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Marcel Ophuls

Arts May 26

Marcel Ophuls, Oscar-winning filmmaker who made ‘The Sorrow and the Pity,’ is dead at 97

By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

Arts May 01

Pope Francis meets with director Martin Scorsese at the Vatican
Martin Scorsese and Pope Francis teamed up to produce a documentary

“Aldeas — A New Story” will feature conversations between Pope Francis and Scorsese, including what the filmmakers say are the Pope's final in-depth on-camera interview for a film.

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press

Arts Dec 05

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Documentary explores migrant family separation policy of first Trump administration

On a recent evening in Washington, moviegoers filled the lobby of a local theater to watch the D.C. premiere of a new film from a renowned documentarian that explores the first Trump administration’s family separation policy on the southern border.

By Geoff Bennett, Layla Quran

Arts Oct 15

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Pharrell Williams’ musical evolution is reconstructed with Legos in ‘Piece By Piece’

Pharrell Williams is a hitmaker for himself and a string of other stars. Now his story is being told on film with Lego bricks. It’s certainly not your usual approach to documentary filmmaking, but it’s the latest from one of…

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport

Arts Sep 01

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‘Daughters’ directors on the complex bond between men behind bars and their daughters

The relationship between fathers and daughters can play a crucial role in a young girl’s life. But what if the fathers are behind bars? A new documentary, “Daughters,” follows four girls and their fathers preparing for a daddy-daughter dance in…

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Juliet Fuisz, Satvi Sunkara

Apr 26

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Jon Bon Jovi on new docuseries ‘Thank You, Goodnight’ capturing band’s triumphs and trials

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

Few musical acts have enjoyed the success and long run of the legendary band Bon Jovi. A revealing new documentary series on Hulu tracks the highs and lows of the Grammy Award-winning band’s four decades together. Geoff Bennett spoke with…

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Apr 04

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Documentary captures journalist’s gender transition while embedded with Taliban

By Teresa Cebrián Aranda

A new documentary now available on Amazon Prime and AppleTV offers an in-depth look at the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. "Transition" follows Australian filmmaker Jordan Bryon as he undergoes a gender transition while embedded with a Taliban unit. Bryon and…

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Mar 10

‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins at Academy Awards where wars in Ukraine, Gaza cast shadow

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press

A year after “Navalny” won the same award, Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing chronicle of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, won best documentary. The win, a first for The Associated Press and PBS’ “Frontline,”…

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Feb 15

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‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ reveals how music’s stars came together to make history

By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas

In 1985, the biggest American pop stars all gathered in one Los Angeles studio, for one night only, to record "We Are the World," a song that raised tens of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid for Africa. Amna Nawaz…

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Nov 02

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New documentary ‘26.2 to Life’ tells story of inmates who joined a prison running club

By Mike Cerre

Thousands of runners have been training for this Sunday’s New York City Marathon and one of them is representing a running club inside California’s San Quentin prison. The group is featured in the documentary “26.2 to Life” that is playing…

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