Despite its flaws, Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 is a meticulously detailed study of conflict and hauntingly foreshadows the current moment.
The Librarians is a vital David and Goliath documentary of the fight against book banning, a harbinger of fascism, in America.
Filmmaker G Chesler considers the importance of making a film about the traumatic COVID-19 shutdown as experienced by the trans community in the US.
Filmmaker Joshua Zeman discusses the human-animal bond in Checkpoint Zoo, revealing a unique perspective on war in the process.
Julia Loktev’s My Undesirable Friends is an oddly casual and uncompromising masterpiece of unbridled intimacy.
Documentary director Joshua Zeman’s time in true crime equipped him with an ability to craft dread and suspense, which goes a long way in Checkpoint Zoo.
Harmonicist blues musician James Cotton was a powerhouse performer, and Bestor Cram’s documentary Bonnie Blues captures his essence with great admiration.
Bob Dylan and Muhammad Ali are stars, prophets, liberators, kings, and gods, forever immortalized in the mythology of documentary filmmaking.
If the Stars Had a Sound may not have all the answers, but it intuitively understands Mogwai’s enduring charisma, even if their enigma remains.
Documentary Drop Dead City tells a serious story about NYC’s 1975 financial crisis with wit, gusto, and occasional profanity
New Directors/New Films presents a cross-section of ideas and styles bubbling from today’s cultural magma, and elements and themes resonate from film to film. It’s our zeitgeist, baby.
Director Alfonso Maiorana talks about music pioneer Ellen McIlwaine, who raised the power and profile of female musicians, and how she achieved her hard-earned “goddess” status.
