Category: Documentary Films and Programs

A Trans Icon of the 20th Century Revived by Trans Stars of the 21st Century

The New York Times – Movies:
The documentary “Framing Agnes” uses transcripts to tell the story of an anonymous woman who became the subject of a series of landmark interviews.
Julia Reichert, Documentarian of the Working Class, Dies at 76

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She took home, to Ohio, a 2019 Oscar for “American Factory,” and in a long career teaching and making films, she paid special attention to working women.
‘Framing Agnes’ Review: Transition, Center Stage

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The documentarian Chase Joynt stages re-enactments of midcentury medical interviews with transgender people.
‘Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power’ Review: A Movement That Changed America

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With arresting interviews and archival footage, this documentary looks back at a 1960s voting-rights campaign in Alabama that gave rise to a national movement for Black power.
‘2nd Chance’ Review: Just Shoot Me

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Ramin Bahrani’s first documentary feature profiles Richard Davis, the irrepressible inventor of a modern bulletproof vest.
‘Tantura’ Review: Unearthing the Past

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Revisiting a graduate thesis that caused controversy in Israel two decades ago, this documentary examines evidence of a possible massacre in 1948.
‘Sr.’ Review: The Downeys, Father and Son, Compare Notes

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This documentary highlights Robert Downey Sr.’s charisma and curiosity even when it shows him in decline.
Andy Jassy Declines to Say If Amazon Will Add Disclaimer To Antisemitic Film

The New York Times – Business:
He said the company has a panel that reviews content that might be objectionable, but that cases were not always “straightforward.”
Stream These Three Great Documentaries

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This month’s picks include an experimental film on border crossings, a tribute to a wildlife explorer and a chronicle of a civil rights leader.
Jean-Marie Straub, Uncompromising Filmmaker, Is Dead at 89

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Emerging from the French New Wave, driven by artistic purity, he and his wife and directing partner, Danièle Huillet, didn’t care if audiences walked out on their films.
‘The Corridors of Power’ Review: The Human Cost of Foreign Policy

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This documentary illuminates America’s ever-shifting approach to conflicts abroad and how politics at home can even lead to inaction.
‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Review: Nan Goldin’s Art and Activism

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A new documentary focuses on the photographer’s struggle with OxyContin and her protest against the art establishment that took money from its makers.