agriculture

by Pat Mullen

Published on June 15, 2026

Reviews

Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson narrate Groundswell, an upbeat documentary about regenerative agriculture as a solution to climate change.

Diego Maradona in Naples | Photo: Alfredo Capozzi

Half-Time! 10 Soccer Documentaries to Enrich Your World Cup Experience

by Nidhil Vohra

Published on June 12, 2026

Features

To keep the soccer fever raging, even on the downtime, POV has put together a list of 10 documentaries that are sure to make you fall in love with the beautiful game.