Five questions for the director Sam Pollard about his documentary, and the preservation of the history of the Negro leagues.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘20 Days in Mariupol’ Review: Ukrainian City Under Siege
While the Ukrainian city was under siege by Russian forces, a team of journalists recorded the brutal war, resulting in this essential documentary.
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‘The Five Demands’ Review: Occupying a College for Racial Justice
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action, a documentary recalls the occupation of City College 50 years ago.
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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.