Every month as part of our POV Watch Club, PBS will showcase a POV documentary for you to screen at home. POV is television’s longest-running showcase for independent nonfiction films. Together, we will provide you with free access to a POV documentary highlighting intimate storytelling and contemporary social issues. The last week of the month, we will release an “After Show”—a pre-recorded discussion that highlights how this film can be used in classrooms and dives into relevant social issues in each film. We'll share free lesson plans, reading lists, and discussion guides created with you in mind.

For May we highlighted the documentary Through the Night. Through the Night is a verité documentary that explores the personal cost of our modern economy through the stories of two working mothers and a child care provider, whose lives intersect at a 24-hour daycare center in New Rochelle, New York. 

We encourage you to make time to sit with this powerful conversation between educators, advocates, and experts Dr. Imani M. Cheers, Keami Harris, and Kristen Valley. Reflect and engage in dialogue with educators from across the country doing the same. We have included resources to help you continue growing your political consciousness, anti-racist pedagogy, and to sustain your spirit for the long haul. 

Note: If you haven’t had the chance to watch Through the Night yet, we still recommend you tune into After Show to listen to critical conversations about education, race, class, society, and family.

Like what you see? Register here to join Watch Club!

For additional resources, tools, and information visit PBS TeachersLounge.