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Netflix Veteran Raghav Khanna Wraps Cricket Doc ‘Unbroken: The Unmukt Chand Story’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Director Raghav Khanna has completed production on “Unbroken: The Unmukt Chand Story,” a documentary feature that follows the former…
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‘You’re No Indian’ Doc Exposes the Human Rights Crisis Behind Tribal Disenrollment: ‘Our People Are Being Erased by Systems With No Accountability
In January, Ryan Flynn’s documentary “You’re No Indian” was abruptly removed from the 2025 Palm Springs Film Festival lineup because of…
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NBA MVP Joel Embiid Boards Anime Feature ‘Mfinda’ as Executive Producer: Companion Doc in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)
Cameroonian-American Philadelphia 76ers center and former NBA MVP Joel Embiid has joined the producing team of “Mfinda,” an upcoming anime…
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China Pavilion Returns to Sunny Side of the Doc With International Co-Productions Showcase
China is making a splash at the 36th edition of Sunny Side of the Doc with an expanded pavilion featuring high-profile international…
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Amy Schumer on Her Tribeca Doc ‘Room to Move’: ‘We Want To Destigmatize Autism’
After watching Alexander Hammer’s “Expecting Amy,” a 2020 docuseries about Amy Schumer‘s difficult pregnancy, Jenn Freeman’s life changed.…
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Michael Douglas on His Timely Doc ‘America’s Burning’ and His Own Political Ambitions: ‘In “American President,” I Knew How the Script Ended’
David Smick was trying to decide on a title for his new documentary about the division taking place in America. “I had a number of clever,…
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Obama's doc criticizes Biden physician for failing to require cognitive test
President Barack Obama's former doctor says his counterpart under President Joe Biden should have ordered a cognitive test for his boss in…
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‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster’ Review: Netflix Doc Depicts High-End Deep Sea Exploration With a Lethal Price Tag
Two years ago, a tragedy caught the world’s attention … but not in a particularly sympathetic way. The fatal implosion of submersible…
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Fisher Stevens on Indigenous Doc ‘We Are Guardians’: ‘We Aren’t Going to Get Paid to Do These Social Impact Films, But We Have to Continue to Make Them’
In 2019, Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, and Rob Grobman began filming “We Are Guardians,” a documentary about Indigenous forest…
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Java Films Acquires ‘Cuba & Alaska’ Ahead of Sheffield Doc Fest World Premiere, Releases First Look Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
Java Films, a leading global documentary sales company based in Paris, France, has acquired world rights, excluding the countries of…
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Jolt’s Latest Doc ‘Can’t Look Away’ Examines the Dark Side of Social Media and Its Impact On Adolescents
In the documentary “Can’t Look Away,” directors Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz expose the dark side of social media and the tragic impact…
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‘Militantropos’ Review: Austere Anti-War Doc Employs Formal Control in an Impassioned Defense of Ukraine
Billowing gray smoke intermingles with moody cloud cover, while scores of grim-faced Ukrainian citizens watch the skies, arms folded. The…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Announces Full Lineup, Including Mstyslav Chernov’s Frontline Doc ‘2000 Meters To Andriivka’
Oscar-winner Mstyslav Chernov’s “2000 Meters To Andriivka” will compete for the Tim Hetherington Award at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.…
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‘Becoming Madonna’ Review: It Comes on as a Look at Madonna’s Early Days, but Most of This Archivally Rich, Dramatically Scrappy Doc Is Set Long After She Became Madonna
as welcome as it is to see "Becoming Madonna" focus on Madonna’s interface with gay culture, the film becomes way too fixated on replaying…
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Cannes Docs Unveils Four 2025 Projects From Circle Women Doc Accelerator (EXCLUSIVE)
Circle Women Doc Accelerator has selected four documentary projects by women and gender-expansive filmmakers for its annual showcase at…
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'Pangolin: Kulu's Journey' Review: This Netflix Doc Answered Questions I Didn't Know I Had About the World's Cutest, Strangest Creature
Standing at the intersection of adorable and otherworldly with its long tongue darting and its paws clutched cautiously, the pangolin is a…
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Oscar-Nominated Doc ‘La Corona’ to Be Adapted as Scripted Feature (EXCLUSIVE)
Billboard Women in Music 2025 The 2008 Oscar-nominated documentary “La Corona” will soon be adapted for the big screen as a narrative…
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‘Spacewoman’ Doc About First Woman to Command a Space Shuttle Mission Screens at CPH:DOX While NASA Axes Pledge to Land a Woman on the Moon
Hannah Berryman’s documentary “Spacewoman” chronicles the life and career of astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and…
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‘Remaining Native’ Review: A Native American Takes Inspiration From Ancestors While Training for a Long-Distance Scholarship in Absorbing Doc
In recent years, there have been a number of dramas and documentaries detailing the appalling mistreatment of Native American children…
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BBC Pulls ‘Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone’ Doc From iPlayer After Backlash Over Narrator’s Hamas Connection
The BBC has pulled its controversial Gaza documentary from its streaming platform iPlayer after revelations that its teenage narrator is…
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Ukraine’s Kateryna Gornostai Finds Hope in Berlinale Doc ‘Timestamp’: ‘This Generation Needs to Live’
Ukrainian filmmaker Kateryna Gornostai makes a case for optimism with the Berlinale doc “Timestamp.” “It’s a sad film, but there’s a lot…
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Why Some Filmmakers Think Oscars Doc Voters Should ‘Suck It’ for Ignoring Celebrity Subjects
During a recent appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Will Ferrell playfully told Oscar documentary branch voters to “suck…
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Oscar-Nominated Palestinian-Israeli Doc ‘No Other Land’ Scores U.K. TV Deal With Channel 4 (EXCLUSIVE)
“No Other Land,” the Palestinian-Israeli Oscar-nominated documentary, has secured a U.K. broadcast deal with Channel 4. The film depicts…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Files $100 Million Defamation Suit Against NBCUniversal, Ample and Peacock Over ‘Making of a Bad Boy’ Doc
Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal, Peacock TV and Ample Entertainment for defamatory…