A new documentary tells how a Ugandan filmmaker and an American producer have reshaped African cinema.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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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.”
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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.