documentaries
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‘Hallelujah’ Directors Explain How They Turned Leonard Cohen’s Song Into a Whole Movie
TheWrap magazine: Dayna Goldfine said they wanted to answer one question: “What is it about Leonard Cohen that made him the only person in the universe that could written a song like Hallelujah’?”
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How ‘Descendant’ Searched for a Slave Ship and a Community’s History
TheWrap magazine: “My mom talked about it like a ghost story or myth — it wasn’t something you talked about out loud,” says director Margaret Brown
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How ‘Fire of Love’ Doc Captured the Larger-Than-Life Spirit of Famed Volcanologists
TheWrap magazine: “The more we learned, and the more imagery we saw, we were just blown away — forgive the pun,” says director Sara Dosa
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Courtney Sexton Named Participant’s EVP of Documentary Film and Television
The former SVP of CNN Films will report to CEO David Linde
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‘Good Night Oppy’ Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Documentary Awards
Other winners include “Navalny,” “Fire of Love,” “Bad Axe,” “Moonage Daydream,” “Descendant” and “The Beatles: Get Back”
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‘All That Breathes,’ ‘Fire of Love’ Lead IDA Documentary Award Nominations
Top nominees also include “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “No Simple Way Home,” “A House Made of Splinters” and “Navalny”
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‘The Territory,’ ‘Fire of Love’ Lead Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Nominations
“All That Breathes,” “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” and “A Night of Knowing Nothing” also receive multiple noms
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‘Four Hours at the Capitol’ Leads Nominations in Cinema Eye Honors Broadcast Categories
“The Beatles: Get Back,” “We Need to Talk About Cosby” and “How to With John Wilson” also receive multiple nominations
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5 Essential Documentaries About Abortion to Stream Right Now
Detailing the decades-long abortion debate, these docs give context to the historic Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade
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How ‘Flee’ Director Made Oscars History With 3 ‘Crazy and Amazing’ Nominations
TheWrap Magazine: “Win or lose, everything is a gift now,” says Jonas Poher Rasmussen, whose film is nominated in the categories of documentary, animated feature, and international film
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Nat Geo Sets Fall Date for Doc About Discovery of Ernest Shackleton’s Lost Ship Endurance
Shackleton’s ship was recently found more than a century after it sank
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‘Flee’ Wins Top Prize at Cinema Eye Honors for Documentaries
The audience award goes to “The Rescue,” while broadcast winners include “In the Same Breath,” “City So Real” and “Pretend It’s a City”
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Oscars Documentary Shortlist Long on Music, COVID and International Stories
Films on the list of 15 include “Summer of Soul,” “The Velvet Underground,” “The First Wave,” “Ascension” and “Faya Dayi”
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‘Flee’ Leads All Documentaries in Cinema Eye Honors Nominations
The animated Danish film picked up seven nominations for the New York-based awards, with “Ascension” and “Faya Dayi” garnering five
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Janet Jackson Super Bowl Scandal Film Set by FX and Hulu as Next NY Times Doc
“Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson” premieres simultaneously on FX and Hulu on Nov. 19