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Good Night Oppy

Oscar Shortlists for Best Documentary Feature and Best Short Doc

by Pat Mullen
December 21, 2022January 18, 2023
Industry

The Oscar documentary shortlists include Nuisance Bear, Navalny All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Fire of Love, All that Breathe, and more.

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The Best Documentaries of 2022: A Year in Review

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 16, 2022
Features

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and Fire of Love top POV's list for the best documentaries of 2022.

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Fire of Love, All that Breathes Lead IDA Award Nominations

by Pat Mullen
November 28, 2022
Industry

IDA Award nominations tap Fire of Love, All that Breathes, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, and a quartet of Canadian films.

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Ryan White Talks Good Night Oppy, Exploration, and Adventure

by Pat Mullen
November 23, 2022
Interviews

Good Night Oppy director Ryan White discusses his ambitious film that recreates the adventure of Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity with breathtaking photo-realism.

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Good Night Oppy Tops Critics’ Choice Documentary Award Winners

by Pat Mullen
November 14, 2022
Industry

Good Night Oppy leads the winners of the 7th annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards with five honours including Best Documentary Feature.

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Fire of Love Leads Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations

by Pat Mullen
October 17, 2022October 19, 2022
Industry

Nominations for the seventh annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards include Fire of Love, Good Night Oppy, Navalny, and Moonage Daydream.

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Good Night Oppy Review: Space Doc Blasts Off

by Jason Gorber
September 17, 2022November 2, 2022
Reviews/TIFF

Ryan White offers a thrilling and fascinating portrait of Mars rovers Opportunity and Spirit in Good Night Oppy. See it on the biggest screen you can.

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Hubert Davis’s Black Ice Leads Docs in TIFF Gala Announcement

by Pat Mullen
July 28, 2022
TIFF

Black Ice, Moonage Daydream, Sidney, Good Night Oppy, and The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile are among the documentaries announced for TIFF's Galas and Special Presentations line-ups.

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