In collaboration with POV (Point-of-View), PBS’s award-winning independent non-fiction film series, the Bay County Public Library will facilitate a PBS POV Venue held at the Gallery of Art (36 W Beach Drive, Panama City) as part of the Redfish Film Fest. The PBS POV Films screened at the Gallery of Art on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 are free to attend and will not require tickets. The attendance will be capped at room capacity. Each film block will conclude with an engaging post-film discussion. To learn more about the Redfish Film Fest 2024 and its amazing lineup of documentaries and events, visit https://redfishfilmfest.com/. For more information about the PBS POV films, visit www.pov.org.
PBS POV Films:
• The Mole Agent (2020), Director: Maite Alberdi , Producer: Marclea Santibanez
Friday, April 12 during the 11 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. film block. Post-film discussion will be led by the Bay County Council on Aging.
• The Swim Team (2016), Director/Producer: Andrew Nadkarni, Producers: Swetha Regunathan and Katie Schiller
Saturday, April 13 during the 11 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. film block. Post-film discussion will be led by Crystal Grey-Hewett, FSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD).
• The Love Bugs (2019), Director: Maria Clinton & Allison Otto
Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 during the 1:15 – 3 p.m. film block. Post-film discussion will be led by Greg Robinson, Gulf Coast State College Biology Professor on Saturday, April 13.
• Between Earth & Sky (2023), Director: Juliana Curi, Producers: João Henrique Kurtz,Lívia Cheibub, and Martina Sönksen, Co-Producer: Uýra Sodoma
Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 during the 1:15 – 3 p.m. film block. Post-film discussion will be led by Greg Robinson, Gulf Coast State College Biology Professor on Saturday, April 13.
• Uýra – The Rising Forest (2022), Director: Juliana Curi, Producers: João Henrique Kurtz,Lívia Cheibub, and Martina Sönksen, Co-Producer: Uýra Sodoma
Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 during the 3 – 5 p.m. film block. Post-film discussion will be led by the Gulf Coast LGBTQ Center.
• Shut Up and Paint (2022), Directors: Titus Kaphar, Alex Mallis, Producers: Matt O’Neill, Perri Peltz, Chloe Gbai
Saturday, April 13 during the 5 – 7 p.m. film block. Post-film discussion will be led by local artists, Sarah Burris, Mandy Yourick and Briana Bennett.
• The Song of the Butterflies (2020), Director/Producer: Núria Frigola Torrent, Producer: Rolando Toledo Vega
Saturday, April 13 during the 5 – 7 p.m. film block. Post-film discussion will be led by local artists, Sarah Burris, Mandy Yourick and Briana Bennett.
Additional Films to be screened at the Gallery of Art:
• Daring Women Doctors: Physicians in the 19th Century (2020), directed by Valerie Scoon
Friday, April 12 during the 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. film block. Post film discussion will be led by film directors, Valerie Scoon, Robyn Roots and William Roebuck.
• 2020 Year of the Nurse (2021), directed by Robyn Roots and written by Robyn Roots and William Roebuck
Friday, April 12 during the 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. film block. Post film discussion will be led by film directors, Valerie Scoon, Robyn Roots and William Roebuck.
