The Best Episodes of POV Season 27

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   6.9/10(8 votes)

   #1 - When I Walk

   S27:E16/23/2014

   The Season 27 premiere features Jason DaSilva's "When I Walk," in which the filmmaker chronicles his life for five years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 25. By happenstance, a family member records the moment when the diagnosis hits home: while vacationing in the Caribbean, his legs give out. Yet, not all is bad: he meets Alice Cook, whose mother also has MS, at a support group. The two fall in love, marry and collaborate on completing the documentary.

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   #2 - American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

   S27:E26/30/2014

   A profile of 98-year-old Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese-American social activist in Detroit who has spent much of her adult life fighting for civil rights and female equality.

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   7.2/10(6 votes)

   #3 - My Way to Olympia

   S27:E37/7/2014

   Filmmaker Niko von Glasow profiles participants at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, including a one-handed Norwegian table tennis player, the Rwandan sitting volleyball team, an American archer who uses his feet and a Greek paraplegic boccia player. Along the way, von Glasow—who was born with severely shortened arms—sees his preconceptions and stereotypes about the Paralympics and sports in general upended.

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   #4 - Getting Back to Abnormal

   S27:E47/14/2014

   The changed realities of post-Katrina New Orleans, including a population that is less African-American and less poor than before the storm, are examined in this documentary, which focuses on the 2010 re-election campaign of city councilwoman Stacy Head, a polarizing figure, and her aide, Barbara Lacen-Keller.

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   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #5 - Dance for Me

   S27:E57/21/2014

   The world of professional ballroom dancing in Denmark, where participants often look beyond the country's borders for the perfect partner, is examined. The documentary follows Egor, a 15 year old from Russia, as he adjusts to life in Denmark and to his 14-year-old Danish partner, Mie.

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   #6 - Fallen City

   S27:E67/28/2014

   After Beichuan, China was destroyed in an earthquake, buildings are rebuilt more quickly than the community. Official Selection of Sundance 2013.

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   #7 - 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story

   S27:E78/4/2014

   The story of a 15-year old sentenced to four life sentences. Does society benefit from incarcerating young teens to a lifetime in prison?

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   #8 - A World Not Ours

   S27:E88/18/2014

   A family's experience living in a Lebanese refugee camp for multiple generations. Love and family are tinged with desperation. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.

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   #9 - Big Men

   S27:E98/25/2014

   Explorers the world of backroom negotiations and deal making in Ghana's oil business.

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    #10 - After Tiller

    S27:E109/1/2014

    The story of the four abortion doctors that remained in Wichita, Kansas after the assassination of George Tiller in 2009.

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    #11 - The Genius of Marian

    S27:E119/8/2014

    Pam White and her family struggle to retain her memories and life by recording their interactions in the face of an Alzheimer diagnoses.

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    #12 - Koch

    S27:E129/22/2014

    The mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989, Ed Koch fought crime and financial difficulties during a difficult period for the City of New York.

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    8.8/10(19 votes)

    #13 - The Act of Killing

    S27:E1310/7/2014

    Joshua Oppenheimer visits men accused of playing a key role in the killing of over one-million Indonesians in 1965. Initially, the men explain their actions as patriotic and necessary. But over time, some question their actions. 2013 Oscar nominee. 2014 BAFTA Best Documentary.

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