January 29, 2020
Though The Edge of Democracy is Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa's final piece in a personal trilogy, it's the first to nab her an Oscar nomination
Docs about Politics
November 8, 2019
Between 2017 and 2018, Stephen K. Bannon, a former documentary film distributor (Werner Herzog's The White Diamond , Jonathan Caouette's Tarnation ,
August 7, 2019
Co-directed by Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang, One Child Nation examines China’s One-Child Policy, coaxing confessions and revelations of drastic,
June 27, 2019
I’ve been thinking a lot about what a unique, strange and unpredictable thing the web series space is, and how working in it after a decade of
May 11, 2019
Filmed over seven years, The Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain’s 40-year dictatorship under General Francisco Franco as
May 4, 2019
Over the span of a few weeks, Werner Herzog will have had three films released. There is the world premiere of a feature film at Cannes, Family
April 30, 2019
Roman philosopher Seneca once said, "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” Apparently, Rachel Lears was listening. Her self-
March 29, 2019
If news media is to be believed, America is currently besieged by a state of nearly intractable divisiveness that some believe may be signaling the
October 31, 2018
With the 2018 midterms on the horizon, we've curated a list of campaign documentaries to get you in the spirit before casting your ballot on Election
July 10, 2018
When the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates to money in political campaigns, New Jersey-based director Kimberly Reed