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Explore the innovative and artistic strategies documentarians use to narrativize nonfiction stories on screen.

A still from Try Harder, of a group of students taking an exam. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / January 30, 2021

Sundance Review: San Francisco students stress over college applications in Try Harder!

Debbie Lum's documentary Try Harder! follows students at Lowell, a high-achieving SF high school with a predominantly Asian student body. Check out all our …

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A still from Acasă, My Home.

Lindsay Pugh / January 30, 2021

Acasă, My Home raises tough questions and avoids trite answers

Radu Ciorniciuc's documentary Acasă, My Home follows the Enache family, whose patriarch has decided to live outside conventional society. As demands for …

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A row of children stretch their arms out in unison, in a dance class. The image is accompanied by the text, 'Review'.

Alex Heeney / November 21, 2020

Helicopter parenting reaches new extremes in Chasing Childhood

In Margaret Munzer Loeb and Eden Wurmfeld's documentary Chasing Childhood, American parents navigate how much freedom to give their children. The film screens …

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The text 'Indie Memphis 2020' accompanied by images from the four films that will be discussed in this article.

Orla Smith / November 10, 2020

Indie Memphis 2020: From Cane Fire to Smooth Talk

Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020 showcased genre films (I Blame Society, Freeland), documentaries (Cane Fire), and restorations (Smooth Talk). Over the …

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Stills from Raindance films Survival Skills, Now, The Dilemma of Desire, and No More Wings.

Orla Smith / November 3, 2020

Survival Skills, The Dilemma of Desire, and more at Raindance 2020

Discover four highlights from Raindance 2020, all of which are available to watch online for free in the UK. Read more Raindance coverage. The Raindance …

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Greta Thunberg sits at a climate conference in the documentary Now.

Orla Smith / November 2, 2020

Raindance Review: Young climate activists provide a rallying call in Now

Jim Rakete's documentary Now is both a celebration of inspirational young climate activists and an informative rallying call for change. Raindance has made the …

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