Boys State is a new documentary that focuses on an annual event where teenagers are brought together for an exercise in government — providing a revealing glimpse into why politics are the way they are ...
A new Netflix docuseries, “Immigration Nation,” explores the operations behind the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the Trump administration. Directed by Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau, the six-part series was filmed entirely during ...
The legal battles between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Trump administration is the subject of a new documentary, The Fight. The legal battles between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Trump administration ...
A new documentary from CNN Films focuses on politician and civil rights leader, John Lewis, who participated in several key moments in the fight for racial equality. “When you see something that is not right ...
Director Damon Gameau imagines what the future could look like by the year 2040 if “we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the ...
“Regular Heroes” premiered on Amazon Prime, focusing on frontline heroes in the war on COVID-19. The term “hero” refers to all essential workers such as grocery store clerks, hospital workers, teachers, farmers, bus drivers, delivery ...
One of the most polarizing presidents in recent memory — George W. Bush is featured in a new documentary from the PBS series “The American Experience”. Bush is the latest subject in the award-winning series of ...
“I remain hopeful and believe that music can serve to bring us together as a nation.” A new documentary about the 39th President of the United States is set to open the Tribeca Film Festival ...
LGBTQ visibility on television may seem like the norm now, but it wasn’t always that way, as explored on the new documentary, “Visible: Out on Television.” LGBTQ visibility on television may seem like the norm ...
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York is now reviewing the investigation of the 1965 assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X that could potentially open a re-investigation of the case. The new documentary ...
Touted as “a new perspective as wounded survivors and grieving relatives from three recent massacres relive the moment their lives changed forever”, the 90-minute documentary isn’t an overt political rallying cry, but focuses on the ...
In his new solo performance piece “The Truth Has Changed,” the “Gasland” director raises an alarm: The Democrats are ill-prepared for Trump’s oncoming misinformation campaign. Josh Fox, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Gasland,” the ...
“The music industry—and entertainment fields at large—have long been rife with corruption and victimization, given the nature of its constituents: aspiring artists, intense capitalization, and decadent lifestyles.” Oprah Winfrey will executive produce a new documentary ...
The new documentary Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator includes direct accounts from former students of Bikram Choudhury recounting sexual harassment and rape that occurred during private trainings. Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator joins the slate of recent documentaries ...
More Joy Less Pain, which will premiere in New York on November 11, is a candid look at social anthropologist Peter Gorman’s life work of delving deep into indigenous cultures and their healing medicines. We’ve ...
In our hyperpartisan and polarized country, ‘Why We Hate’ is a must-watch for every American. A new documentary series titled “Why We Hate” premiered Sunday on the Discovery Channel and explores “one of humanity’s most ...
Roy Cohn was “a master manipulator that taught politicians, demagogues, and bad guys how to behave—and that means misbehave.” A new documentary explores the life and career of “evil” lawyer and political power broker Roy ...
Chelsea Handler’s new special explores her white privilege and how to be a better ally to minorities, prompting some to mock her for going on a tour to apologize for her whiteness. Comedian Chelsea Handler ...
“Davis’ life was complex, complicated and contradictory. A new documentary on trailblazing entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr. takes us on a journey through a tumultuous period in U.S. history from World War II to Civil Rights ...
“This film is about the 9/11 Generation and the American Dream.” The 16 children that were with President George W. Bush when he learned of the 9/11 attacks are to be the subject of a ...
A new PBS documentary takes a look at six dictators from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein—and how they shaped the 20th century. Airing Wednesday nights in six hour-long installments starting January 9, “The Dictator’s Playbook” started ...
Monica Lewinsky speaks out about her infamous affair with Bill Clinton on her own terms in the new docuseries “The Clinton Affair.” In the era of #metoo and Trump, former President Bill Clinton’s affair with ...
A documentary looking back at Jim Jones and the massacre in Jonestown, Guyana warns of cult-like devotion to demagogues. Forty years ago, a self-styled holy man named Jim Jones oversaw the mass slaughter of nearly ...
A new documentary from Lebron James looks at the history of the NBA and its effect on culture, African American issues and activism in the U.S. “Shut Up and Dribble,” a new three-part documentary about ...
Several movie reviews are already calling attention to a new Watergate documentary for its parallels between Richard Nixon and current president Donald Trump, although the film never mentions Trump. Political scandal and an “out of ...
The new documentary Bad Reputation gives you a behind the scenes look at Joan Jett’s wild ride and rise through the music industry. The focus of a new documentary called Bad Reputation, veteran rock star ...
Reversing Roe looks at all viewpoints in the abortion debate and the history of the politicization of the abortion and anti-abortion movements. Recent hearings in the Supreme Court have hinted at the possibility of more ...
Six months leading up to the 2016 presidential election, director James Stern began touring the red states of America to understand the support behind Donald Trump. This turned into his new documentary, American Chaos, which ...
Luther Campbell is best known as the leader of rap group 2 Live Crew, but he also founded a program to help youth in his native Miami, focusing on team sports and academics, contributing to ...
A new documentary titled Active Measures aims to chronicle, what it claims is, the “most successful espionage operation in Russian history,” the United States presidential election of 2016. Touted as the first documentary to cover the alleged ...
Premiering this month at film festivals worldwide is documentary feature titled Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, chronicling the triumph and downfall of the late founder of Fox News. The film is directed and produced ...
“America To Me” is a new 10-part documentary series premiering on Starz, exploring the racial inequalities in a suburban Chicago high school. Produced by Steve James, whose credits include the highly acclaimed 1994 documentary Hoop ...
Debuting this week on Hulu and in theaters is Crime + Punishment, an award-winning documentary that goes behind the scenes and undercover to expose discriminatory policing practices, intimidation and corruption within the New York Police ...
Race and police brutality are linked together again in Investigation Discovery’s new two-hour documentary “Sugar Town”, recounting a fatal incident in New Iberia, Louisiana. On March 2nd, 2014, 22-year-old Victor White III, an African-American resident of ...
A new six-part documentary debuted this week, exploring the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2012 and the aftermath of racial tension and gun violence that continues today in the U.S. Martin was an African-American ...
Political filmmaker Michael Moore just announced the release date for his upcoming documentary about President Donald Trump. Moore appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Thursday, revealing that his new film entitled “Fahrenheit ...
Dan Reynolds, frontman for the Grammy Award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons, is on a mission to explore how the Mormon Church treats its LGBTQ members. The new documentary, Believer, which is also the name of ...
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” is the new documentary focusing on beloved PBS children’s show icon, Fred Rogers, and is being heralded by critics as timeless and timely in our current cultural climate. Directed by ...