Behind the scenes looks at Apocalypse Now, Fitzcarraldo, and Jodorowsky’s unfinished Dune reveal how docs about filmmaking can exceed the original films themselves.
Keep ReadingStevan Riley's Listen to Me Marlon is an acutely intimate film that wants us to experience his subject’s many dimensions.
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Keep ReadingThe Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is a respectful portrait of Hayao Miyazaki and the animation palace of Studio Ghibli.
Keep ReadingFrom the Bottom of the Lake is a behind the scenes look at Jane Campion's hit mini-series Top of the Lake with Elisabeth Moss.
Keep ReadingOverall, Alexandre O. Philippe's Doc of the Dead is a fan’s affectionate Mondo Zombie intended mainly for other aficionados.
Keep ReadingKung Fu Elliot by Matthew Bauckman and Jaret Belliveau profiles Canada's first self-described action movie hero, Elliot Scott.
Keep ReadingIn Chi, Anne Wheeler documents the ups and downs of the cancer treatments that Babz Chula finds excruciating but accepts with hope.
Keep ReadingA recently reconstructed doc by Pier Paolo Pasolini proves his insights—on war, the media, work, and religion—remain timely.
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Reel Injun is a revelatory documentary about the history of the intricate relationship between Native people and the screen.
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