Erika Dilday
Executive producer and filmmaker best known as the longtime executive producer of POV on PBS and co-director (with Ken Burns) of the forthcoming Emancipation to Exodus series.
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Feb 8, 2026 • 33min
Documenting America: How to See Beyond the Algorithm
Erika Dilday, executive producer and filmmaker who led POV on PBS and is co-directing Emancipation to Exodus, talks about documentary film as a way to cut through algorithmic noise. Short, vivid stories and public broadcasting pressures come up. She discusses working with Ken Burns, screening films at San Quentin, and why platforms like YouTube shape what we discover.
