The distributor’s owners, Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, made the unusual choice to give it away. Their successor is Maya Cade of the Black Film Archive.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Pavements’: A Sly Ode to the Last Band You’d Give the Biopic Treatment
Part spoof and part serious, the film is about mythmaking as much as it is about music. The result is delightfully destabilizing.
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Martin Scorsese Interviews Pope Francis in Upcoming Documentary ‘Aldeas’
The project will highlight scripted short films from international communities along with snippets of a conversation between the director and the pontiff, who died last month.
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‘Pavements’ Blurs Fact and Fiction to Reimagine a Band’s Legacy
The director Alex Ross Perry said Stephen Malkmus of Pavement told him to “avoid the legacy trap.” The result is a music documentary with made-up elements that really existed. What?
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‘Drop Dead City’: When New York Was on the Financial Brink
This surprisingly entertaining film examines the 1975 fiscal crisis that nearly led the city to bankruptcy. The movie’s conclusions remain relevant today.
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‘Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie’ Review: Rolling Another One for the Road
The comedy duo celebrates a partnership that they just can’t quit in this celebratory documentary.
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‘Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey’ Review: Emotional Rescue
In this heartfelt wildlife documentary, a volunteer conservationist and an endangered critter develop a parent-child connection.
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Ani DiFranco Documentary Shows Her First Time Writing a Song With Another Artist
The film “1-800-ON-HER-OWN” follows the fiercely independent artist as she tries a career first: writing a song with another artist.
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Rosie O’Donnell on Ireland, Trump and Her New Hulu Documentary
She’s moved to Ireland. She’s befriended a Menendez brother, and she’s making documentaries. What’s next?
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‘Pets’ Is the Rare Documentary for Children, About Children
The movie, directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, celebrates animals while planting a seed of interest in rescue operations.