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Behind the Scenes of ‘Will & Harper’: 9 Things That Might Surprise You About Making the Road-Trip Docby Chris O’Falt on October 6, 2024
Director Josh Greenbaum took IndieWire behind the scenes of the planning, shooting, and editing of his new hit Netflix documentary.
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The Battle for Laikipia review – clash over Kenyan land is essential viewingby Wendy Ide on October 6, 2024
The smouldering conflict between the Samburu community and European settlers is captured in an arrestingly shot, shrewdly edited documentaryThe effects of the climate crisis – a drought that parches the once verdant grazing land – fan the flames […]
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Maya and the Wave review – spotlight on the Brazilian surfer triumphing over a riptide of sexismby Wendy Ide on October 6, 2024
Breathtaking footage of Maya Gabeira invigorates a crowd-pleasing doc about her breakthrough in a world of fragile male egosIt takes a certain kind of personality to be drawn to big wave surfing: ultra-competitive, driven, as close to fearless as […]
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Mark Kermode on… British director Carol Morley, who sees the surreal in the realby Mark Kermode on October 5, 2024
With her latest film, Typist Artist Pirate King, on Netflix, it’s a good time to survey the back-catalogue of one of the UK’s most thrilling film-makers, from a jaw-droppingly personal documentary to a misunderstood neo-noirThis time last […]
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This Week In Documentaryby Christopher Campbell on October 4, 2024
October is here, and for most people that means it’s the “spooky month,” in anticipation of Halloween. While there are plenty of documentaries about scary movies and other stories or folklore based on fright, including the classic 1922 hybrid […]
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‘Editing it was like exposure therapy’: Shiori Ito, the reluctant face of Japan’s #MeToo movementby Justin McCurry on October 4, 2024
After reporting a high-profile journalist for sexual assault, Ito was championed and vilified. She relives that night and the aftermath in her documentary Black Box DiariesWhen Shiori Ito arranged to meet Noriyuki Yamaguchi for dinner at a Tokyo […]
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‘I never said I was going to retire …’ Paul Simon on disability, drive and the mystery behind his greatest songsby Dave Simpson on October 4, 2024
He halted his career after decades of hits, then a dream one night changed everything. From New York to swinging London and apartheid South Africa, he explains his epic journeyAs a struggling young singer-songwriter in 1960s Queens, New York, Paul […]
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Will Ferrell Asked Netflix to Release Documentary ‘Will & Harper’ Before the 2024 Electionby Samantha Bergeson on October 3, 2024
“We made it clear [when] we wanted this out,” Ferrell said of planning the release plan for the film, which follows a road trip he took with his former “Saturday Night Live” collaborator Harper Steele.
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What’s the untold story behind ‘Stop the Steal’? | Ford Fischer | Just Asking Questions, Ep. 43by ReasonTV on October 3, 2024
Documentarian Ford Fischer discusses his experience covering the “Stop the Steal” movement, January 6, and what it all means for the future of journalism and democracy. Subscribe YouTube: http://youtube.com/reasontv Apple: […]
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Letter From the Editor, September 2024by Abby Sun on October 3, 2024
Letter From the Editor, September 2024 Abby Sun Thu, 10/03/2024 – 10:26
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‘Pavements’ Is Exactly the Type of WTF Rock Doc the Band Deservesby David Fear on October 3, 2024
Premiering a perfectly cracked documentary at the New York Film Festival (and playing what might be their last ever show), the greatest indie-rock group of the 1990s takes a victory lap
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Exclusive: American Film Showcase Announces 2025 Film Slateby IDA Editorial Staff on October 3, 2024
Exclusive: American Film Showcase Announces 2025 Film Slate IDA Editorial Staff Thu, 10/03/2024 – 09:35
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‘Blink’ Review: A Family Tries to Make Memories Before They Lose Their Vision in a Tearjerking Travel Docby Christian Zilko on October 3, 2024
Filled with picturesque scenery and heartwarming moments, Edmund Stenson and Daniel Roher’s straightforward travel saga is suitable for the whole family.
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Martin Scorsese is Currently Shooting Ancient Shipwrecks Doc in Italyby Jordan Ruimy on October 2, 2024
Martin Scorsese was supposed to shoot this documentary in the summer, but things were delayed. I thought it might meet the same fate as his recently “postponed” Sinatra and Jesus movies, but that is clearly not the case.Italian media is […]
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Children of the Cult review – fierce doc about the Osho commune survivorsby Peter Bradshaw on October 2, 2024
Courageously covering what Netflix’s Wild Wild Country didn’t, this film confronts those who ran the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh meditation centres with the shocking testimonies of its child victimsMaroesja Perizonius and Alice McShane’s […]
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Holding On to a Good Story: Making ‘God Save Texas’by rberghaus on October 2, 2024
Holding On to a Good Story: Making ‘God Save Texas’ rberghaus Mon, 09/30/2024 – 10:47
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Harder Than the Rock review – reggae’s unsung heroes finally get their momentby Cath Clarke on October 2, 2024
Cimarons, the UK’s first reggae band, played with Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley but barely made a penny; this heartwarming film follows their first gig in 30 yearsThe UK’s first reggae band deserves all the love and attention coming their way with […]
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Camden 2024: A Profound Commitmentby Mariana Sanson on October 1, 2024
Camden 2024: A Profound Commitment Mariana Sanson Tue, 10/01/2024 – 11:49
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