P.O.V. P.O.V. is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films, premiering 14-16 of the best, boldest and innovative programs every year on PBS. These films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.
P.O.V. "Up the Yangtze" Check local listings for broadcast times in your area.
Nearing completion, China's massive Three Gorges Dam is altering the landscape and the lives of people living along the fabled Yangtze River. Countless ancient villages and historic locales will be submerged, and two million people will lose their homes and livelihoods. "Up the Yangtze" explores lives transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history, a hotly contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle. An Official Selection of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. (CC, Stereo, HD)
