Point of View (POV) Sneak Preview Movie Series

July 7, 14, 21, 28 at 7:00 p.m. - Point of View (POV) Sneak Preview Movie Series

Attend a special advanced viewing of acclaimed and provocative films from POV’s 28th season on PBS. The following films will be shown at Saratoga Library before their television broadcasts:

July 7 at 7:00 p.m. - Web Junkie –

This film follows the treatment of three Chinese teenagers, obsessive gamers whose preference for the virtual world over the real one is summed up in one jarring statement: “Reality is too fake.”

July 14 at 7:00 p.m. - Return to Homs

This film focuses on Basset Saroot, star goalkeeper for the Syrian national soccer team, and his ragtag group’s transformation and struggles, in this often wrenching study of the brutal war President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has waged against the Syrian people. Winner of Sundance’s World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Documentary, this is an unprecedented view inside a conflict that many accuse the world of overlooking.

July 21 at 7:00 p.m. Tea Time

This film looks at how a seemingly mundane routine of tea and pastries has helped a group of lifelong friends commemorate life’s joys and cope with infidelity, illness and death. A celebration of the small things that help us endure, Tea Time, filmed over five years, illuminates a beautiful paradox: As familiar worlds slip away, friendships grow ever stronger and more profound.

July 28 at 7:00 p.m. Neuland (“New Territory”)

This film follows adolescent immigrants to Switzerland over two years as they struggle to learn a new language, prepare themselves for employment and reveal their innermost hopes and dreams. But as the end of school draws near, each student must face the same difficult question: Is there a place for me in this country?