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Issue 123

Director/producer Ric Esther Bienstock at Cornell protest encampment with DOP Elad Winkler, 024

Oh! The Misery and the Joy! A Conversation with Ric Esther Bienstock

by Barri Cohen
February 27, 2026
Features/Interviews

Veteran director/producer Ric Esther Bienstock reflects upon a career in documentary, from Ebola to porn, and her latest project with Alex Gibney.

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Pyrrhic Victories: Stories from Palestine and Israel

by Daniel Glassman
December 22, 2025
Essays/Features

Documentaries reflect stories from Israel and Palestine with varying struggles to be seen and heard--and to satisfy everyone amid the culture wars.

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A young Black man is pictured on a phone screen. He has his hands clasped in front of his face and appears to be smiling.

Now Streaming: A Community Comes Together in Night Watches Us

by POV Staff
December 12, 2025
Features

Now streaming from the National Film Board of Canada, Night Watches Us see members of Montreal's Black community come together in the aftermath of violence.

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Tracey Friesen holding the Northwest Regional Emmy Award for Best Historical Documentary for the film Mighty Jerome in front of the NFB’s Vancouver studio in September 2012.

Freeze Frame: Celebrating Tracey Friesen

by Marc Glassman
November 25, 2025
Features

Remembering Tracey Friesen - producer, documentary advocate, and founder of Story Money Impact.

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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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Agatha standing in her garden with a ray of sunlight shining over her and her plants

The Independent Life of a Stalwart Woman: Appreciating Agatha’s Almanac

by Alexander Mooney
September 26, 2025
Features/Interviews

Amalie Atkins' documentary Agatha's Alamanac has a 90-year-old star eager to discuss family, creativity, and the legacy of artistic practices.

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Two people hug amid a rally in the streets of Montreal. Behind them is a street art portrait of Nicholas Gibbs, a 23-year-old Black man.

Night Watches Us – A Father Remembered

by True Daley
August 23, 2025
Features/Interviews

Exploring Night Watches Us and how Stefan Verna sheds light on finding community after loss following the murder of Nicholas Gibbs.

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In a vintage photograph, an elderly Black man stands beside a dark blue car. The man is wearing a white shirt, blue slacks, and a white brimmed hat. He is holding a cane.

Shifting Forms: Black Auteurs Explore Diverse Canvases

by Courtney Small
August 18, 2025September 30, 2025
Essays/Features

Films by Kahlil Joseph, Steve McQueen, Alice Diop, Mati Diop, John Akomfrah, and Isaac Julien navigate fiction and non-fiction while explore diverse Black experiences.

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Caveh yells at Mandy in one of the photos from the set

Caveh Zahedi Goes Over the Top

by Daniel Glassman Marc Glassman
July 4, 2025
Essays/Features

Caveh Zahedi's deep impact on American filmmaking is studied through his singular comic-non-fiction series The Show About the Show.

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Four players are pictured in the video game Grand Theft Auto. Two stand atop a hill, and then there is a player on either side of them. The players to the sides have their guns drawn.

Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Documentary

by Gesilayefa Azorbo
June 18, 2025
Essays/Features

What is the new reality for documentary in the age of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the ability to produce in online spaces?

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📹 Armed With Only a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

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Festival favourite #AnAmericanPastoral observes a snapshot of the culture wars and radicalized politics. Now streaming!

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