Interview: ‘MLK/FBI’ director Sam Pollard on how history repeats itself and how he thinks Dr. King would have reacted to the Capitol insurrection [VIDEO]
MLK/FBI is one of the most consequential documentaries released during the 2020-21 film season. Director Sam Pollard’s attention to detail is impeccable as he lays out... Read More
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International Documentary Association (IDA) honorees include ‘Time,’ ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ filmmakers
The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards honorary awards recipients. The shortlists for Best Feature and Best Short categories... Read More
NYFF Review: ‘MLK/FBI’ charts the complexities of a great man and the government agency that worked tirelessly to take him down
“When you construct someone as a great man, there’s almost nothing more satisfying than revealing the opposite.” This sentence, uttered early by historian Beverly Gage... Read More
In my June op-ed, about America’s growing moral dissonance systemically reinforced by the entertainment content we consume, I describe the normalization of the military industrial complex... Read More
2020 Telluride Film Festival lineup announced: ‘Ammonite,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Concrete Cowboy’ and more
The Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, released today its official program selections for the now-cancelled event. The Festival, whose ethos is... Read More
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