Next on POV: "Point and Shoot" (Monday, August 24, 2015 at 10pm) - Sample Social Media

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Hi all,

Double Academy Award nominee Marshall Curry returns to POV on Monday with his latest documentary. "Point and Shoot" follows a timid 26-year-old who buys a motorcycle and a video camera and sets off to film himself on a multi-year, 35,000-mile odyssey through North Africa and the Middle East.

Below you'll find social media posts, images and the trailer to share, along with social media for POV's ongoing Premiere Parties, which you can use to promote POV broadcasts in your community.

And please note if you are retweeting or mentioning the film on Twitter that the correct/official handle is @pointshootfilm.

Thanks!

Adnaan Wasey

Executive Producer, POV Digital

ABOUT THE FILM:

Point and Shoot

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pointandshoot/

Premieres Monday, August 24, 2015 at 10 p.m.

Description:

Two-time Oscar® nominee Marshall Curry celebrates his 10th anniversary with POV with the amazing tale of Matt VanDyke. A timid 26-year-old with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matt left home in Baltimore in 2006 for what he called a “crash course in manhood.” He bought a motorcycle and a video camera and set off to film himself on a multi-year, 35,000-mile odyssey through North Africa and the Middle East. When revolution broke out in Libya, he joined the rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi, but was captured, sending his adventure in a frightening new direction. Point and Shoot joins Matt’s wild ride, exploring how in the age of the selfie we use cameras not just to capture our stories, but to craft them. A co-production of Marshall Curry Productions, American Documentary | POV and ITVS. Winner, Best Documentary Feature Award, 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pointandshoot/

POV's Companion Site, including trailer, background material, discussion guide and more video.

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pointandshoot/full.php

The full film will be online starting Tuesday, August 25, 2015. Note: This page may give a 404 error until then. You can pull embed code for your site once the video is live.

TRAILER

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pointandshoot/trailer.php

Trailer. Click the </> button to get embed code.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1HRlfPAZV4

YouTube trailer. Click "Share", then click "Embed" to get embed code.

IMAGES YOU CAN ATTACH ALONG WITH YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8637/15845179447_944ca6fbe4_h_d.jpg

Matt VanDyke takes a selfie. From "Point and Shoot," a documentary film by Marshall Curry. (Photo credit: Matt VanDyke)

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Matt VanDyke in Sirte, Libya. From "Point and Shoot," a documentary film by Marshall Curry. (Photo credit: Matt VanDyke)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7506/15408669664_b9465801f9_h_d.jpg

Matt VanDyke motorcycling in Afghanistan.  From "Point and Shoot," a documentary film by Marshall Curry. (Photo credit: Matt VanDyke)

FOR TWITTER [Note that the official handle for the film is @pointshootfilm and add/adjust dates/times as needed for your station…]

Monday @povdocs: 2-time Oscar-nominee @marshallcurry's new documentary @pointshootfilm. Trailer: http://to.pbs.org/1Rx0xXp

Monday @povdocs: The new documentary "Point and Shoot" follows an American's "crash course in manhood" http://to.pbs.org/1Rx0xXp

Premieres Monday! @TribecaFilmFest's best documentary winner @pointshootfilm airs @povdocs. Watch the trailer: http://to.pbs.org/1Rx0xXp

A documentary in the age of the selfie. "Point and Shoot" premieres Monday @povdocs. Trailer: http://to.pbs.org/1Rx0xXp

FACEBOOK POST

Premieres Monday, August 24, 2015 at 10 PM on @POV.

Two-time Oscar® nominee Marshall Curry returns to POV with a documentary for the age of the selfie. In "Point and Shoot," a timid 26-year-old buys a motorcycle and a video camera, then finds himself not just on a "crash course in manhood" but on a multi-year, 35,000-mile odyssey through North Africa and the Middle East. When revolution broke out in Libya, he joined the rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi, but was captured, sending his adventure in a frightening new direction.

Find out more: http://to.pbs.org/1Rx0xXp

POV PREMIERE PARTY TWEETS (Replace bracketed info with your station's info)

Caught @povdocs on [STATION NAME]? Enter here for a chance to win documentary swag: http://to.pbs.org/1jVWbsA

Planning on watching @povdocs tonight? Register your premiere party for a chance to win swag: http://to.pbs.org/1jVWbsA

Watch @povdocs online, then enter to win prizes: http://to.pbs.org/1jVWbsA

POV PREMIERE PARTY FACEBOOK POST

Have you been watching @POV docmentaries on @[YOUR STATION NAME]? Register your "Premiere Party" for a chance to win documentary swag from POV!

http://to.pbs.org/1jVWbsA