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In the 1960s, the United States Information Agency (USIA) created a number of documentaries for foreign audiences about what life is like in America, one of them was The American Negro, a 25-minute ...

True crime documentaries have a unique way of grabbing our attention and leaving us with more questions than answers. There's something about dissecting real-life mysteries and exploring the human ...

This fascinating documentary that profiles seven New York City psychics is both profoundly sad and surprisingly hopeful. By Jeannette Catsoulis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

On Friday, the documentary “Girls State” premieres on Apple TV+, the much-anticipated sequel to the lauded 2020 documentary “Boys State,” also on Apple TV+. Directed by accomplished documentarians ...

Grim documentaries provide an intimate look at heartbreaking tragedies, with the details revealed leaving audiences disturbed for days. While such documentaries often succeed in being ...

In “Flipside,” documentary filmmaker Chris Wilcha grapples with personal regrets and middle age through the lens of the documentary projects he started but never finished. The 96-minute doc, which ...

The thin line between cheating death and chasing it appears to have been smudged, repeatedly, by maverick video journalist Margaret Moth, the subject of first-time filmmaker Lucy Lawless’ fascinating ...

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