Film
How MASS MoCA Transformed a Struggling Mill Town Into an Art Hub
Worlds collide in a new Meryl Streep-narrated documentary that traces the evolution of Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts.
Documentary
Film
A New Documentary Unveils Remarkable Footage of the Apollo 11 Mission
The astonishing documentary Apollo 11 cobbles together forgotten footage shot by NASA employees and uncatalogued audio recordings from personnel who worked on the Apollo program.
Film
A New Doc on the Midterm Elections Captures the Struggle of Women Candidates
A new documentary, premiered at Sundance, shows how intuition and tireless image and footage capture makes a film.
Interview
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders on His Toni Morrison Doc and What Bette Davis Taught Him About Photography
The first full-length documentary on the Nobel Prize-winning author offers a rich take by one of the only people she trusts to take her photograph.
Film
In Midnight Traveler, a Refugee Family Documents Their Journeys
For over two years, Hassan Fazili's family filmed each other as they journeyed through Europe, documenting each step of their search for a safe place.
News
Cal State LA Students Embark on Making Documentaries with Million Dollar Grant from Hauser & Wirth
This semester, students are making movies on LA art organizations that are incorporating social work. The grant will provide new equipment and funds to hire guest artists as mentors.
Film
A Documentarian Who Recorded Nature's Tiniest Creatures
For his debut film, Minute Bodies, musician turned director Stuart A. Staples has chosen to highlight an all but unknown British documentarian and naturalist.
Art
Unmissable Documentaries, Noirs, and More Movies You Can Stream Right Now
From a criminally overlooked noir to a nearly 13-hour epic, the internet has plenty to offer.
Art
A YouTuber Illuminates the History of American Urban Development
In the series called Franklin we watch a city get built over time, beginning centuries back and then evolving in a way which mirrors the growth of many real American cities.
Film
Netflix and Hulu Release Contrasting Documentaries on the Fyre Festival Scandal
Hulu got out of the gate early, dropping Fyre Fraud as a surprise one week ahead of Netflix's planned release of Fyre. Watching the films, an interesting contrast emerges.
Art
A New Kind of Cinema Meditates on What It Means to Belong
Nguyen Trinh Thi's "Fifth Cinema" imagines a new kind of film for people between bordered nations who defy neat dichotomies.
Art
Stream 15 Independent Chinese Documentaries Selected by Ai Weiwei
SFMOMA has partnered with Kanopy to stream the films screening at the museum.