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

Aggie, Catherine Gund, Agnes Gund film

Orla Smith / February 5, 2020

Sundance ’20 review: Aggie is a documentary about allyship

Catherine Gund’s Aggie is both a celebration of an extraordinary woman, and a call to arms for the viewer to think about how they too can enact change.

Alex Heeney / January 27, 2020

Sundance ’20 Review: Okavango: River of Dreams

Okavango: River of Dreams is a stunningly photographed nature documentary about the ecosystem in and around the Okavango in Africa.

Alex Heeney / January 17, 2020

Review: What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael is a good introduction to the legendary film critic, but ignores much of the context and legacy of her work.

Brett Pardy / January 4, 2020

The search for strange: Werner Herzog re-examines Bruce Chatwin’s travels in Nomad

20 years after travel writer Bruce Chatwin’s death, Herzog’s new film Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin serves as both a celebration of Chatwin’s curiosity and a retrospective of Herzog’s own explorations.

Brett Pardy / December 20, 2019

63 Up is a moving new installment in Michael Apted’s series

Michael Apted’s latest addition his ‘Up’ series, 63 Up, catches up with the participants he’s been following since they were seven, in one of the most moving installments of the series to date.

Making Waves

Alex Heeney / November 13, 2019

Making Waves will open your ears to the magic of sound design

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound is a fascinating introduction to the history of sound design in film.

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