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POV executive producer Erika Dilday talks about the 35th season

POV, the longest-running showcase of independent documentaries on PBS, turns 35 this year. Its new executive producer, Erika Dilday, had her hand at the helm of this 35th season. She came to POV last year from Futuro Media Group, a multimedia journalistic nonprofit committed to telling overlooked stories, where she was CEO. Before that, she was executive director of Maysles Documentary Center. Here she talks about the current season of POV, what her father taught her about diversity, the logistics of scouting for films, and her upcoming keynote address at IDA’s Getting Real 2022 conference.

Erika Dilday