At the start of quarantine many of us (myself included) held ourselves to an impossible standard of productivity. There was this shared understanding that if we were to have all of this newfound time …
Sundance 2021: ‘Flee’ is a beautifully animated documentary about the traumas we can’t escape
What does the word “home” mean to you? Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s new documentary Flee—which was executive produced by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Riz Ahmed—isn’t just unique for it…
‘Stuntwomen’ documentary review: An untold story both unmissable and unforgettable
Legs, three times. Shoulder. Head. Teeth. Nose. These are the parts stuntwoman-turned-stunt coordinator Melissa Stubbs recalled she had broken throughout her career. Of course, in a documentary titled…
Spaceship Earth Review: Innovation Meets Controversy, but Only for a Short While
In 1991, eight scientists voluntarily entered isolation for two years inside Bioshpere 2, a microcosm of the world meant to determine how humans might survive in outer space. The idea for the biospher…
Interview: Philip Shane, Director of “The Myst Documentary”
Released in September 1993, Myst captivated players with its intriguing puzzles and captivating story, and became a sleeper hit on its way to becoming the best-selling computer game of the 1990s. At o…
The Greatest Documentary Films of the 2010s
A countdown of the most brilliant, unique, and fascinating accomplishments in documentary filmmaking in the past decade. If there’s a genre of film that has exponentially benefitted from the str…
Tribeca 2019 Review: Watson
The work of an environmental activist is that of people who work not to become widely known, but to have their work speak for itself as a collective whole. Among such activists is Paul Watson, who is …