documentary
We spoke with RaMell Ross, director of Hale County This Morning, This Evening, about the fluidity of documentary, the representation of blackness, and more.
Hale County This Morning, This Evening is a staggering achievement of filmmaking, and an essential American text.
The unbelieveable true story of Shirkers offers a bittersweet end to a decades long saga in the life of independent filmmaker Sandi Tan.
The life story of activist Nadia Murad is told in On Her Shoulders with a lack of sensationalism, focusing more on her cause than the tragedy.
Transformer tells a touching story of the human spirit so moving, it’ll feel like a weight off your own shoulders while watching.
We were able to talk with legendary director Frederick Wiseman about his upcoming documentary Monrovia, Indiana and his large body of work.
Dark Money does provide some hope, but the film falls short in helping the viewer to understand how he/she can be empowered to make a difference.
We were able to speak with Jeffrey Wright and Vainuupo ‘A.V.’ Avegalio, who are both involved with the documentary We Are Not Done Yet.
Sacrifice is not as strong as Brown’s other work, particularly his fascinating previous effort The Push, but it’s still bound to get people talking.
They Shall Not Grow Old is a major monument for our memory of the British soldiers who fought in WW1 and an enormous step forward in depicting history through cinema.
Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped By Boko Haram, directed and co-produced by Gemma Atwal, explores the history if abducted girls and the continued presence of Boko Haram in Nigeria.
Our report from Chicago International Film Festival, with reviews of, among others, Friedkin Uncut, In the Aisles, and Father the Flame.
Richard Todd’s Dying to Live is a sincere portrait of the state of Australian organ donation, a weirdly taboo topic with the highest of stakes.
For this latest report from Film Fest 919, we into Robert Redford’s final film, the documentary about Orson Welles, and a Hillary Swank-starring drama.
As glossy, glamorous and fast-paced as the auctions it focuses on, The Price of Everything is a fun look inside an elite world that few of us could ever imagine entering.