Documentary Movies

FOLKTALES

Some years ago, Oscar-nominated documentary filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady were asked what was more important to them: subject…

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Death & Taxes

This movie, co-directed by documentarian Justin Schein, who’s previously contributed to works about 9/11 and childhood depression, among other subjects,…

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Life After

Reid Davenport is a brilliant filmmaker who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. He is part of what he…

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Apocalypse in the Tropics

In Petra Costa’s Oscar-nominated 2019 documentary, “The Edge of Democracy,” the filmmaker captured history in the making. While following the…

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One Night in Idaho: The College Murders

The murders in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13th, 2022, drew international attention due to the senseless manner in which they…

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Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print

Gloria Steinem, Alice Walker, Susan Sontag, Anne Sexton, Billie Jean King, Shirley Chisholm, and Zora Neale Hurston are just some…

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Afternoons of Solitude

In an interview, Saul Bellow was asked whether he thought his younger friend Martin Amis had “the inventive genius of…

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My Mom Jayne: A Film By Mariska Hargitay

When Jayne Mansfield appeared as a guest on Groucho Marx’s show “Tell It to Groucho,” he said to her, “This…

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The Last Class

“The Last Class” is an account of the final semester taught by economist, author, former labor secretary, and longtime Berkeley…

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blur: To the End

“It’s a bit like drawing up from a well…and, in a lot of ways, it’s like you’re drawing you from…

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