Tonislav Hristov’s latest documentary, The Magic Life of V, follows Veera, a young woman from Finland who adopts a unique approach to dealing with the childhood trauma she experiences through her abusive and alcoholic father by partaking in live-action role-play, or LARP. On top of that, she's also dealing with her…
Beniamino Barrese’s debut documentary, The Disappearance Of My Mother, is an examination into his mom Benedetta Barzini, a former fashion model from the 1960s who has spent most of her life since then away from the spotlight.
At age 75, radical feminist Barzini is fed up with all the roles that life has imposed upon…
For almost four decades, Dr. Ruth Westheimer has been known as the sweetly unfiltered and honest sex therapist that shared her wisdom via radio, books, TV and her own show. She has since become a pop culture icon and her name has been synonymous with sex. Even so, it’s surprising that no one has made a documentary…
Nancy Schwartzman’s 2018 documentary Roll Red Roll is an important and relevant exploration of toxic mind-sets when it comes to sexual violence perpetrated by those in privileged positions. In the case of the film, the subject are a group of high school football players in a small Ohio town.
The incident at the center…
With Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World, directed by her frequent collaborator Hans Pool, producer Femke Wolting offers a first-hand look at the information revolution transpiring in our era, and the rise of a collective of "citizen investigative journalists" known as Bellingcat. Nominated for an International…
In the documentary, On the President’s Orders, audiences are given an up-close and personal into the ruthless horror of the “drug war” in the Philippines. Under President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against drug dealers and suspected users, the documentary directed by James Jones and Olivier Sarbil follows the police…
A two-time Emmy winner behind a diverse assortment of docs, including Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman and Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, Beth Aala is drawn first and foremost to stories and subjects that are little known, both to herself and others. With her latest feature, Made in Boise, the subject at hand was…
Known for his portraits of marginalized communities in the American South, documentarian Roberto Minervini captured "moments of deep realism" with his latest film, What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?, that resonate on both political and human levels.
Premiering at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, where it won…
Deadline has launched a new feature documentary screening series, For The Love of Docs, to be presented by Hulu. The slate of 10 documentaries, which represent the best of the brand, will screen each week at the Landmark Theatre in Los Angeles beginning September 17 through December 10. The screenings will be…
