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2000 Meters to Andriivka

FIPRESCI Announces Finalists for Documentary Grand Prix

by Pat Mullen
February 16, 2026
News

FIPRESCI announces nominees for inaugural Documentary Grand Prix with the winner to be unveiled at Warsaw's Millennium Docs Against Gravity in May.

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A collage of film stills from documentaries in the Oscar race.

With Oscar Voting Closed, the Documentary Race Seems too Close to Call

by Pat Mullen
January 18, 2026
Features

Surveying the candidates in the Academy's most unpredictable branch as the Oscar race for Best Documentary Feature is wide open ahead of this week's nominations.

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Poet Andrea Gibson is seated at a microphone. They are in a darkened room with soft light behind them.

Come See Me in the Good Light Leads Cinema Eye Honors Nominations

by Pat Mullen
November 13, 2025
News

Nominations for the Cinema Eye Honors include documentaries Come See Me in the Good Light, Cover-Up, The Perfect Neighbor, and Afternoons of Solitude.

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A image from a police body camera shows a neighbourhood and a field. There is a police car on the right with a crowd of people nearby.

Caught Live: Body Cams, Surveillance Videos, and the New Era of Found Footage

by Jason Gorber
October 15, 2025
Essays/Features

Documentaries like The Perfect Neighbor and 2000 Meters to Andriivka elevate the found footage genre via body-cams and surveillance videos.

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A woman and her partner are lying on a blanket with their three dogs. They are are both laughing and the dogs are snuggled up against them in a sunbeam.

DOC NYC Announces Short List Series with Oscar Hopefuls

by Pat Mullen
October 14, 2025
Festivals/News

DOC NYC announces annual Short List series, which includes Oscar hopefuls like Come See Me in the Good Light, The Perfect Neighbor, and My Mom Jayne.

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An older Black man in an orange robe sits on the edge of an empty swimming pool. He is holding a cup of coffee and his feet are dangling over the edge of the pool.

Swamp Dogg Set to Open Lunenburg Doc Fest

by Pat Mullen
August 20, 2025
Festivals

Lunenburg Doc Fest announces line-up for 2025 festival including the opening night selection of Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted.

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Ukrainian servicemen walk through charred forest a few kilometers from Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine. The sun has set and the soldier walks towards the horizon.

Watch the First Trailer for the Intense 2000 Meters to Andriivka

by Pat Mullen
July 7, 2025
News

Watch the first trailer for 2000 Meters to Andriivka, Mstyslav Chernov's follow-up to this Academy Award winning Ukraine doc 20 Days in Mariupol.

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A close up of poet Andrea Gibson. They are lying down looking forward reflectively. They are Caucasian with dark brown hair that is long at the top and shaved on the sides. The photo has a dark blue hue.

Come See Me in the Good Light Holds Top Spot in Hot Docs Audience Award Race

by Pat Mullen
April 28, 2025
Hot Docs/News

Come See Me in the Good Light holds the number one spot in the Hot Docs Audience Award rankings on day five of the documentary festival.

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The Hot Docs Films We’ve Seen so Far: Highlights from the Circuit

by POV Staff
April 14, 2025
Features/Hot Docs

Festival favourites and award winners come to Hot Docs including Yalla Parkour, Cutting through Rocks, and Come See Me in the Good Light.

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Sundance Favourites Lead Next Wave of Hot Docs Titles

by Pat Mullen
March 18, 2025
Hot Docs/News

Hot Docs adds Special Presentations titles including Come See Me in the Good Light, 2000 Meters to Andriivka, and Heightened Scrutiny.

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At the world premiere of #BlackSunflowers! 🇺🇦 Hug At the world premiere of #BlackSunflowers! 🇺🇦

Huge standing ovation for story of young Ukrainians soldiers, ravers, and photographers in wartime.

Executive producer Sean Penn introduces, while director James Marcus Haney reads a letter from Sofia, a soldier who couldn't attend, and a local Ukrainian choir sets the mood. 👏👏

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The TIFF Docs reviews are rolling in! Expect to h The TIFF Docs reviews are rolling in!

Expect to hear a lot more about these films in the fall circuit:
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📽 Once Upon a Time in Harlem
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📽 Like Magic
📽 Gail 

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"You only need two buyers to make a bidding war." "You only need two buyers to make a bidding war."

Full house for the State of Documentary panel at TIFF: The Market. Despair and optimism with equal measure. 💰

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A hero's journey comes full circle in MAN IN MOTIO A hero's journey comes full circle in MAN IN MOTION: THE RICK HANSEN STORY. 👩‍🦼

Director Adrien Buitenhuis tells @filmfest_ca how the doc came to be. 

📽 premieres today at @tiff_net 
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