documentary
IDA Documentary Awards: ‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’ Wins Best Feature
Bobi Wine: The People’s President won the top prize of best feature documentary at the 2023 International Documentary Awards on Tuesday night. The film follows music star, activist and opposition leader Bobi Wine amid Uganda’s 2021 presidential election. Accepting the award during the International Documentary Association’s virtual awards show, co-director Moses Bwayo said, “The awareness […]
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‘Immediate Family’ Review: A Warm Portrait of the ‘Character Actors’ of ’70s Rock
‘The Wrecking Crew’ director Denny Tedesco profiles the four prolific session musicians who became synonymous with the singer-songwriter ’70s and are still going strong.
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International Documentary Awards: ‘Apolonia, Apolonia’ Lands Leading Four Nominations
Apolonia, Apolonia leads the 2023 International Documentary Awards nominations with four nods. Other top nominees include The Mother of All Lies and Milisuthando, which earned three nominations apiece. All three films are up for the top prize of best feature documentary, along with two-time nominees Against the Tide, ANHELL69, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni […]
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PBS’ ‘American Masters’ Launches Visibility, Inclusion and Accessibility Initiative
PBS’ acclaimed documentary series American Masters has launched a new inclusion effort aimed at supporting stories by, for and about disabled communities. The Visibility, Inclusion and Accessibility Initiative aims to expand American Masters‘ commitment to stories and creatives within the larger disability community, launching with a new series, Renegades, alongside a talent incubator and expanded accessibility […]
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IDA Documentary Awards Unveils 2023 Shortlists for Best Features, Shorts
The International Documentary Association (IDA) on Tuesday announced its best feature and short shortlists for the 2023 IDA Documentary Awards. The ceremony will be held during the week of Dec. 11 in Los Angeles — venue information is set to follow. Starting Nov. 7, IDA members will be able to view each of the shortlisted […]
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Steve McQueen Fuses Wartime Amsterdam and Modern-Day Extremism in ‘Occupied City’ Trailer
Steve McQueen bridges the past horrors of Nazi-era Amsterdam with a threatening present-day extremism in the trailer for Occupied City, a four-hour documentary from the 12 Years a Slave helmer inspired by a book by his wife, Dutch filmmaker Bianca Stigter. The teaser trailer, which A24 dropped on Tuesday (below), remains tightly focused on […]
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Ukraine War Doc ‘A Picture to Remember’ to Open Amsterdam Documentary Festival
The Ukraine war documentary A Picture to Remember by director Olga Chernykh will open the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, it was announced Wednesday. As IDFA unveiled its full lineup, artistic director Orwa Nyrabia chose Chernykh’s film about three generations of women — the director, her mother and grandmother — confronting Ukraine’s current war and violent history […]
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Oscar-Winning Duo Behind ‘Two Distant Strangers’ Launch “Unreasnble” New Company (Exclusive)
Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe have found their next act. The Oscar-winning duo behind police brutality short Two Distant Strangers and, more recently, HBO’s BS High, have teamed with Group Nine Studios’ former president Mickey Meyer to launch a new entertainment company titled The Unreasnble. The goal of the full-service media company is to […]
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Critics Choice Documentary Awards: ‘American Symphony’ Leads With Six Nominations
Matthew Heineman’s American Symphony, a portrait of musician Jon Batiste as he experiences professional success amid the personal challenge of his wife Suleika Jaouad’s cancer battle, leads the nominations for the 2023 Critics Choice Documentary Awards. American Symphony is up for six awards including best documentary feature. The film is also nominated for best director […]
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Linda Evangelista Reflects on “Abusive Relationship” in Apple TV+ Docuseries ‘The Super Models’: “He Knew Not to Touch My Face”
In Apple TV+’s new docuseries The Super Models, Linda Evangelista reflects on being in an “abusive relationship.” In the third episode of the four-part series focused on Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington’s rise to power, Evangelista recalls that difficult time as images appear on the screen of her marriage to Elite Model […]
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MSNBC Films, Trevor Noah Set Documentary on Ron DeSantis and the Transport of Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard (Exclusive)
MSNBC Films is set to release a documentary looking at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration’s role in a 2022 migrant flight to Martha’s Vineyard. Martha’s Vineyard v. DeSantis, which is executive produced by Trevor Noah, is set to premiere next month on MSNBC and Peacock. The doc, produced and directed by the Oscar-nominated […]
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Sean Penn Reveals How Plan for “Lighthearted” Documentary About Ukraine President Turned Into a War Film
Sean Penn has spoken about how he originally intended for his Ukraine documentary Superpower, which he co-directed with Aaron Kaufman, to be a “lighthearted” portrait of the country’s actor-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky before the Russian invasion of its European neighbor in early 2022 caused him to pivot to making a war movie. In an appearance on […]
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