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Ascension

POV Predicts the Oscars’ Documentary Races: Who Will/Should Win?

by Marc Glassman Pat Mullen
March 24, 2022
Features

Oscar picks and predictions: will Summer of Soul, Flee, Attica, Ascension, or Writing with Fire win Best Documentary Feature?

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Watch the Oscar Nominees in the Academy’s Documentary Panel

by Pat Mullen
March 23, 2022
Industry

Watch the Oscars documentary panel with Questlove, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Stanley Nelson, Traci Curry, Jessica Kingdon, Shushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas.

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Stanley Nelson Wins DGA Award for Attica

by Pat Mullen
March 13, 2022
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Stanley Nelson wins Directors Guild of America Award alongside Jane Campion and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

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Flee Makes History with Three Oscar Nominations for Documentary

by Pat Mullen
February 8, 2022
Industry

Oscar nominations for Best Documentary Feature include Ascension, Attica, Flee, Summer of Soul, and Writing with Fire.

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Ascension Review: Synthetic Dreams

by Pat Mullen
December 27, 2021January 7, 2022
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Jessica Kingdon's Ascension is a striking visual essay about the fallacy of dreams and human costs of capitalism.

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Once Upon a Time in Uganda, On the Other Side Lead DOC NYC Winners

by Pat Mullen
November 17, 2021
Festivals

DOC NYC announces winners for 2021 Festival. Short list winners include In the Same Breath and Flee.

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Flee Leads 2022 Cinema Eye Honors Nominations

by Pat Mullen
November 10, 2021
Industry

Jonas Poher Rasmussen's animated doc leads Cinema Eye Honors with eight nominations.

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DOC NYC Announces Short List Titles

by Pat Mullen
October 26, 2021
Festivals

DOC NYC's Short List programme is one of the best forecasts for Oscar hopefuls in the race for Best Documentary Feature.

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Summer of Soul, Ascension Top Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations

by Pat Mullen
October 18, 2021October 26, 2021
Industry

Questlove's Summer of Soul and Jessica Kingdon's Ascension lead the 2021 Critics Choice Award nominations with six apiece.

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