
documentaries
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‘Time’ Film Review: Elegant Doc Focuses on Families Affected by Incarceration
By Steve Pond | October 9, 2020 @ 12:57 PMYou could call Garrett Bradley’s doc a film about crime and justice, but it’s really a film about humanity
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‘Coup 53,’ ‘Desert One’ Film Reviews: Documentaries on Iran Offer Troubled History Lessons
By Steve Pond | August 21, 2020 @ 1:00 PMThe films by Taghi Amirani and Barbara Kopple are detailed examinations of collisons between Iran and the West that helped shape our current world
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The New Look of Documentary Film in a Coronavirus World
By Brian Welk | June 5, 2020 @ 6:00 AMFilming amid the pandemic poses a danger that’s ”much harder to control,“ IDA’s executive director Simon Kilmurry says
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New Oscars Documentary Rules Have Already Qualified More Than 90 Docs
By Steve Pond | May 18, 2020 @ 4:00 PMBut voters with lots of time on their hands still can’t see most of the contenders
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Academy Allows Documentaries to Qualify for Oscars at Film Festivals
By Steve Pond | May 14, 2020 @ 1:54 PMFor the first time, films will be able to qualify for the Best Documentary Feature award without playing theatrically
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Michael Jordan Scores Again: ESPN Nets Record 5.3 Million Viewers for ‘Last Dance’ Premiere
By Tim Baysinger | April 20, 2020 @ 1:43 PMTwo-hour debut of Chicago Bulls docuseries is network’s highest-rated doc ever
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‘American Factory’ Named Top Documentary at Cinema Eye Honors
By Steve Pond | January 6, 2020 @ 6:54 PMThe Obama-produced documentary also wins for directing; awards for broadcast documentaries go to ”Leaving Neverland“ and ”Tricky Dick“
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10 Best Documentaries of 2019, From ‘Apollo 11’ to ‘One Child Nation’ (Photos)
By Robert Abele | December 10, 2019 @ 3:30 PMBest of/Worst of 2019: ”For Sama“ and ”Honeyland“ rank among the year’s finest non-fiction films
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Oscars Documentary Race Welcomes 159 Films, From ‘Apollo 11’ to ‘The Apollo’
By Steve Pond | November 12, 2019 @ 10:05 AMOther notable contenders include ”The Biggest Little Farm,“ ”The Cave,“ ”For Sama,“ ”Knock Down the House,“ ”Maiden,“ ”One Child Nation,“ ”Sea of Shadows“ and ”Where’s My Roy Cohn?“
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‘American Factory,’ ‘Apollo 11’ Top Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Nominations
By Steve Pond | November 7, 2019 @ 1:00 PMOther nominees in the New York-based awards include ”For Sama,“ ”Honeyland,“ ”Midnight Family“ and ”One Child Nation“
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Beyonce’s ‘Homecoming’ Leads in First Round of Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Nominations
By Steve Pond | October 24, 2019 @ 2:30 PMMichael Jackson film ”Leaving Neverland“ receives two nominations; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chelsea Manning land on list of unforgettable doc subjects
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Female Directors Dominate in IDA Documentary Awards Nominations
By Steve Pond | October 23, 2019 @ 8:00 AMSix of the 10 Best Feature nominees, and all of the films nominated in the new Best Director category, are directed or co-directed by women
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‘The Biggest Little Farm’ Leads Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominations
By Steve Pond | October 14, 2019 @ 9:00 AM”Apollo 11“ and ”They Shall Not Grow Old“ also score multiple nominations from fourth annual Critics Choice Association awards
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‘Apollo 11,’ ‘Diego Maradona,’ ‘Knock Down the House’ Are on the Awards Track, Says DOC NYC Short List
By Steve Pond | September 26, 2019 @ 9:00 AMThe annual list from the documentary festival has a strong track record of predicting Oscar nominees and winners
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Will Awards Voters Accept ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’ as a Documentary?
By Steve Pond | June 24, 2019 @ 5:12 PMNetflix is submitting Scorsese’s partly-fictionalized film about Dylan’s 1975 concert tour for documentary awards