Hill and the film’s director talked about the time a team of college basketball players beat Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson — and the effort to bury it.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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Watching ‘Shoah’ in Berlin, 80 Years After Auschwitz
A commemorative screening of the monumental documentary came as some artists are questioning whether Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture stifles free speech.
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‘The Strike’: When Collective Action Leads to Prison Reform
The film focuses on a series of hunger strikes organized by those incarcerated at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison, in protest of conditions in highest-security prisons.
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‘Notes on Displacement’ Review: Seeking a Fresh Start in Europe
The artist and director Khaled Jarrar accompanies a group of people from Syria on their way to Germany in this documentary.
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‘The 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films’ Review: Bite-Size Stories, Big Ideas
The themes run from sweet to harrowing in this year’s selections.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sues NBC Over Documentary That He Says Defamed Him
The documentary, “Diddy: Making of a Bad Boy,” began streaming on NBCUniversal’s Peacock platform last month.
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A Sly Stone Primer: 15 Songs (and More) From a Musical Visionary
The Sly & the Family Stone leader is the subject of a new documentary directed by Questlove. Here’s what to know about his brilliant career and crushing addiction.
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What an Instagram Reel Has in Common With a 4-Hour Documentary
Humans love to watch other humans, whether it’s movies by Frederick Wiseman or vertical videos on your phone. In a way, we’re all documentarians.
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‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here’: Faith Ringgold’s Gift to Prisoners
In this documentary, the artist depicts what a more just and beautiful world might look like.
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Documentarian Alex Gibney Teams Up With a Google Billionaire
The Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has sold a majority stake in his Jigsaw Productions to the philanthropist Wendy Schmidt.
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2025 Sundance Film Festival: A Neo-Western Starring Josh O’Connor and More
As it searches for a new home beyond Park City, Utah, the film festival showcases a neo-western, a promising comedic debut and two unsettling documentaries.