documentaries
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DocuWeeks Addresses Hot Topics: Religion, Abortion …
Oscar-qualifying showcase kicks off in Hollywood, New York
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OWN Enlists Julia Roberts, Goldie Hawn, Forest Whitaker for Documentaries
OWN also will produce nonfiction films with Gabriel Byrne and Mariel Hemingway
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Alexandra Pelosi Grilled on Her HBO Doc on O.C. Poverty
Nancy’s daughter tackles poverty in the shadows of Disneyland
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Climate Change, War, Disco in SnagFilms Fest
Second annual online festival designed to open new distribution channels for documentaries
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‘Restrepo’ Directors: Why It’s All War … No Politics Allowed
Co-director Tim Hetherington: “People are angry at us for not advocating some kind of political solution, but what they actually want is a an anti-war kind of thing”
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Exclusive: Actress Alonso Leads Protest Against Oliver Stone Film
Venezuelan-raised actress objects to “propaganda” film about Hugo Chavez
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Los Angeles Film Festival: What’s Up? Docs
“I think we put together an amazing group of documentaries this year”
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Middle Ground Is Tricky Terrain for ‘Climate Refugees’
A non-partisan film about a highly politicized subject has to tread carefully with its distribution
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BBC America Picks Up Soccer Doc
About an ad exec who hand-delivers soccer balls to kids in Africa, “The Great Football Giveaway” debuts July 9
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HBO Snags Doc From ‘Entourage’s’ Grenier
Network will air his documentary “Teenage Paparazzo” this fall
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Documentary Channel Adds 11 Films to Its Slate
Film Sales Company package kicks off March 29 with Oscar-nominated “Iraq in Fragments”
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‘Cove’ Wins Big at Cinema Eye Honors
Event created to oppose the perceived neglect of quality in the selection of the annual Oscar short list for documentaries
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Oprah’s New Network Starts a Film Club
OWN partners with “Jesus Camp” producer Ro*Co Productions for a monthly series designed to give more exposure to documentaries
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Supreme Court Ponders a ‘Human Sacrifice Channel’
In dogfighting video debate, justices have a long list of First Amendment concerns.
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Glenn Abel