understanding the o.j. case like you never did...
Despite the saturation coverage of O.J. Simpson's murder trial,director Ezra Edelman proves...
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consider the matzo
In Streit’s: Matzo and the American Dream,director Michael Levine captures a pivotal era inside a...
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frederick wiseman at the library
After 50 years of making films approximately institutions,Frederick Wiseman’s latest is “Ex...
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undercover with the fbi
The documentary (T)ERROR,winner of the Sundance Special Jury Prize, follows an undercover informant...
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peace, by any means
In 1975,Sheriff Dub Lawrence founded his county’s first SWAT team. Thirty-three years later, he...
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fresh take on janis joplin
In the documentary Janis: dinky Girl Blue,director Amy Berg uncovers scarce archives and conducts...
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yo yo ma seeks meaning in music
In "The Music of Strangers," Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville ("20 Feet From Stardom")...
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pushing boundaries from behind the camera
The conservative Senator Jesse Helms once castigated Robert Mapplethorpe’s provocative...
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new york values at sundance
Every January,the Sundance Film Festival showcases an impressive array of documentary world...
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a ticklish matter
current Zealand filmmakers David Farrier and Dylan Reeve grew intrigued by online videos of grown...
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38 witnesses in kitty genovese case. plus one.
In the documentary The Witness, director James Solomon follows Bill Genovese as he investigates...
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music docs trending at toronto festival
Janis Joplin,Yo-Yo Ma and Sharon Jones are just some of the musicians who are the subjects of...
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high school close up
In “America to Me," director Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) spends a year examining a high school...
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tvs hit maker
At the age of 93,Norman Lear still has the energy and curiosity of a 9-year-ancient. Oscar-nominated...
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drone operators speak out
In National Bird,director Sonia Kennebeck profiles three whistleblowers who worked inside the US...
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art and conspiracy in ukraine
In The Russian Woodpecker,first-time filmmaker Chad Gracia follows the Ukrainian artist Fedor...
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glen campbell, the original rhinestone cowboy
In 2011,music legend Glen Campbell released a new record and was also diagnosed with Alzheimers. He...
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beloved chef faces changing tastes
For four decades,Chef Georges Perrier presided over one of America's top restaurants, Le...
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wide world of film
In The Story of Film,director impress Cousins explores the history of cinema from the silent era to...
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race and romance at seventeen
In the early '80s,long before reality TV, directors Joel DeMott and Jeff Kreines captured this...
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the life of lorraine hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry,the playwright best known for “A Raisin in the Sun,” gets a long overdue...
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michael moores one man army
In Where to Invade Next,the documentary provocateur Michael Moore travels to Europe and beyond...
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midwestern murder mystery
Steven Avery was exonerated by DNA evidence after 18 years in prison. After he sued the county and...
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when truffaut met hitchcock
In 1962, the French director Francois Truffaut conducted a marathon interview with Alfred Hitchcock....
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back to school in ireland
Nicely timed for September,the documentary "School Life” is set at Headfort boarding school in...
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elegy for a dog
In Heart of a Dog,performance artist Laurie Anderson displays her style of combining music and...
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ping pong dreams
Directors Mina T. Son and Sara Newens recall us into the world of competitive ping pong as they...
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land of 167 languages
Locals says there are precisely 167 languages spoken in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens....
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