Though Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman are the directors, inmates with smuggled phones are important collaborators.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’ Review: War as a Thriller
Barry Avrich’s documentary revisits the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel from the perspective of one Israeli family.
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‘Orwell: 2+2=5’ Review: How George Came to See the World as Orwellian
His novel “1984” captured the tactics of totalitarianism back in 1949. A startling new documentary from Raoul Peck looks at Orwell’s life.
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‘The Librarians’ Review: What Should Children Read?
Nine librarians are profiled in Kim A. Snyder’s gripping documentary about censorship in public schools.
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‘Are We Good?’ Review: Marc Maron in a Vulnerable Moment
In this documentary, Maron is shown working through his feelings of grief onstage and off after the death of his partner.
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month’s picks, a sharp portrait of a political leader, an intriguing essay film from a renowned novelist and a sensitive look at the impact a gamer had on the lives of his friends.
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True Crime to Stream: Medical Mayhem
Across television, film and podcast, these four stories use personal tragedies as a way to illuminate bigger institutional failures in health care.
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New York Film Festival Highlights
This year’s highlights include Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother,” the Italian documentary “Below the Clouds” and the epic “Magellan.”
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‘Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery’ Takes an Uncritical Look at a ’90s Phenomenon
The tour started by Sarah McLachlan is the subject of the film, which includes a who’s who of women making music in that era.
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‘Megadoc’ Review: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Pricey Passion Project
This documentary by Mike Figgis about Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” is at once expansive and intimate, and sometimes very revealing.
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‘Speak.’ Review: How to Debate Like a Pro
The art of persuasion — and the painstaking preparation for a national competition — is the focus of this moving documentary about high-school students.
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‘Predators’ Review: Busted for Social Good (and Maybe Ratings)
This probing, troubling documentary looks at the sociological implications of the series “To Catch a Predator.”