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Lost Boys of Sudan

Season 17 Episode 12 | 1hr 23m 00s

The genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan is the most recent violent episode in a country where a 20-year civil war has killed an estimated two million people and displaced more than four million. The Dinka tribe has been hardest hit. Lost Boys of Sudan follows two young Dinka refugees, Peter and Santino, through their first year in America.

Aired: 09/27/04

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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StoryCorps Shorts: A Gem of a Guy

Brothers recall childhood shenanigans and heartfelt memories.

Special: 3:23

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StoryCorps Shorts: Wild in Love

Jackie and Bud, a taxidermist, went on their first date in 1954.

Special: 2:33

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Trailer | Who I Am Not

Trailer for Tunde Skovran's film Who I Am Not.

Preview: S37 E12 | 2:04

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Behind the Lens: Who I Am Not

Message from Tünde Skovrán, director of Who I Am Not.

Clip: S37 E12 | 1:27

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StoryCorps Shorts: Operation North Pole

A merry mission to track Santa Claus.

Special: 3:13

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Trailer | The Body Politic

Trailer for Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough's film The Body Politic.

Preview: S37 E11 | 2:07

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Behind the Lens: The Body Politic

Message from director Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough and producer Dawne Langford of The Body Politic

Clip: S37 E11 | 1:32

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StoryCorps Shorts: Dear Mrs. Doyle

Decades after his mother's passing, John Cruitt reaches out to his third grade teacher, Mrs. Doyle.

Special: 3:00

Watch • 11:13

POV

Golden Moon

A young med student drives big rigs for tuition fees.

Special: 11:13

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Thời Thơ Ấu (Childhood)

A Vietnamese American daughter captures her parents on 16mm as they dream of their homeland.

Special: 8:04

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Watch • 1:22:54

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Who I Am Not

Two South African friends born intersex change what we think about being male or female.

Episode: S37 E12 | 1:22:54

Watch • 40:19

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POV Shorts: Until He's Back

Ahmed must find a way to get his son’s remains back home to Morocco so he can say goodbye.

Episode: S37 E706 | 40:19

Watch • 21:09

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POV Shorts: A Swim Lesson

Kids learn to swim - and, in their lessons, we discover profound wisdom for all.

Episode: S37 E705 | 21:09

Watch • 1:22:30

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The Body Politic

In Baltimore, a young mayor fights to enact a bold plan to end chronic violence.

Episode: S37 E11 | 1:22:30

Watch • 25:05

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POV Shorts: Jardines

A portrait of the experiences unique to displaced queer people fleeing violence at home.

Episode: S37 E702 | 25:05

Watch • 24:50

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POV Shorts: In Her Lane

Two stories of women who trailblaze and persist.

Episode: S37 E703 | 24:50

Watch • 25:05

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POV Shorts: Passage

Families traverse tradition and memory in marking new phases of life.

Episode: S37 E701 | 25:05

Watch • 24:35

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POV Shorts: Recorded Memory

Two stories of quilted heirlooms and generational nostalgia.

Episode: S37 E704 | 24:35

Watch • 52:52

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Tokyo Uber Blues

A debt-laden grad turns Tokyo Uber Eats biker, confronting the gig economy's harsh truths.

Episode: S37 E10 | 52:52

Watch • 1:23:02

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Twice Colonized

Inuit activist Aaju Peter embarks on a personal journey for Indigenous people's rights.

Episode: S37 E9 | 1:23:02