RiverRun Returns With NC Films Including Caviar Dreams
The RiverRun International Film Festival is announcing its lineup of over 150 films.
documentary
Young Syrian Risked His Life To Film Oscar-Nominated Doc
He began posting videos of rescue missions on YouTube — and ended up working as a videographer for the Oscar-nominated 'The White Helmets.'
Manipulative Editing Reflects Poorly On Couric And Her Gun Documentary
In the film, Couric asks gun owners a question and is met with dumbstruck silence. That's not what happened in the interview. Instead, NPR's David Folkenflik says, it was a foolish directorial choice.
Maya Angelou Documentary at RiverRun
The first feature length documentary on acclaimed author, activist, and educator Dr. Maya Angelou is screening at this week's RiverRun International Film Festival.
In 'Only The Dead,' A Raw Look At War In Iraq
A harrowing documentary by Australian journalist Michael Ware documents the years he covered the war in Iraq as a Time and CNN reporter navigating between insurgents and the U.S. military.
Confronting His Brother's Killers — And Vying For An Oscar
Adi, an optometrist in Indonesia, offers forgiveness — if they'll admit to what they did during the massacre of the mid-1960s. That's the story that unfolds in the documentary The Look Of Silence.
Acclaimed Documentary About Campus Rape Draws Critics Too
The Hunting Ground, shortlisted for next year's Oscars, has inspired a backlash — not only for its perspective but for the factual foundation on which it is based and its reporting methods.
'SNL' Alumni Mine Humor From Serious Cinema In 'Documentary Now!'
The new IFC show, starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader and co-written by Seth Meyers, spoofs the subjects and styles of nonfiction classics, including Grey Gardens and Thin Blue Line.
Opening Indonesia's Eyes In 'The Look Of Silence'
Joshua Oppenheimer's sequel to the award-winning documentary The Act of Killing follows an optician seeking to confront the men who killed his brother during the Indonesian genocide.
'Sunshine Superman': A Love Story Against The Backdrop of BASE Jumping
BASE jumping pioneer Carl Boenish became famous for jumping with his wife Jean in the 1970s and '80s. Marah Strauch, director of the documentary, says "this felt like a love story to me."