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*American Documentary | POV is proud to announce The Neutral Ground as the national broadcast premiere of its 34th season. Director CJ Hunt’s debut feature documentary, executive produced by Roy Wood Jr. and produced by Darcy McKinnon, will premiere Monday July 5, 2021 on PBS at 9:30 p.m. ET (check local listings) and at pov.org. The film will also be available to stream for free at pov.org until August 4, 2021. An official selection of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival,  The Neutral Ground begins in 2015 as Hunt documents a raucous New Orleans City Council meeting about the removal of fo...

Primary Content Next week, we'll celebrate the nation's independence, head to camp for the summer, explore the richness and diversity of America's Latino community and more. Take a look at what's coming up! A Capitol Fourth - Sunday, July 4 at 8 PM & 9:30 PM The 41st edition of America’s Independence Day celebration features performances by top stars from pop, country, R&B, classical and Broadway, capped off with patriotic classics and a spectacular fireworks display over the iconic Washington, DC skyline.   Camp TV - Weekdays at 4 PM Beginning Monday, July 5 It’s a day camp experience i...

Trailer | The Neutral Ground July 05, 2021 The Neutral Ground documents New Orleans’ fight over monuments and America’s troubled romance with the Lost Cause. In 2015, director CJ Hunt was filming the New Orleans City Council’s vote to remove four confederate monuments. But when that removal is halted by lawsuits and death threats, CJ sets out to understand why a losing army from 1865 still holds so much power in America.

I'll be celebrating, i'll be spending it with my family like i always do, but it's going to take some work for me to celebrate this country again, to be honest. >> courtney ross, thank you so much for spending time with me. >> thank you. >> thank you so much for coming to "the sunday show." >> thank you. coming up, the new documentary, neutral ground takes a look at why white supremacy has power in america. the executive producer and director join me next. stay with us. ♪ ♪ when technology is easier to use... ♪ barriers don't stand a chance. ♪ that's why we'll stop at nothing to deli...

Copy Link Filmmaker CJ Hunt holds a drawing of New Orleans Robert E. Lee monument in 'The Neutral Ground.' Credit: Paavo Hanninen  (Paavo Hanninen) Humor has the capacity to disarm, CJ Hunt discovered in his stints as a middle-school teacher and stand-up comic. It’s part of his toolkit as a producer on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. But are irony, dry wit and self-mockery effective ways of turning a mirror on racists and Confederate sympathizers, and shifting their thinking? That’s the starting point of The Neutral Ground, Hunt’s informative, entertaining, provocative and sobering ...