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Yara Shahidi to Executive Produce ‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here’ Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)by Angelique Jackson on May 2, 2024
“Black-ish” and “Grown-ish” star Yara Shahidi has signed on to executive produce the documentary “Paint Me a Road Out of Here,” which will make its world premiere at the DC/DOX Film Festival next month. Directed by Catherine Gund, […]
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Producer Mark Skelton on Independent Documentary Filmmakingby The Making Of on May 2, 2024
In this episode, we welcome producer Mark Skelton. Mark is currently at work on a feature-length documentary about the infamous Cannonball Run car race across America. He has a long history of producing films, documentaries, and other content. In […]
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“A Way to Get Over Social Anxiety”: John Wilson Looks Back on ‘How To with John Wilson’by norarosenthal on May 2, 2024
“A Way to Get Over Social Anxiety”: John Wilson Looks Back on ‘How To with John Wilson’ norarosenthal Thu, 05/02/2024 – 11:20
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Ron Howard and Editor Paul Crowder On New Jim Henson Docby Randi Altman on May 2, 2024
By Iain Blair Director and producer Ron Howard has made several documentaries in recent years, including the Grammy-winning The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, Pavarotti, Rebuilding Paradise and the Emmy-nominated We Feed People. Henson also directed […]
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Exclusive: A-Doc Announces 2024 Microdocs Series Selection and Impact Fellowsby IDA Editorial Staff on May 2, 2024
Exclusive: A-Doc Announces 2024 Microdocs Series Selection and Impact Fellows IDA Editorial Staff Thu, 05/02/2024 – 07:46
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The Contestant movie review & film summary (2024)on May 2, 2024
Sometimes, the revolution is televised. In 1998, an aspiring comedian auditioned for a Japanese TV show that put young people in difficult situations and filmed them for entertainment. By the luck of the draw, he won the chance to pursue fame in the […]
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Spanish Producers at Hot Docs Tout Opportunities in Their Country’s Booming Documentary Sectorby Leo Barraclough on May 2, 2024
Spain’s push to position itself as a premier player in the world’s film and TV industries extends to the documentary zone, as both audiences and industry delegates discovered in the impressive display of the country’s finished and […]
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‘Streets Loud With Echoes’ Director Katerina Suvorova on Challenging Kazakhstan’s Political Regime, Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)by Addie Morfoot on May 2, 2024
In “Streets Loud With Echoes” filmmaker Katerina Suvorova captures a youth-powered civil movement sparked by the shocking murder of Denis Ten, who made history when he became the first ever Kazakhstani figure skater to win an Olympic medal. The […]
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‘Intense and insane’: was this the most unsettling reality TV show ever?by Adrian Horton on May 2, 2024
In the new documentary The Contestant, a Japanese man is put through an astonishing TV experience for more than a yearWhen Tomoaki Hamatsu, an aspiring comedian from the Japanese province of Fukushima, auditioned for the reality show Susunu! Denpa […]
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Red Herring review – document of family soul-searching after terminal diagnosisby Cath Clarke on May 2, 2024
The disarmingly candid film follows Vincent and his loved ones as they try to find ways to deal with a devastating prognosisWhen he was 24, film-maker Kit Vincent was diagnosed with a brain tumour; doctors said that he could expect to live four to […]
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Much Ado Abut Dying review – brave, loving record of an actor uncle’s last daysby Leslie Felperin on May 2, 2024
Simon Chambers’ documentary is unsparing in capturing his theatrical relation’s endearing, sometimes desperate and often infuriating declineFilms about film-makers and their kith and kin sometimes get dismissed as self-serving, self-indulgent or […]
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Watch the Disastrous 1990 NY Yankees Get the ‘Last Dance’ Treatment in Peacock Docuseries Trailerby Brian Welk on May 1, 2024
“Bronx Zoo ’90” adapts a series of articles from New York Post writer Joel Sherman about a last-place team that laid the groundwork for a dynasty.
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“They Think They’re Patriots”: Charlie Sadoff on Streaming Phenom ‘Against All Enemies’by Luke Y. Thompson on May 1, 2024
“They Think They’re Patriots”: Charlie Sadoff on Streaming Phenom ‘Against All Enemies’ Luke Y. Thompson Mon, 04/29/2024 – 17:18
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The Trailer for Netflix’s Ashley Madison Docuseries Is Full of Sex, Shame, and One Life-Ruining Hackby Tony Maglio on May 1, 2024
The founder of AshleyMadison.com believed he was saving marriages by facilitating affairs. He probably should have been more concerned with data security.
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‘The Contestant’ Features a Naked Man Losing His Mind on National TV. It’s a Documentaryby David Fear on May 1, 2024
A mindblowing new doc revisits a Japanese show that broadcast a comedian confined to an apartment while surviving on sweepstakes prizes — and paved the way for modern reality TV
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Dogwoof Boards World Sales on Thom Browne Feature Documentary From Team Behind ‘Dries,’ ‘Martin Margiela’ (EXCLUSIVE)by Leo Barraclough on May 1, 2024
Dogwoof has boarded international sales for “Thom Browne: The Man Who Fell to Earth,” the first feature documentary about the fashion designer. Dogwoof will present the film to buyers in Cannes this month. “Thom Browne: The Man Who Fell to […]
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Who is Stan Smith? New film uncovers tennis and footwear legendby Andrew Lawrence on May 1, 2024
The former player, once a world No 1, also inspired a defining Adidas shoe and is the subject of a revealing new documentaryFor sports fans of a certain age, the seasonal queues that form around shoe stores in anticipation of the latest Jordan […]
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Jalena Keane-Lee’s ‘Standing Above the Clouds’ Takes Audiences Beyond Headlines and Frontlines of Land-Protection Activism (EXCLUSIVE)by Leo Barraclough on May 1, 2024
Process documentaries following Indigenous land protectors are typically endurance tests for filmmakers, not to mention protagonists. But the payoff is that these films often resonate strongly with audiences in their ability to take viewers beyond […]
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