A look back at three pioneering photographer-filmmakers: Paul Strand, Helen Levitt, and Gordon Parks and their contribution to documentary.
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Trust a Canadian to make a documentary even if he’s miles from home. Montreal born and bred Jeremy Elkin identified with New York as a youth and, in particular, the amazing street
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Portrait of artist provocative artist David Wojnarowicz conveys the necessity of going all in.
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Upbeat doc Martha: A Picture Story gives street photographer Martha Cooper her due.
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On one hand, Pretend It’s a City is an engaging portrait of Fran Lebowitz, but on the other, it’s an essential time capsule of pre-COVID city life. I haven’t laughed so heartily
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Philippe Falardeau opens the 70th Berlin International Film Festival with the world premiere of his coming-of-age film My Salinger Year — “based on a true story,” a recurring disclaimer on Berlinale screens.
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If there’s a bucket list of documentaries everyone needs to see to understand the art form, Paris is Burning deserves a spot in the canon. Jennie Livingston’s film took audiences inside
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