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‘A damaged person’: Alan Cumming on playing the schoolboy who was actually 30by Libby Brooks on August 18, 2022
In 1993, a 17-year-old pupil at a Glasgow school was unmasked as a fully grown adult. Now his classmates have made a documentary – My Old School – about the astonishing deceptionWhat most people remember about Scotland’s notorious schoolboy […]
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‘Sidney’ Trailer: Sidney Poitier’s Legacy Defined in Documentary Produced by Oprahby Samantha Bergeson on August 17, 2022
Sidney Poitier’s barrier-breaking legacy is now back on the big screen. The Documentary “Sidney,” directed by Academy Award nominee Reginald Hudlin (“Marshall”), focuses on Poitier’s career as an actor, filmmaker, and activist during […]
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Jonah Hill Steps Back from Public Eye, Announces Self-Made Doc About Mental Health Strugglesby Samantha Bergeson on August 17, 2022
Oscar nominee Jonah Hill has announced his latest directorial effort, the documentary “Stutz,” a chronicle of his mental health issues featuring his personal therapist. The film “explores mental health in general” and will provide therapy […]
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Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina Celebrates 40 Years of Amplifying the Voices of Hawai’iby Imani Altemus-Williams on August 17, 2022
August 17, 2022 Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina Celebrates 40 Years of Amplifying the Voices of Hawai’i Read more
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Toronto Film Fest Ramps Up Documentary Lineup After COVID Cutbacks, Booking Films From Laura Poitras and Werner Herzogby Diane Garrett on August 17, 2022
The Toronto Intl. Film Festival’s Docs program gets underway Sept. 8 and will feature 22 nonfiction films — a hefty 57% increase from last year’s lineup, which was cut back to 14 due to COVID. Notable titles include Oscar winner Laura […]
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My Old School review – audacious tale of thirtysomething man who posed as a teenage pupilby Peter Bradshaw on August 17, 2022
Jono McLeod directs this intriguing documentary about his former classmate Brian MacKinnon, who at age 30, went back to school as a ‘teenager’Here is a documentary for anyone who’s ever suffered from impostor syndrome or ever fantasised about […]
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The Inner World of South African “Drummies”on August 17, 2022
In 2018, the South African director Jessie Zinn saw something she knew to tuck away in her mental archive, for later. It was a Photo Booth, on newyorker.com, featuring images by the photographer Alice Mann. The pictures were of young female drum […]
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Girls Can’t Surf review – hugely enjoyable doc about women who rule the wavesby Cath Clarke on August 17, 2022
A smart group of surfers reveal the sewage-grade misogyny prevalent in the sport in the 80s and 90sSurfing trades on its spirit of barefoot outsider cool. So it’s doubly depressing to discover that sewage-grade misogyny stank out the sport for […]
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Sorority Hopefuls Were Accused of Secretly Recording Meetings. Now HBO Max is Making an Actual ‘Bama Rush’ Documentaryby Larisha Paul on August 16, 2022
“This film is a thoughtful and compassionate portrayal of young women in 2022 as they rush the sorority system at the University of Alabama,” director Rachel Fleit says of the documentary
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‘The Territory’ Strikes a Balance of Filmmaking Powerby Ela Bittencourt on August 16, 2022
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‘Riotsville U.S.A.’ Trailer: Sundance Doc Digs Deeper Into America’s History of Riot Policingby Christian Zilko on August 16, 2022
As police brutality and the militarization of law enforcement continue to be debated in America, it’s increasingly important to investigate the way those issues have shaped the nation’s past. “Riotsville U.S.A.,” Sierra Pettengill’s […]
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Free Chol Soo Lee review – compelling portrait of wrongly convicted manby Cath Clarke on August 16, 2022
Documentary tells the story of a Korean man unjustly jailed for a San Francisco gangland killing who was ruined by his time behind barsThis story of a miscarriage of justice is told with enormous sensitivity, intelligence and insight by […]
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‘War on the Diamond’ Trailer: Baseball Doc About Hit-by-Pitch Death Sets November Debutby William Earl on August 16, 2022
“War on the Diamond,” a feature documentary about the only baseball player to die directly of injuries sustained in a game, is set to premiere Nov. 15 on VOD platfoms including iTunes, YouTube, Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Vudu. The doc tells […]
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Princess Diana HBO Doc Stands By Use of Interview Prince William Said Should ‘Never Be Aired Againby Tomás Mier on August 16, 2022
HBO said the film includes no “commentary from today” and that it’s used “in context,” when defending their decision to use the clip
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Kiro Russo’s ‘El Gran Movimiento’: A 21st Century Response to Vertov’s Symphonyby Forrest Cardamenis on August 16, 2022
August 15, 2022 Kiro Russo’s ‘El Gran Movimiento’: A 21st Century Response to Vertov’s Symphony Read more
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Antoine Fuqua and Jeanie Buss on Kobe Bryant, Their New Lakers Docseries for Hulu and the Problems With HBO’s ‘Winning Time’by Diane Garrett on August 15, 2022
Antoine Fuqua wants people to know the truth about the Los Angeles Lakers franchise, which is one of the reasons he directed and executive produced the upcoming 10-part Hulu docuseries “Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers.” The series, which […]
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War and Peace review – sprawling film essay on horror images of warby Phuong Le on August 15, 2022
From restored early 20th-century footage to the current unrest in Syria, a probing reassessment of the supposed neutrality of the cameraSince its invention, cinema has played a crucial role in how images of war are created and immortalised in the […]
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Blind Ambition review – inspiring documentary on first Zimbabwean wine-tasting teamby Wendy Ide on August 14, 2022
This affectionate film follows the journey of four migrants from Zimbabwe who go on to become some of South Africa’s top sommeliersFour refugees who left Zimbabwe for South Africa separately discovered wine and subsequently formed a friendship. […]
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