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Jia Zhangke Looks at the Drastically Different Past and Present of Shanxi Province
Hyperallergic has the exclusive premiere of the poster and trailer for Jia’s upcoming documentary Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue.
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Stream Movies About Climate Change From Al Gore, David Attenborough, and More
Some of these films inform, others make demands for action. All fight the uncertainty and cultural denial around global warming.
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In Without Gorky, the Artist’s Family Opens Up About Their Pain
In this moving documentary by Cosima Spender, there are lots of unanswered questions but you can’t help but be moved by the rawness.
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There Should Be Oscars for Documentary Editing, Photography, and More
The Academy would do well to expand its recognition of nonfiction.
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Anand Patwardhan, India’s Most Daring Filmmaker
“I make the films I want to make, about issues I see around me in India.”
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Watch a First-of-Its-Kind Program of Films From Southeast Brazil
From Afro-Brazilian celebrations to Italian immigrants, Cinelimite’s online retrospective The World Seen and Dreamt presents films documenting the culture of Espírito Santo.
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Notable Cinematic Portrayals of the Armenian Genocide
With the 106th anniversary of the genocide approaching, here are some films which can help you better understand the events.
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The Art of Looking at, and With, Animals
Gunda and Stray reveal how difficult it is not to romanticize the lives of other animals.
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An Epic-Length Documentary Tackles Ernest Hemingway
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s latest PBS series does a good job of telling the writer’s life story, but doesn’t probe his thornier aspects.
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A Documentary Rectifies Bill Traylor’s Omission From History
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts works with the scant available details of the artist’s life to tell his story.
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Kevin B. Lee’s New Video Essay Explores Mourning with Minari
In a Hyperallergic exclusive, Lee muses on the aftermath of the Atlanta spa shootings and how the media imagines Asian Americans.