Documentary Films and Programs – Page 169

Examining the Regrettably Modern Marriage of Leo Tolstoy and Sophia Tolstaya

Frederick Wiseman set aside the documentaries he’s known for to work on “A Couple,” a solo drama putting Leo Tolstoy’s much-burdened wife at its center.

By Nicolas Rapold

Country Music Documentary Films and Programs Haggerty, Patrick (1944-2022) Homosexuality and Bisexuality Lavender Country (Music Group) Socialism (Theory and Philosophy) Washington (State)

Patrick Haggerty, ‘Lost Pioneer’ of Gay Country Music, Dies at 78

In 1973, he put out a little-noticed album of songs about same-sex love and social protest. Forty-one years later, he became an unlikely star.

By Alex Traub

Being Thunder (Movie) Documentary Films and Programs Lamorre, Stephanie Narragansett Indian Tribe Sherente Harris

‘Being Thunder’ Review: Dancing Alongside a Two-Spirit Teenager

A gentle documentary about a young person whose gender identity is woven through their life in a Rhode Island Indigenous community.

By Teo Bugbee

Black People Documentary Films and Programs Is That Black Enough for You?!? (Movie) Mitchell, Elvis

‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?’ Review: A Miracle Decade

This documentary from Elvis Mitchell looks back at a golden age of daring Black cinema.

By Brandon Yu