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The Best Episodes of POV Season 36

Every episode of POV Season 36 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of POV Season 36!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    POV Season 36 Episode 1 - After Sherman
    5.3/10(7 votes)

    #1 - After Sherman

    S36:E1

    A poetic quest in coastal South Carolina unearths Black inheritance amidst a violent past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. POV Season 36 Episode 2 - A Story of Bones
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #2 - A Story of Bones

    S36:E2

    A burial site containing thousands of once enslaved Africans is discovered on St. Helena.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. POV Season 36 Episode 3 - Liquor Store Dreams
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Liquor Store Dreams

    S36:E3

    Immigrant dreams and generational divides collide against LA's complex racial landscape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. POV Season 36 Episode 4 - A House Made of Splinters
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #4 - A House Made of Splinters

    S36:E4

    By the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, social workers create a sanctuary for kids in limbo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. POV Season 36 Episode 5 - Eat Your Catfish
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Eat Your Catfish

    S36:E5

    A woman's battle with late-stage Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) leaves her paralyzed and pushes her family to the breaking point.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. POV Season 36 Episode 6 - Children of the Mist
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Children of the Mist

    S36:E6

    A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. POV Season 36 Episode 7 - While We Watched
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #7 - While We Watched

    S36:E7

    In a world of fake news, journalist Ravish Kumar stands his ground. Will his show survive?

    Director:Vinay Shukla
    Writers:Vinay Shukla, Abhinav Tyagi, Amaan Shaikh

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  8. POV Season 36 Episode 8 - Bulls and Saints
    4.8/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Bulls and Saints

    S36:E8

    An undocumented family decides to return home after 20 years of living in the U.S.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. POV Season 36 Episode 9 - Uýra: The Rising Forest
    6.3/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Uýra: The Rising Forest

    S36:E9

    Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. POV Season 36 Episode 10 - Murders That Matter
    5.4/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Murders That Matter

    S36:E10

    Black Muslim mother Movita Johnson-Harrell transforms from a victim of violent trauma to a fierce advocate against gun violence in Black communities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. POV Season 36 Episode 11 - Aurora's Sunrise
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Aurora's Sunrise

    S36:E11

    At 14, Aurora Mardiganian survives the Armenian Genocide and escapes to New York, finding fame in "Auction of Souls."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. POV Season 36 Episode 12 - Fire Through Dry Grass
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Fire Through Dry Grass

    S36:E12

    Nursing home residents use poetry and art to describe the danger and imprisonment they feel during COVID-19's lockdown.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. POV Season 36 Episode 13 - Wisdom Gone Wild
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Wisdom Gone Wild

    S36:E13

    A film blending humour and sadness focuses on a mother and daughter confronting the reality of wisdom "gone wild" in the shadows of dementia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. POV Season 36 Episode 14 - How to Have an American Baby
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - How to Have an American Baby

    S36:E14

    A series of vignettes provide insight into Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. to give birth in order to obtain citizenship for their babies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. POV Season 36 Episode 15 - Brief Tender Light
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Brief Tender Light

    S36:E15

    At MIT, a Ghanaian alum follows four African students striving to become agents of positive change for their home countries.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. POV Season 36 Episode 16 - unseen
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - unseen

    S36:E16

    A blind, undocumented immigrant faces uncertainty to obtain his college degree.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 36 Ratings Summary

"After Sherman" is the best rated episode of "POV" season 36. It scored 5.3/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/26/2023. This episode is rated 1.7 points higher than the second-best, "A Story of Bones".