documentary

SXSW 2021: ALONE TOGETHER, LILY TOPPLES THE WORLD & UNITED STATES VS. REALITY WINNER
SXSW 2021: ALONE TOGETHER, LILY TOPPLES THE WORLD & UNITED STATES VS. REALITY WINNER

Musanna Ahmed returns with another report from SXSW with reviews for Alone Together, Lily Topples the World and United States vs. Reality!

SXSW 2021: KID CANDIDATE, WEWORK & THE LOST SONS
SXSW 2021: KID CANDIDATE, WEWORK & THE LOST SONS

In his first report from the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, Musanna reviews Kid Candidate, WeWork and The Lost Sons!

Berlinale 2021: WHAT WILL SUMMER BRING
Berlinale 2021: WHAT WILL SUMMER BRING

Using found footage, Ignacio Ceroi builds a poignant dwelling on the contemporary nomad that beautifully conveys a man’s existential quest.

CITADEL: London In Lockdown
CITADEL: London In Lockdown

Overall, John Smith’s Citadel is a perfect cinematic reflection of the difficult 2020 that the British public dealt with.

Berlin Critics Week 2021 (Woche der Kritik): Two Docs and a Dream
Berlin Critics Week 2021 (Woche der Kritik): Two Docs and a Dream

Soham Gadre reviews three films from the 2021 Berlin Critics Week.

STRAY: A Heartfelt Examination Of Cohabitation
STRAY: A Heartfelt Examination Of Cohabitation

A deeply philosophical film, it loses much of its impact when the cameras stop rolling.

Interview with Michael Paul Stephenson, Director of ATTACK OF THE MURDER HORNETS
Interview with Michael Paul Stephenson, Director of ATTACK OF THE MURDER HORNETS

Luke Parker spoke with actor-turned-filmmaker Michael Paul Stephenson about his Discovery+ documentary, Attack of the Murder Hornets.

STRAY Trailer
STRAY Trailer

Filmmaker Elizabeth Lo follows the plight of three stray dogs as they find human companionship on the streets of Turkey.

Sundance 2021: Interview With Director Natalie Chao Of TO KNOW HER
Sundance 2021: Interview With Director Natalie Chao Of TO KNOW HER

Wilson Kwong spoke with Natalie Chao at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival about her documentary To Know Her.

Sex, Drugs and Bicycles Review
SEX, DRUGS & BICYCLES: Seeing America through the Netherlands

Sex, Drugs & Bicycles allows us Americans to consider cruelties within our system that we have come to accept as the status quo.

NEW YORK TIMES PRESENTS: FRAMING BRITNEY SPEARS: #FreeBritney B*tch
NEW YORK TIMES PRESENTS: FRAMING BRITNEY SPEARS: #FreeBritney B*tch

Framing Britney Spears may not be the best documentary of 2021, but it sure to become the most relevant and vital in the fight for freedom and equality.

SUNDANCE 2021 INTERVIEW WITH TRY HARDER! DIRECTOR DEBBIE LUM
SUNDANCE 2021: INTERVIEW WITH TRY HARDER! DIRECTOR DEBBIE LUM

Try Harder! is a documentary follwing five students as they go through the college admissions frenzy. Reyzando Nawara spoke with director Debbie Lum.

A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX: Déjà Neu
A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX: Déjà Neu

A Glitch in the Matrix is an engrossing feature that looks and feels unlike anything else out there in any genre or style in filmmaking.

Sundance 2021 Report 3: Together Together, Mass, A Glitch in the Matrix & The World to Come
Sundance 2021 Report 3: TOGETHER TOGETHER, MASS, A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX & THE WORLD TO COME

In her last report from Sundance Film Festival, Kristy Strouse reviews four more, very different (tonally and subject-wise), films.

Sundance 2021: IN THE SAME BREATH
Sundance 2021: IN THE SAME BREATH

At this particular moment, In the Same Breath certainly feels like the COVID-19 documentary that the world needs to see.