John Lewis Documentary From CNN Films in the Works
Film will explore Congressman Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, gun control, healthcare reform and immigration
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Dan Krauss Documentary ‘5B’ About the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Acquired by Verizon Media (Video)
Film tells story of the caregivers who built Ward 5B in 1983 at San Francisco General Hospital
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1091 Acquires Sundance Documentary ‘Midnight Family’
Studio also recently picked up rights to the Sundance comedy “Before You Know It”
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‘Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles’ Doc Acquired by Roadside Attractions, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Documentary tells the story behind one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals, “Fiddler on The Roof”
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Michael Jackson Estate Sues HBO for More Than $100 Million Over ‘Leaving Neverland’ Doc
Estate says HBO violated a 1992 non-disparagement agreement
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‘Leaving Neverland’ Trailer: Michael Jackson Accuser Wants to ‘Speak the Truth as Loud as I Had to Speak the Lie’ (Video)
The first part of the four-hour, two-part documentary will air March 3 on HBO
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Magnolia Pictures Lands ‘Mike Wallace Is Here’ Documentary
Sundance 2019: Film premiered in the U.S. Doc category during the festival
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‘Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am’ Documentary Acquired by Magnolia Pictures
Sundance 2019: The film, about the first African-American woman to receive the Nobel Prize premiered during the festival
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Hulu Acquires Award-Winning Sundance Documentary ‘Jawline’
Sundance 2019: The film won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker at the festival
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Leonard Cohen Sundance Documentary ‘Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love’ Acquired by Roadside Attractions
Sundance 2019: “Making this film was like coming full circle,” director Nick Broomfield says
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Michael Jackson Documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’ Will Air on HBO This Spring
Film follows two men recounting experiences in which they say they were sexually abused by pop singer as boys
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11 Best Documentaries of 2018, From ‘Minding the Gap’ to ‘Monrovia, Indiana’ (Photos)
TheWrap’s Best & Worst of 2018: Critic Alonso Duralde picks the best non-fiction films that span a gamut of styles and stories
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‘That Way Madness Lies’ Film Review: Doc Director Takes an Up Close and Personal Look at Her Brother’s Mental Illness
Sandra Luckow takes us through the harrowing ups and downs of mental issues, and how the medical and legal establishments don’t help enough
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Prince-Inspired Movie Featuring His Music in the Works at Universal
Instead of a biopic, the film will use the Purple One’s music to drive a fictional narrative
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Magnolia Pictures Nabs Rights to Satanic Sundance Documentary ‘Hail Satan?’
Film traces the rise of The Satanic Temple
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Billy Corben’s MLB Doping Scandal Doc ‘Screwball’ Acquired by Greenwich Entertainment
Film is a surreal documentary detailing the Alex Rodriguez/Biogenesis Major League Baseball doping scandal
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HBO Films Acquires Jeffrey Wright Prison Movie ‘O.G.’
Film follows the once head of a prominent prison gang in the final weeks of his 24-year sentence
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‘Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes’ Director Wanted Doc to Be About More Than Sexual Harassment (Video)
“The longer legacy, I think, is the political divisiveness that he has kind of inaugurated and celebrated and monetized,” says Alexis Bloom
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Sony Pictures Classics Nabs Inspirational Documentary ‘Maiden’
Toronto Film Festival 2018: Film tells the story of the first all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race
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John Carter, Film Editor on ‘Friday’ and ‘Lean on Me,’ Dies at 95
His career spanned four decades, during which he put his editing touch to more than 50 feature films
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Michael Moore Calls Trump ‘Tyrant’ and ‘Racist’ in ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ Poster (Photo)
Film’s title references 2016 election day
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The Orchard Acquires Award-Winning Documentary ‘The Dawn Wall’
Distributor is planning a theatrical release for the fall
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Ed Sheeran Documentary ‘Songwriter’ Lands 7-Figure Deal From Apple
Documentary, directed by Sheeran’s cousin Murray Cummings, screened this week at the Tribeca Film Festival
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Lady Gaga Fights ‘Like F—ing Hell’ in New Teaser for ‘Five Foot Two’ (Video)
“Let’s get stoned in grandpa’s car,” pop star says in new upcoming Netflix documentary
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PBS and Independent Lens Launch New Documentary-Driven YouTube Channel (Exclusive)
Indie Lens Storycast will cover all-female robotics team and other topics geared toward Gen X
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Netflix Picks Up Streaming Rights to Marsha P Johnson Documentary
The Stonewall icon is getting a film about her life — and untimely death
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‘The Keepers': Watch Trailer for Netflix’s Next True-Crime Docuseries (Video)
Following “Making a Murderer,” this new show centers on mysterious death of Baltimore nun
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New Syria-Set Docs ‘Cries From Syria,’ ‘City of Ghosts’ Showcase Heroes and Victims
Sundance 2017 Reviews: Two Syria-set documentaries from Oscar-nominated directors show different sides of an international tragedy
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‘Get Me Roger Stone’ Trailer: The Trump Adviser Has a Nixon Tattoo (Video)
“America may be collapsing but Roger Stone is determined to enjoy it,” Fox News correspondent Tucker Carlson says at the end of the trailer
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Ondi Timoner Didn’t Want to Make Documentaries Anymore – Then Came ‘Jungletown’
“There’s a real generation of young people who are facing climate disaster and aren’t content with just sitting there,” filmmaker tells TheWrap
