After establishing himself as a leading music video director in the 1980s, he found acclaim with his 2002 documentary about session musicians.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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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.”
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‘Every Body’ Review: Celebrating the ‘I’ in L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+
The documentary follows three openly intersex people, set against the larger backdrop of decades of secrecy and unnecessary surgeries.
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Review: ‘In the Company of Rose’ Is a Pleasant Portrait
When the theater and film director James Lapine first met Rose Styron, he knew her as William Styron’s widow. He learned there was a lot more to her.
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‘Anthem’ Review: Flying High
In this naïve, nostalgic documentary, a pair of musicians go on a road trip with the ambitious mission of creating a new national anthem.
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Stream These Three Great Documentaries
This month’s picks obsess over the methods of Pablo Picasso and Stanley Kubrick; and dissect three minutes of film footage taken in Poland in 1938.
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‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ Review: Living a Double Life
Stephan Kijak’s new documentary seems keenly interested in the ways in which the closeted actor’s sexuality manifested itself, largely unintentionally, in his movies.
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‘Casa Susanna’ Documentary Revisits Haven for Cross-Dressing
The documentary “Casa Susanna” explores the Catskills boardinghouse community that allowed denizens to express their identity when that was taboo.
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‘Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music’ Review: Wish You Were There
Only 650 people got to experience one of the 21st century’s artistic feats, until this documentary. Unfortunately, it misses some of the performance’s key aspects.
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‘The Stroll’ Review: Telling Their Own Stories
In this documentary, transgender sex workers speak for themselves without sanitizing or sensationalizing their experiences.
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‘Here. Is. Better.’ Review: A Glimmer of Hope
Four military veterans go through PTSD treatments in this understated documentary.