documentary

SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE: Documentary Unraveled
SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE: Documentary Unraveled

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm stands in homage to the unanticipated and the experimental, unraveling the form of cinema and documentary.

TRUMP CARD: Contemporary Propaganda Film for America's Far-Right
TRUMP CARD: Contemporary Propaganda Film for America’s Far-Right

Trump Card is exhausting and potentially lobotomising, especially if you are watching it out of curiosity.

Ridgefield International Film Festival 2020: GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH
Ridgefield International Film Festival 2020: GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH

In the face of hate, Gay Chorus Deep South is a shining beacon of love and an exemplary display of resilience and strength.

NYFF 2020: SWIMMING OUT TILL THE SEA TURNS BLUE: Birthplace And Bloodland
NYFF 2020: SWIMMING OUT TILL THE SEA TURNS BLUE: Birthplace And Bloodland

An ode to the importance of art that is a work of art itself, Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue is yet another fascinating look at contemporary China.

NYFF 2020: THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS
NYFF 2020: THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS

The Truffle Hunters provides a unique view into a world and an industry many have little knowledge and understanding of, delivered with heart and passion.

HERB ALPERT IS... More Than a Man and His Trumpet
HERB ALPERT IS… More Than a Man and His Trumpet

In spite of its cutesy title, Herb Alpert Is… does attempt to flesh out the multi-faceted extent of his talents: then and now.

NYFF 2020: City Hall
NYFF 2020: City Hall

While City Hall has it’s ups and downs, it gives viewers a unique experience and perspective into the inter workings of Boston’s city officials.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: THE BOY FROM MEDELLÍN: An Important Reflection on the Political Role of Public Figures
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: THE BOY FROM MEDELLÍN: An Important Reflection on the Political Role of Public Figures

Director Matthew Heineman takes somewhat of a left turn to document the homecoming of Colombia’s biggest reggae superstar, J Balvín.

NYFF 2020: MLK/ FBI
NYFF 2020: MLK/ FBI

MLK/FBI is damning of the behaviors of the FBI and its treatment of not only the leader of a revolution and the deeply rooted racism that still lingers.

Webs of Injustice: Three Women-Centric Films Search for Redemption and Truth
Webs of Injustice: Three Women-Centric Films Search for Redemption and Truth

Three new women-centric streaming releases examine the ways in which systemic injustice affects women.

NYFF 2020: THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE
NYFF 2020: THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE

In a world that seems to be leaning more to authoritarian power and rule, we need documentaries such as The Monopoly of Violence.

FILM TITLE POEM: Matching Experimental Charms With Cynical Cinephilia
FILM TITLE POEM: Matching Experimental Charms With Cynical Cinephilia

Film Title Poem, a 67-minute experimental traversal of film history, both canonical and personal, entirely by way of title cards.

FEELS GOOD MAN: One Man's Battle In The Culture Wars
FEELS GOOD MAN: One Man’s Battle In The Culture Wars

Feels Good Man should be required viewing, providing an excoriating insight into the rise of the alt-right and the underlying issues that propelled it.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: 76 DAYS
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: 76 DAYS

The COVID-19 documentary 76 Days is urgent and wrenching, unbashful in its presentation of tragedy and confusion.

Estus W. Pirkle: The Cinematic Evangelist
Estus W. Pirkle: The Cinematic Evangelist

Blake Collier takes a deeper look at the three Estus W Pirkle-Ron Ormond films that bookended the 1970s.