A gentle documentary about a young person whose gender identity is woven through their life in a Rhode Island Indigenous community.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Being Thunder’ Review: Dancing Alongside a Two-Spirit Teenager
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‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?’ Review: A Miracle Decade
The New York Times – Movies:This documentary from Elvis Mitchell looks back at a golden age of daring Black cinema.
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‘Retrograde’ Review: The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The New York Times – Movies:This documentary follows one Afghan general, Sami Sadat, to tell an emotional story.
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‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ Review: Mining the Diamond Myth
The New York Times – Movies:This documentary positions an intriguing investigation into the rise of synthetic diamonds within a broader excavation of the myths these stones carry.
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Louis Armstrong’s Last Laugh
The New York Times – Music:Private recordings, heard in the new documentary “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues,” add a further dimension to the artist.
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‘Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams’ Review: For the Heel of It
The New York Times – Movies:Luca Guadagnino’s documentary about the celebrated Italian shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo reaches for romance and glamour, but falters during transitions.
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A Photographer’s Romantic Black-and-White Landscapes
The New York Times – T Magazine:Plus: a documentary chronicle of New York City’s underground rock scene, genderless jewelry and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’ Review: New York’s Last Rock Renaissance
The New York Times – Movies:The post-post punk New York rock scene gets an archival retrospective in this documentary.
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‘Good Night Oppy’ Review: Life (Kind of) on Mars
The New York Times – Movies:NASA’s Opportunity and Spirit rovers didn’t shoot cinematic-quality footage of Mars, but this documentary offers the next-best thing.
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‘Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me’ Review: An Honest Portrait of Stardom
The New York Times – Movies:Sincere and soul-baring, the documentary, directed by Alek Keshishian, captures Gomez’s challenges with mental illness, lupus and fame.
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‘God Forbid’ Review: An Affair With Political Implications
The New York Times – Movies:The Hulu documentary covers a high-profile affair involving a pool attendant and the prominent evangelical couple Becki Falwell and Jerry Falwell Jr.