National Geographic, The Nobel Prize and Oscar-winning filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel have collaborated on a five-part short documentary series, celebrating the ongoing impact and influence of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates around the world.
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National Geographic, The Nobel Prize and Oscar-winning filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel have collaborated on a five-part short documentary series, celebrating the ongoing impact and influence of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates around the world.
Part exploration of the academy’s values and part teenage video diary, this is a touching record of one generation’s passing through the prestigious institution.
What will the impact of Covid-19 be on film festivals after the crisis? Is 2020 an existential moment for the format? Does it need a rethink? We spoke with Sheffield Doc/Fest Director Cintia Gil.
Imelda Marcos has an ethereal quality that suggests untouchability. Her implicit involvement in Aquino’s assassination, her embezzlement of billions of US dollars and her provocation of debt crises do not appear to dent her self-assurance.
At the ripe old age of 97 (95 in the film), Diana is still a force to be reckoned with. Be it on a brisk walk in the hills of Michoacan or speaking from the podium of a trendy LA food conference, her rock star charisma commands respect and interest in equal measure.
This year, Swiss documentary film festival Visions du Réel has made the bold move to shift the entire event online, making nearly all its films available to watch online, for free. Festivals around the world are facing tough choices but Visions du Réel is one of the few making its films so readily available - a joy for doc fans all around the world!
Today marks the Hubble telescope’s 30th birthday. To celebrate, we teamed up with Instagram page OneMovieEachDay for a look back at the stunning documentary Hubble 3D.
If You Knew, MARINA and A Sonic Pulse are three short documentaries that flip the assumed disadvantage of sensory disability on its head, painting a warm and dynamic picture of life - relationships, leisure, coming of age - not in spite of, but alongside, their subjects’ sensory disabilities.
Welcome to the experimental world of Camp Jened, where the stiff, immovable hierarchies of old began to appear more malleable to social exiles, the disabled.
Despite the global pandemic, Sheffield Doc/Fest will deliver on its promise to filmmakers and industry representatives, exceptionally holding its flagship pitching initiatives, MeetMarket (for features and series) and Alternate Realities Talent Market (for new media creatives), via virtual video-conferencing from the 8th to 10th of June 2020.
Part hallucinatory exploration of Bucharest’s street life and its medley of personalities, part biography of a boy denied a childhood, Vandebrug’s eye-catching picture is as raw as it is beautiful.
Did you know that IDFA has a huge online collection of free documentaries? There’s never been a better time for you to find out. But to help you navigate the 300 films available, we’ve picked out 3 fantastic pictures that you can start your binge with.
Released online early following the Coronavirus outbreak, Alla Kovgan’s “Cunningham” is a trance-like experiential 3D ode to the legendary American choreographer Merce Cunningham. Blending contemporary artistic performance with archival footage, interviews and excerpts from letters, this is a film that stretches the boundaries of its genre.
But fear not! The organisers have got you covered with plenty of fantastic docs available to watch online. In partnership with Mediapart, you can now discover Cinéma du Réel’s thirteen “Premières Fenêtres” selections for free.
The 42nd edition of Cinéma du Réel kicks off in Paris this week and we can’t wait to dig in to this year’s selection. Doc Weekly will be in attendance, keeping an eye out for future classics, interviewing directors and keeping you all updated on social media along the way. But first, here are our top picks from this year’s line-up.
In honour of International Women’s Day, we’re featuring an episode of the brilliant Visible Farmer film project in our Free of the Week series! Melissa is a small holds market-gardener implementing techniques and processes that regenerate her land, ensure a strong bond with her local community and completely cut out the need for a supply chain.
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Director Matt Hopkins of the Progress Film Company takes us on a journey to meet Douglas McMaster, the fearless pioneer at the heart of Silo, the UK's first zero-waste restaurant. We interviewed Matt to learn more about his England Your England series and his plans for the future.
46 states abide by a felony murder rule, under which felony murder is generally considered first-degree murder. It means an offender can be imprisoned for a murder that occurred while the crime was being committed, regardless of whether the offender directly caused the death. This was the nightmarish circumstance of the ‘Elkhart Four’.
In 2018 Latin America’s largest collection of natural and scientific history, the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, burned to the ground in a what is now known to have been a wholly preventable fire. Director Marta Miskaryan became fascinated by this tragedy which has had a traumatic effect on the people of Rio, not only wiping the building from the map, but also taking with it generations of emotional attachment and fond memories.
