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Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Lakota Nation vs. United States’ Review: A 150-Year Clash
In 1980, the Lakota were offered money for their stolen Black Hills land. They refused to accept the settlement and continue to fight today.
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‘Black Ice’ Review: A Troubled Hockey History
The Canadian filmmaker Hubert Davis amplifies the voices of hockey players of color and reveals the sport’s lesser-known pioneers in this smart, sensitive documentary.
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Ellen Hovde, ‘Grey Gardens’ Documentarian, Dies at 97
She worked with the Maysles brothers on the groundbreaking film about two Long Island recluses, and she later shared an Emmy for a mini-series about Ben Franklin.
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Review: ‘The YouTube Effect’ Is a Discursive Documentary
Alex Winter offers an overview of the world’s second most popular website in this unfocused tech documentary.
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‘Once Upon a Time in Uganda’ Review: When Ragtag Met Rambo
A new documentary tells how a Ugandan filmmaker and an American producer have reshaped African cinema.
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‘The League’ Review: A Crucial Baseball Legacy
Sam Pollard’s new documentary traces the history of the Negro leagues.
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Andrew Ridgeley on George Michael and Life After Wham!
“The only thing I ever wanted to do from the age of 14 was to be in a band,” but he is content with the duo’s short career, which is chronicled in a new documentary.
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‘Wham!’ Review: They Made It Big, Then Broke Up
A new movie documents George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s storming of the pop airwaves as the duo Wham! and laughs past the thorny questions.
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Paul Justman, Who Shed Light on Motown’s Unsung Heroes, Dies at 74
After establishing himself as a leading music video director in the 1980s, he found acclaim with his 2002 documentary about session musicians.
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‘Every Body,’ a Documentary on Intersex Lives, Champions the Power of Activism
With “Every Body,” Julie Cohen looks at both what her subjects have been through and how they are translating those experiences into action.
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‘Umberto Eco’ Review: Remembering a Literary Explorer
A new documentary delves into the infectious curiosity and passions of the Italian scholar and author of “The Name of the Rose.”