POV Season 30 Episode 10 - Memories of a Penitent Heart

Airdate: 2017-Jul-31

Episode summary:

Filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo suspected that there was something ugly in her family's past. Memories of a Penitent Heart excavates a buried conflict around her uncle Miguel, who died at a time when AIDS was synonymous with sin. As she searches for Miguel's partner decades later, the film — both a love story and a tribute — offers a cautionary tale of how faith can be used and abused in times of crisis.

About POV series:

POV (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14...Show more >