
Trailer | Minding the Gap
Preview: Season 31 Episode 17 | 1m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown.
First-time filmmaker Bing Liu’s documentary Minding the Gap is a coming-of-age saga of three skateboarding friends in their Rust Belt hometown. While navigating a complex relationship between his camera and his friends, Bing explores the gap between fathers and sons, between discipline and domestic abuse and ultimately that precarious chasm between childhood and becoming an adult.
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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...

Trailer | Minding the Gap
Preview: Season 31 Episode 17 | 1m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
First-time filmmaker Bing Liu’s documentary Minding the Gap is a coming-of-age saga of three skateboarding friends in their Rust Belt hometown. While navigating a complex relationship between his camera and his friends, Bing explores the gap between fathers and sons, between discipline and domestic abuse and ultimately that precarious chasm between childhood and becoming an adult.
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Every two weeks, we curate a selection of POV docs, old and new, around a central theme. Stream while you can — until the next Playlist!Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipMinding the Gap - Domestic Violence, Clip 1
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Clip: S31 Ep17 | 1m 46s | This short clip is suggested for use with POV's educational resources for the film. (1m 46s)
Minding the Gap - Domestic Violence, Clip 2
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Clip: S31 Ep17 | 1m 39s | This short clip is suggested for use with POV's educational resources for the film. (1m 39s)
Minding the Gap - Financial Anxiety, Clip 1
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Clip: S31 Ep17 | 1m 32s | This short clip is suggested for use with POV's educational resources for the film. (1m 32s)
Minding the Gap - Financial Anxiety, Clip 2
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Clip: S31 Ep17 | 1m 21s | This short clip is suggested for use with POV's educational resources for the film. (1m 21s)
Minding the Gap - Financial Anxiety, Clip 3
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Clip: S31 Ep17 | 56s | This short clip is suggested for use with POV's educational resources for the film. (56s)
Minding the Gap - Masculinity, Clip 1
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Clip: S31 Ep17 | 2m 15s | This short clip is suggested for use with POV's educational resources for the film. (2m 15s)
Minding the Gap - Masculinity, Clip 2
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Clip: S31 Ep17 | 3m 8s | This short clip is suggested for use with POV's educational resources for the film. (3m 8s)
Minding the Gap - Parenting, Clip 1
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Clip: S31 Ep17 | 3m 1s | This short clip is suggested for use with POV's educational resources for the film. (3m 1s)
Minding the Gap - Parenting, Clip 2
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Clip: S31 Ep17 | 1m 35s | This short clip is suggested for use with POV's educational resources for the film. (1m 35s)
Minding the Gap - Parenting, Clip 3
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Clip: S31 Ep17 | 1m 42s | This short clip is suggested for use with POV's educational resources for the film. (1m 42s)
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Clip: S31 Ep17 | 2m 9s | This short clip is suggested for use with POV's educational resources for the film. (2m 9s)
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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...