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POV

Wuhan Wuhan

Season 35 Episode 1 | 1hr 24m 25s

With unprecedented access in a period of pandemic lockdown, Wuhan Wuhan documents February and March 2020 in Wuhan where the coronavirus was first discovered. Going beyond the statistics and salacious headlines, frontline medical workers, patients, and ordinary citizens put a human face on the early days of the mysterious virus as they grapple with an invisible, deadly killer.

Aired: 07/10/22 | Expires: 06/01/24
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.
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Behind the Lens: Porcelain War
Behind the Lens interview with Porcelain War director Brendan Bellomo.
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Trailer | Porcelain War
Trailer for Porcelain War by directors Slava Leontyev and Brendan Bellomo.
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Trailer | The Bitter Pill
Trailer for The Bitter Pill by director Clay Tweel.
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Behind the Lens: The Bitter Pill
Interview with The Bitter Pill director Clay Tweel.
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Behind the Lens: Black Snow
Interview with Black Snow director Alina Simone.
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Trailer | The Age of Water
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