For Documentary Teams
Real footage with verifiable provenance. Built for the stories that matter.
Documentaries demand authenticity. POV gives you access to verified, on-the-ground footage with full chain-of-custody metadata - so every frame can be traced back to the moment it was captured.
How It Works In Practice
Sourcing Footage Across Borders
Your documentary covers the impact of extreme weather on coastal communities. You need footage from six different locations across the eastern seaboard. Sending a crew to each one would blow your budget.
You post bounties on POV for each location - specific framing requirements, minimum duration, and deadlines. Contributors near each site receive notifications.
Submissions start arriving. Each clip includes GPS coordinates confirming the contributor was physically present, compass heading showing what direction they were facing, and an exact timestamp.
You license 14 clips from 5 locations. Each comes with a content license, full metadata export, and attribution guidance. Your legal team signs off immediately.
When the distributor asks for provenance documentation on your sourced footage, you hand them POV's verification metadata. Chain of custody, confirmed.
The Documentary Sourcing Problem
Crews Are Expensive
Sending a film crew to multiple locations costs thousands per day. For independent filmmakers and smaller teams, it's often prohibitive.
Stock Footage Lacks Authenticity
Audiences and distributors can tell the difference between real and staged. Generic stock clips undermine the documentary's credibility.
Provenance Is Hard to Prove
Distributors and legal teams increasingly demand proof of where, when, and how footage was captured. Social media downloads don't provide that.
Rights Clearance Takes Weeks
Tracking down the original creator of a viral clip, negotiating rights, and getting legal approval can take longer than the edit itself.
Why Documentary Teams Choose POV
Full Provenance Metadata
GPS coordinates, compass heading, device information, and exact timestamp - all captured during recording, not added after the fact.
Clear Licensing for Distribution
Every licensed clip comes with defined usage rights. Submit to festivals, sell to distributors, and publish internationally with confidence.
Contributors Retain Copyright
POV's rights model is transparent. Contributors keep ownership, you get a license. No murky rights chains or ownership disputes down the line.
Source Footage Remotely
Post bounties for footage from specific locations worldwide. Get on-the-ground perspectives without deploying a crew.
Documentary Use Cases
Environmental and climate documentaries
Investigative journalism and exposés
Historical event reconstruction
Community impact stories
True crime and legal proceedings
Cultural and social issue films