SAG-AFTRA documentary in production

The filmmakers behind major documentaries about casting directors and the #MeToo movement have set their sights on another Hollywood topic: the evolution of the SAG-AFTRA artists' union. Director-producer Tom Donahue and producer Ilan Arboleda are working on a film about the transformation of labor organizing that occurred in 2008, when the Writers Guild of America … Read more

The 'Jerry Springer Show' documentary series coming to Netflix

Netflix is ​​having fun with TV's troubled men. A month after releasing a docuseries about WWE founder Vince McMahon, the streamer turns his sights on Jerry Springer. The platform announced that two-part documentary series on Wednesday Jerry Spring: fighting, camera, action will debut January 7, 2025. Directed by Luke Sewell (Trust No One: The Hunt … Read more

Aaron Kaufman, director of the Ukrainian war documentary “Superpower,” has died at 51

Aaron Kaufman, who directed the documentary Superpower about the war in Ukraine with Sean Penn and was Robert Rodriguez's longtime producing partner, has died. He was 51 years old. Kaufman died Thursday in Las Vegas, Verdi Productions President Chad Verdi said The Hollywood journalist on Sunday. Reports indicated that Kaufman died of an apparent heart … Read more

Trailer of the documentary “Tripoli/The story of three cities”: IDFA

Tripoli/A tale of three citiesa documentary by Lebanese director Raed Rafei, will celebrate its world premiere in the Frontlight section of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), which will be held from 14 to 24 November. The Hollywood journalist is revealing the first official trailer for the film, produced by Rafei via his company … Read more

Mubi Acquires GTA Documentary “Grand Theft Hamlet” For US, Streaming Globally

Arthouse streamer and distributor Mubi has acquired all US rights, as well as exclusive global SVOD rights, for Hamlet of the Great TheftPinny Grylls and Sam Crane's award-winning Shakespeare mash-up documentary Hamlet and ultraviolent video game Major car theft. The doc follows two actors out of work during the 2021 COVID lockdown attempting to declare … Read more

Netflix Documentary Duo React to Case Updates

It was only last week that Netflix announced they were readying to release a documentary with the Menendez brothers, a project that would feature Erik and Lyle Menendez speaking for the first time in decades about the sensational double murder that sentenced them each to life in prison back in 1996. The announcement came only … Read more

Launch of the exclusive documentary for CNN subscribers: Election Doc

Earlier this week, CNN launched a digital paywall in a major strategic shift in its business strategy. At the time, CNN Executive Vice President of Digital Products and Services Alex MacCallum wrote to staff that “in addition to unlimited access to CNN.com articles, subscribers will receive benefits such as exclusive election coverage, original documentaries, a … Read more

The best documentary directors selected for the panel

The SCAD Savannah Film Festival, which takes place each year just before the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences votes to determine its Oscar finalists, has revealed the names of the 10 documentaries it will highlight in this year's edition of his Docs to Watch panel, a 90-minute discussion on the challenges and benefits … Read more

Review “TWST: Things We Said Today”: experimental documentary on the Beatles

You could look at Andrei Ujica's TWST: Things we said todaya new documentary about the Beatles' iconic August 1965 concert at Shea Stadium, and returns frustrated that the actual August 1965 concert at Shea Stadium is not, in fact, featured on screen. It could. TWST: Things we said today The bottom line Touching nostalgia for … Read more

China chooses World War II documentary 'The Sinking of Lisbon Maru' for 2025 Oscars

China selected The sinking of the Lisbon Marua documentary on the Second World War by director Fang Li, as its representative at the 97th Academy Awards in the best international feature film category. The choice marks the first time since China began submitting titles to the Oscars in 1979 that it has submitted a documentary, … Read more

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