One kilometre from the scintillating skyscrapers of Cartagena, Colombia, lies the island of Tierra Bomba. Fishermen’s lean-tos line the edge of the beautiful sea on which they rely, but all is not well on the island.
One kilometre from the scintillating skyscrapers of Cartagena, Colombia, lies the island of Tierra Bomba. Fishermen’s lean-tos line the edge of the beautiful sea on which they rely, but all is not well on the island.
We asked Keegan Kuhn, co-director of “What The Health” and the incredibly successful “Cowspiracy”, what documentaries he recommends.
As lockdown persists around the world and travel continues to be ruled out, we teamed up with The Movie Diorama to bring you our 10 favourite documentaries that focus on global subcultures, so that you can continue to explore the world through film.
Will Harris is a fourth generation cattle farmer from Bluffton, Georgia. Back in 1946, his father began using a miraculous new product on his pasture: ammonium nitrate fertiliser. By 1995, the pasture was failing, the soil was dry and the once busy Bluffton was a rust belt town that had all but disappeared.
As protests rage in Minnesota over the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the police, BBC journalist Mobeen Azhar tries to understand the sickening murder of yet another african-american, Larnell Bruce, in “A Black and White Killing”, who was run over by white supremacist Russell Courtier of Portland, Oregon back in 2016.
Pioneer of the spotlit one-on-one TV interview, Wallace is widely credited with inventing the tough interview style, in the process tarnishing the reputations of countless public figures, from Barbara Streisand to the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and from Eleanor Roosevelt to a young Donald Trump.
Episode 11 comes to you straight from Hollywood with journalist, photographer and director of “The Family Tree” Amanda McHugh.
Johan is 89 years old and can’t leave his home for health reasons. However, one thing keeps him going - he is in love.
For our latest Top Docs we had the honour of teaming up with Taskovski Films, the producers and distributors of the some of the best documentaries ever made. Together, we’ve picked ten of our favourite thought-provoking comedies.
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.
Episode 10 of our Quarantine Editions comes to you from filmmaker Cyrus Stowe’s stoop in Brooklyn, New York.
Aptly named “The Home Entertainment Edition” and running from the 1st to 17th of May, the fabulous quirkiness of this year’s slimmed down programme is just as addictive and an endless internet rabbit-hole. Our top 5 documentaries to watch include
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.
We teamed up with the brilliant Pandemic Film Club (@pandemicfilmclub) to bring you our first ever Top Docs, ten of the most controversial documentaries out there.
Today’s What Are You Watching, Quarantine Edition comes from Güven in Ismir, Turkey.
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.
For episode 8 of What Are You Watching, Beatriz joined us from Brooklyn, New York in our latest Quarantine Edition.
Battaglia’s photographs are as shocking now as they were back then, when they successfully galvanised public opinion against the ruthless Sicilian Mafia.
