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The Overnighters

Season 28 Episode 2 | 1hr 40m 19s

Chasing the American dream, thousands of workers flock to a North Dakota town where the oil business is booming. But instead of well-paying jobs, many find slim work prospects and a severe housing shortage. Pastor Jay Reinke converts his church into a makeshift dorm and counseling center, allowing hundreds of men to stay despite the congregation's objections and neighbors' fears.

Aired: 06/28/15 | Expires: 06/30/18

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.

Extras

POV

StoryCorps Shorts: The Men Who Fed America

Johnny Itliong honors the memory of his migrant father and the men who helped feed America.

Special: 2:48

POV

Anatomy of a Scene: Fauna

Anatomy of a Scene from Fauna with director Pau Faus.

Clip: S37 E5 | 3:07

POV

Behind the Lens: Fauna

A message from the filmmaker.

Clip: S37 E5 | 1:49

POV

Behind the Lens: Against the Tide

A message from the filmmaker.

Clip: S37 E4 | 1:25

POV

Behind the Lens: Is There Anybody Out There?

A message from the filmmaker.

Clip: S37 E3 | 0:51

Watch • 13:44

POV

a film is a goodbye that never ends

Filmmaker María Luisa Santos grapples with saying goodbye to Turbo, a dog she has come to adore.

Special: 13:44

POV

Behind the Lens: Hummingbirds

A message from the filmmaker.

Clip: S37 E2 | 1:30

POV

King Coal: Bonus Feature

Performances by Shodekeh Talifero (breath artist), Lou Maiuri, Jesse Milnes, and Emily Miller.

Clip: S37 E1 | 8:00

POV

Behind the Lens: King Coal

A message from the filmmaker.

Clip: S37 E1 | 1:28

POV

StoryCorps Shorts: Beat by Beat

Ed Cage and his daughter Nicole talk about how he passed beatboxing on to the next generation.

Special: 2:47

All

Watch • 1:22:53

POV

Name Me Lawand

A deaf Kurdish boy's transformative journey to communicate through learning sign language.

Episode: S37 E6 | 1:22:53

Watch • 1:10:47

POV

Fauna

Exploring the dynamic nexus of humans, animals, and science in a post-pandemic world.

Episode: S37 E5 | 1:10:47

Watch • 1:22:17

POV

Against the Tide

Two Koli fishermen in Mumbai are driven to desperation by a dying sea, testing their bond.

Episode: S37 E4 | 1:22:17

Watch • 1:22:37

POV

Is There Anybody Out There?

Ella Glendining embarks on a quest to connect with others who share her rare disability.

Episode: S37 E3 | 1:22:37

Watch • 1:15:25

POV

Hummingbirds

Bordertown besties make magic of one last summer together as they face uncertain futures.

Episode: S37 E2 | 1:15:25

Watch • 1:14:31

POV

King Coal

King Coal meditates on the culture and myths of communities shaped by the coal industry.

Episode: S37 E1 | 1:14:31

Watch • 1:22:49

POV

unseen

Aspiring social worker faces the uncertainty of life as a blind, undocumented immigrant.

Episode: S36 E3616 | 1:22:49

Watch • 1:22:58

POV

Brief Tender Light

At MIT, an alum follows four African students striving to become change agents for home.

Episode: S36 E3615 | 1:22:58

Watch • 1:54:35

POV

How to Have an American Baby

An intimate look behind the closed doors of the Chinese birth tourism industry in the US.

Episode: S36 E3614 | 1:54:35

Watch • 1:10:50

POV

Wisdom Gone Wild

In this reflection on aging and transformation, a woman with dementia reinvents herself.

Episode: S36 E3613 | 1:10:50