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Otto Bell’s documentary The Eagle Huntress is empowering – even if it does frequently feel staged or exaggerated for dramatic effect.
Since its creation, the Jacob Burns Film Center has curated timely, poignant series aimed to enlighten and uplift its audiences. The theater, located in Westchester County, NY, is always one step ahead of the curve. Coming up this month is another exciting exhibit, entitled Greenhouse.
Arlin Golden attended the San Francisco International Film Festival and discusses the documentaries he’s seen, Nobody Speak, The Force and more.
The Other Ripken is a short but sweet documentary about Billy Ripken, a little-known baseball player who played for the Baltimore Orioles.
Robert Klein Still Can’t Stop His Leg is a loving insight into the world of influential but sadly unknown stand-up comedian Robert Klein.
Fantassút, a short documentary about the largest refugee camp in Europe, is a surprisingly beautiful depiction of real people who lived through hellish conditions.
God Knows Where I Am lacks the necessary energy, yet successfully tackles the issues of freedom and the unnecessary loss of life.
The Freedom to Marry is a compelling, expertly-made documentary about the landmark case that finally provided everyone the right to marriage.
Cries from Syria comes from the perspective of those standing in opposition to Assad, and serves as a tribute to Syria’s children.
Between three men and a coterie of animals, Uncertain tells a richly rewarding story around the primal themes of death, birth and rebirth.
Although a warm hearted documentary, David Stratton: A Cinematic Life cares more about Australian cinema than its subject.
The Last Laugh is a profound documentary that somehow warmly weighs the need for laughter with the immense tragedy that was the Holocaust.
We’ve put together a list of the best documentaries of 2016 – a tough task as the quality of documentaries was high throughout the year!
For the documentary short film section, The Academy mostly nominated shorts about the refugee crisis that attempt to humanize the victims.
West Virginia has suddenly become the subject of intense scrutiny. The denizens of the state could well be forgiven for wondering where the mass media and political class were before the 2016 presidential primaries and election turned West Virginia into an unlikely bellweather for the appeal of Donald Trump’s populist rhetoric. Trump’s hardhat-donning ‘Trump Digs Coal’ campaign delivered him the state by a resounding 68.