Film
Reclaiming the Legend of Bruce Lee
The new ESPN documentary Be Water seeks to both reassert Lee's legacy and humanize him.
Documentary
Opinion
Black Squares Don't Save Black Lives
If you consider yourself an ally to Black people, it shouldn’t just be about you or how you feel; it should be about how you can help.
Film
A Festival Brings Incisive, Experimental Documentaries Online
From the 2019 Chicago election to the everyday life of the mayor of Ramallah, Hot Docs offers a robust online program this year.
Film
Minimalism Takes Flight
Within the many intersections between cinema and minimalism, there's a fascinating thread of nonfiction filmmakers depicting air travel.
Film
The Truth About Jane Roe
In the new documentary AKA Jane Roe, Roe v. Wade plaintiff Norma McCorvey reveals that her anti-abortion stance later in life was nothing but “an act.”
Film
How Asian American Representation in Film Has (and Hasn't) Changed Over the Years
My Sight is Lined with Visions presents films from the Asian American indie/arthouse wave of the ’90s. Hyperallergic talked to programmers Keisha Knight and Abby Sun about complicating ideas of cultural celebration.
Film
Michael Jordan's Flawed Hero Narrative
One of the key lessons of ESPN's series The Last Dance is that people learn to adore brutal tyrants, and will only fall further into that admiration as long as the tyrant is uniquely talented, powerful, and wins.
Film
The Inspiring Story of Michelle Obama, and Its Limitations
Based on the former First Lady’s memoir, the documentary Becoming advances the Obama family’s skillfully crafted image, while unintentionally revealing some of its contradictions.
Film
An Unlikely Friendship Between a Painter and the Man Who Stole Her Artwork
The new documentary The Painter and the Thief finds the complexities in what could have been a basic feel-good tale.
Film
The Timely Resonance of PBS’s Asian Americans
The new miniseries offers an informative overview of history through personal, often deeply emotional testimony.
Art
These Interactive Documentaries Look at 3D-Scanned Desserts and Earth From Orbit
Public Update, a new series from POV Spark, presents its first slate of unconventional nonfiction works.
Film
What Happened When Eight People Were Sealed Inside a Self-Contained Ecosystem
Director Matt Wolf talks to Hyperallergic about his new documentary Spaceship Earth, which reconsiders the infamous Biosphere 2 experiment.