6.9/108 votes#1 - When I Walk
Season 27 Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2014
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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7.0/109 votes#2 - American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
Season 27 Episode 2 - Aired 6/30/2014
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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7.2/106 votes#3 - My Way to Olympia
Season 27 Episode 3 - Aired 7/7/2014
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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NaN/100 votes#4 - Getting Back to Abnormal
Season 27 Episode 4 - Aired 7/14/2014
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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7.2/105 votes#5 - Dance for Me
Season 27 Episode 5 - Aired 7/21/2014
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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NaN/100 votes#6 - Fallen City
Season 27 Episode 6 - Aired 7/28/2014
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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6.9/108 votes#7 - 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story
Season 27 Episode 7 - Aired 8/4/2014
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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NaN/100 votes#8 - A World Not Ours
Season 27 Episode 8 - Aired 8/18/2014
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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NaN/100 votes#9 - Big Men
Season 27 Episode 9 - Aired 8/25/2014
Explorers the world of backroom negotiations and deal making in Ghana's oil business.
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7.2/108 votes#10 - After Tiller
Season 27 Episode 10 - Aired 9/1/2014
The story of the four abortion doctors that remained in Wichita, Kansas after the assassination of George Tiller in 2009.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - The Genius of Marian
Season 27 Episode 11 - Aired 9/8/2014
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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NaN/100 votes#12 - Koch
Season 27 Episode 12 - Aired 9/22/2014
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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8.8/1017 votes#13 - The Act of Killing
Season 27 Episode 13 - Aired 10/7/2014
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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The Best Episodes of POV Season 27
Every episode of POV Season 27 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of POV Season 27!
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Season 27 Ratings Summary
"When I Walk" is the best rated episode of "POV" season 27. It scored 6.9/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/23/2014. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs".