December 20, 2021
One of the timeliest films of this past year—having premiered in the World Documentary Competition at Sundance 2021 (where it would go on to win the
Docs about Politics
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June 21, 2021If CPH:DOX is any indication (and it usually is), 2021 seems set to see a transformation in sociopolitical nonfiction cinema. Rather than, say,
April 14, 2021To say that longtime civil rights attorney Larry Krasner was a long shot to become the very head of the agency that had been his most despised
January 8, 2021At 1:14 pm on October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. He was never seen again. While his fiancée, Hatice Cengiz,
November 19, 2020“Above all, do no harm “is a maxim held sacred by doctors and medical students all over the world. But in Alexander Nanau’s Collective , a blistering
October 12, 2020Premiering at Sundance, going on to open Hot Docs, and now set to air on POV October 12, Nairobi-based director Sam Soko’s Softie is both
October 5, 2020 @Documentary filmmakers discuss the dialogue between their work and the political contexts in which they were made.
September 19, 2020One of the more unlikely Instagram stars of our “Trump Show” era (with 2.3 million followers and counting), Pete Souza is likewise a surprising
September 9, 2020Lisa Cortés and Liz Garbus’ new documentary 'All In: The Fight for Democracy,' explores the long history of voter suppression in the USA, with Georgia's 2018 governor race as a focal point.
July 7, 2020Director Dawn Porter ( Gideon's Army , Trapped ) felt equipped for the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble . She had, after all, interviewed the US