May 18, 2022 Andrea Arnold's 'Cow': The Searing Romance and Reality of Nature Cow opens with its protagonist, Luma, mid-labor in a cattle barn where she delivers her newborn calf, Malu. The audience observes the beauty of Read more
May 17, 2022 New Voices Stand Out at SFFILM, America's Longest-Running Film Festival Local film festivals have taken some of the biggest hits during the pandemic and it’s among the many reasons that returning to the historic Castro Read more
May 16, 2022 Screen Time: Week of May 16, 2022 Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. Over the past few years, Read more
May 13, 2022 Essential Doc Reads: Week of May 9, 2022 Essential Doc Reads is our curated selection of recent features and important news items about the documentary form and its processes, from around Read more
May 11, 2022 Death Comes for the Filmmaker: John Zaritsky, Oscar-winning Documentarian Sometimes the right people win the big awards. Certainly, that’s the case with John Zaritsky, a fiery, truth-telling filmmaker, who garnered the Best Read more
May 10, 2022 Screen Time: Week of May 9, 2022 Screen Time is your curated weekly guide to excellent documentaries and nonfiction programs that you can watch at home. Right on the heels of Mother' Read more
May 9, 2022 Crime & Punishment: The Sentencing Scene in 'When Claude Got Shot' In 2014, Claude Motley got shot in the face during an attempted car-jacking in Milwaukee. The shooter was 15-year-old Nathan King. A few days later, Read more
May 6, 2022 Essential Doc Reads: Week of May 2, 2022 Essential Doc Reads is our curated selection of recent features and important news items about the documentary form and its processes, from around Read more
May 5, 2022 Movies that Matter Spotlights New Documentaries by Afghan Filmmakers August 15, 2021 marked the Taliban’s capture of the Afghan capital of Kabul, culminating a shockingly swift offensive that began in May. The Taliban Read more
May 4, 2022 Poetics and Politics Define Prismatic Ground Festival Founded in 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Prismatic Ground is a glimmer of hope for experimental nonfiction cinema in a tumultuous period. Inney Read more