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Issue 125

Oysters, Lagoons and Environmental Resilience

by Nirris Nagendrarajah
May 6, 2026
Features/Hot Docs/Interviews

Concrete Turned to Sand directors Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora discuss their process of documenting oyster farmers and intertidal life off Cortes Island, B.C.

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Developing the photo Saigon Execution, originally taken by Pulitzer Prize winner Eddie Adams for the Associated Press in 1968

Kim Nguyen’s Kaleidoscopic Pursuit of Truth in Saigon Story

by Rachel Ho
May 2, 2026
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Kim Nguyen discusses his documentary Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom and families connect by Eddie Adams' iconic Vietnam War photo.

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Sea-Watch volunteer Matthias looks through binoculars spotting for migrant boats on board the SeaBird 2.

How The Sandbox Explores Human Costs of Eyes in the Sky

by Pat Mullen
April 25, 2026
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Kenya-Jade Pinto and Shasha Nakhai discuss The Sandbox and the human elements of the migration crisis that are threatened by an emphasis on technology.

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Nguyễn Dũng Thông, son of Nguyễn Văn Lém, the Viet Cong prisoner of war whose execution was captured in Eddie Adams' Saigon Execution. He is standing in a forest looking up.

Saigon Story Trailer: Doc Explores Shared Histories Iconic Vietnam War Photo

by POV Staff
April 23, 2026
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Saigon Story trailer: Kim Nguyen's documentary explores family histories connected by Eddie Adams' famous Saigon Execution photograph.

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An archival image of Rough Trade musicians Carole Pope and Kevan Staples. They are pictured in close-up with their faces side by side.

Carole Pope’s Rough Ride

by Susan G. Cole
April 21, 2026May 8, 2026
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Antidiva explores the life, music, and legacy of rock icon Carole Pope.

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A collage of photos in three rows - Top row: Nuisance Bear (Gabrielle Osio Vanden), Once Upon a Time in Harlem (William Greaves Productions | Courtesy of Sundance Institute); Middle row: Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions (The Gay Agenda), The Sandbox (Kenya-Jade Pinto); Bottom row: The Wolves Always Come at Night (Michael Latham | Chromosom, Guru Media, Over Here Productions), CPH:DOX, Shelley Saywell in Gaza (Courtesy Shelley Saywell)

Coming Soon: POV Issue #125!

by POV Staff
March 26, 2026March 31, 2026
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Subscribe today to get POV #125 and be among the first to read about docs like Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions, The Sandbox, and Once Upon a Time in Harlem.

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