He had a hand in more than 50 films, many for PBS’s “Frontline,” including a series on the English language and an exploration of J. Edgar Hoover’s secret life.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘SVU’ Star Mariska Hargitay on Her Mother Jayne Mansfield
In a new documentary made by the “Law & Order: SVU” star, she examines her own clouded origins and the mother she barely knew: Jayne Mansfield.
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‘America’s Sweethearts’ Reveals 400 Percent Raise for Cowboys Cheerleaders
The second season of the docuseries “America’s Sweethearts” reveals the squad’s successful effort to push for greater financial stability.
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‘Sally’ Review: Rocket Woman
The remarkable life of the first American woman in space is profiled in this diverting but tame documentary.
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‘Prime Minister’ Examines a New Zealand Leader and a Global Issue
The film is a memoir of sorts for Jacinda Ardern, who governed at a time of multiple disasters. But it was misinformation that proved hardest to cope with.
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‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster’ Review: A Company’s Failures
Netflix’s documentary about the catastrophe uses familiar techniques to spotlight the faulty judgment of Stockton Rush, who ran OceanGate.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Isn’t Done Thinking About His Dad’s Legacy
The former NASCAR racer helped to make a film about his often-distant father. But getting closure isn’t easy.
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Billy Joel Documentary ‘And So It Goes’ Traces His Early Days
The first half of the HBO documentary premiered at the Tribeca Festival on Wednesday night. Joel, who is fighting a brain disorder, sent a message via its directors.
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‘Slumlord Millionaire’ Review: Costs of Living
A documentary looks at New York City residents pushing back against housing troubles.
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‘The Last Twins’ Review: A Rare Holocaust Story
Erno Spiegel was spared because he was a twin. He went on to help others at Auschwitz, as detailed in this documentary by Perri Peltz and Matthew O’Neill.
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Sacha Jenkins, Filmmaker Who Mined the Black Experience, Dies at 53
Shaped by early hip-hop culture, his documentaries put race in the foreground, whether the topic was hip-hop fashion, the Capitol riots or Louis Armstrong.
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Misery Loves Company? Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair Hits a Nerve.
Movies that are major downers, it turns out, are a big film festival draw. “Sometimes the world is such that you just need to wallow a little bit.”