POV Season 30 Episode 18 - Cameraperson

Airdate: 2017-Oct-23

Episode summary:

A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into a tapestry of footage captured over the twenty-five-year career of cinematographer Kirsten Johnson. A work that combines documentary, autobiography, and ethical inquiry, Cameraperson is a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world.

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 >