Documentaries

The best documentaries you can watch now (for free)
Film

The best documentaries you can watch now (for free)

You’ve got the time — The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam has opened its archives, with over 300 films available to stream for free. We picked out some of the best.

Written by: Kambole Campbell

‘I wasn't doing so great. I saw friends dying and falling apart’
Film

‘I wasn't doing so great. I saw friends dying and falling apart’

An interview with Alex Winter — Best known for his turn as Bill Preston Esq in the Bill & Ted films, Winter is now a respected filmmaker – tackling technology, politics, culture and society.

Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray

Is the age of monogamy finally over?
Film

Is the age of monogamy finally over?

Talking about adultery — In her new documentary, filmmaker Bara Jichova Tyson probes the ever-changing relationship between infidelity, sex and marriage.

Written by: Hannah Clugston

Enemy of the state: the inside story of Chelsea Manning
Film

Enemy of the state: the inside story of Chelsea Manning

‘We need people like her now’ — A new documentary offers an intimate portrait of the whistleblower, following her release from a maximum security prison in 2017 to her recent re-incarceration.

Written by: Thomas Curry

What Netflix did next: fuzzy love & half-baked conspiracies
Film

What Netflix did next: fuzzy love & half-baked conspiracies

Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is worth our time anymore. This week, it’s whip-smart New Zealand comedy The Breaker Upperers, and tone-deaf music doc The Two Killings of Sam Cooke.

Written by: Megan Nolan

Politics, Palestine & PJ Harvey: the best docs to see in 2019
Film

Politics, Palestine & PJ Harvey: the best docs to see in 2019

Catch them when you can — Luke Moody, Sheffield Doc/Fest’s Director Of Film Programming, pulls together a list of sharp, smart and touching docs to look out for in the coming months.

Written by: Thomas Curry

Six of the best docs you might have missed this year
Film

Six of the best docs you might have missed this year

Fake news, race & radicalisation — From the dark world of digital scrubbing to the psychology of nature vs. nurture, we round up the best documentaries from 2018.

Written by: Thomas Curry

What to watch at Open City Documentary Festival 2018
Film

What to watch at Open City Documentary Festival 2018

Eight of the best — From factory workers battling the Japanese government to the mysterious, online world of Morgellons disease: Oliver Wright, Head of Programming at the festival, picks his highlights from this year’s programme.

Written by: Liam Taft

Louis Theroux on the life lessons that made his career
Magazine

Louis Theroux on the life lessons that made his career

Things I learned along the way — After 20 years as a documentary filmmaker, Louis Theroux reflects on his transformation from gonzo reporter to compassionate presence.

Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray

What films to catch at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest
Film

What films to catch at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest

Eight of the best — From Lesbian strip clubs in Los Angeles to Jihadists in Syria: The Director of Film Programming at the acclaimed UK documentary festival picks out his highlights from the 2018 lineup.

Written by: Thomas Curry

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