mlk/fbi

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]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]

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… Read More

January 13, 2021
International Documentary Association (IDA) honorees include ‘Time,’ ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ filmmakersInternational Documentary Association (IDA) honorees include ‘Time,’ ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ filmmakers

International Documentary Association (IDA) honorees include ‘Time,’ ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ filmmakers

Filmmaker Garrett Bradley (Time)Filmmaker David France (Welcome to Chechnya) The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the 36th Annual IDA… Read More

November 10, 2020
NYFF Review: ‘MLK/FBI’ charts the complexities of a great man and the government agency that worked tirelessly to take him downNYFF Review: ‘MLK/FBI’ charts the complexities of a great man and the government agency that worked tirelessly to take him down

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… Read More

September 18, 2020
TIFF Review: Sam Pollard’s riveting ‘MLK/FBI’ looks at Hoover’s attempt to destroy an American heroTIFF Review: Sam Pollard’s riveting ‘MLK/FBI’ looks at Hoover’s attempt to destroy an American hero

TIFF Review: Sam Pollard’s riveting ‘MLK/FBI’ looks at Hoover’s attempt to destroy an American hero

courtesy of TIFF In my June op-ed, about America’s growing moral dissonance systemically reinforced by the entertainment content we consume, I… Read More

September 15, 2020
2020 Telluride Film Festival lineup announced: ‘Ammonite,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Concrete Cowboy’ and more2020 Telluride Film Festival lineup announced: ‘Ammonite,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Concrete Cowboy’ and 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.… Read More

August 3, 2020