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POV

The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez

Season 21 Episode 3 | 1hr 26m 35s

In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexico border shot and killed Esequiel Hernandez, Jr. Mistaken for a drug runner, he was in fact an 18-year-old U.S. citizen, becoming the first American killed by U.S. military forces on native soil since the 1970 Kent State shootings. Narrated by Tommy Lee Jones, this film explores Hernandez's tragic death and its torturous aftermath. This film...

Aired: 07/06/08 | Expires: 10/13/19
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.
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Trailer | A Mother Apart
Trailer for A Mother Apart by director Laurie Townshend.
Preview: S38 E13 | 1:36
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Behind the Lens: A Mother Apart
Behind the Lens interview with A Mother Apart director Laurie Townshend.
Clip: S38 E13 | 1:34
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Behind the Lens: Porcelain War
Behind the Lens interview with Porcelain War director Brendan Bellomo.
Clip: S38 E12 | 1:30
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Trailer | Porcelain War
Trailer for Porcelain War by directors Slava Leontyev and Brendan Bellomo.
Preview: S38 E12 | 2:13
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StoryCorps Shorts: Twelve Feet from a Bomb
On January 29, 1998, the New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed.
Special: 3:22
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Trailer | The Bitter Pill
Trailer for The Bitter Pill by director Clay Tweel.
Preview: S38 E11 | 1:59
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Behind the Lens: The Bitter Pill
Interview with The Bitter Pill director Clay Tweel.
Clip: S38 E11 | 1:12
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Behind the Lens: Black Snow
Interview with Black Snow director Alina Simone.
Clip: S38 E10 | 1:38
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The New Indigo Wave
Residents from Oaxacan town Niltepec alchemize blue indigo pigment from the jiquilite plant.
Special: 13:00
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Trailer | The Age of Water
Trailer for The Age of Water by directors Isabel Alcántara Atalaya and Alfredo Alcántara.
Preview: S38 E9 | 2:23