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Doctors make mistakes. “To Err is Human” explores what happens when they do and how to fix them.
Source: TIME People accept it as fact: that to err is human. Every misstep is an opportunity to learn and improve. But when the mistakes are made by doctors, lives can be compromised or even lost. Among malpractice claims, about 30% are due to diagnostic errors,...
HBO’s “The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti” isn’t your typical sports documentary
Source: Fansided It’s easy to look at the title of HBO’s new documentary, "The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti," and size it up as another stereotypical rags-to-riches story about a professional football player who beat the odds to become a success. That element is...
Mini doc “House of Hope” profiles a nonprofit school that nurtures Los Angeles’ homeless youth
Source: Great Big Story At Crete Academy in south central Los Angeles, rockets are made and launched, future chess masters learn their first moves, ballerinas twirl, and hope is in high supply. Great Big Story's "House of Hope" profiles the nonprofit charter school,...
Leonardo DiCaprio-produced environmental documentary “Sea of Shadows” acquired by National Geographic
Source: Variety National Geographic Documentary Films has secured worldwide rights to environmental documentary “Sea of Shadows,” executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. Directed by Richard Ladkani (“The Ivory Game”), the documentary premiered at this...
“Delphine and Carole” (“Delphine et Carole, insoumuses”) chronicles Delphine Seyrig’s fight for women’s rights both off the screen and behind the camera
Source: The Hollywood Reporter Known outside of France for her roles in film classics like "Last Year at Marienbad," "Stolen Kisses," and "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie," the late actress Delphine Seyrig was, along with Catherine Deneuve, Jeanne Moreau, and...
Oscar nominee “A Night at the Garden” to disrupt Fox News with historic Nazi rally footage
Source: IndieWire Marshall Curry’s Oscar-nominated short film, “A Night at the Garden,” brings viewers inside a 1939 Nazi rally held in New York City, and now distributor Field of Vision is set to disrupt Fox News with footage of the rally. Field of Vision will debut...
Documentary about top fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni arriving this fall
Source: The Hollywood Reporter Long before the word “influencer” was part of the daily marketing lexicon, Chiara Ferragni was at the forefront, paving the way for building an online persona into a brand and growing her passions into a wildly successful business. Now...
Netflix acquires Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez documentary “Knock Down the House” for record amount
Source: Business Insider It was the documentary that had all the buyers in a feeding frenzy — and won the Audience Award in the U.S. Documentary category — at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and it's going to be on Netflix. Yesterday the streaming giant...
Elizabeth Holmes joins filmmaker Alex Gibney’s parade of rogues
Source: Deadline Long before the documentary became the hot film category, Alex Gibney directed one after another about a parade of flawed, scandalous people who go down in flames and disgrace. From New York governor Eliot Spitzer to the architects of the Enron...
“The Great Hack” turns the Cambridge Analytica scandal into high drama
Source: IndieWire As the trauma of the 2016 presidential election gave way to self reflection, Cambridge Analytica epitomized a unique form of 21st-century villainy. The British technology firm’s covert use of Facebook user data to map voter behavior boosted the...
Stunning trailer for “Apollo 11” provides a first look at never-before-seen footage of the 1969 moon landing
Source: Gizmodo Last year, the filmmakers behind "Apollo 11" were discussing making a documentary to mark the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, when an archivist informed them that extensive, unseen 70mm footage of the mission existed at the...
The Satanic Temple is finally getting its big screen moment
Source: TheWrap Let’s get a few things out of the way about The Satanic Temple, the religious/activist group at the center of “Hail Satan,” which recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Members of The Satanic Temple say they don’t actually worship Satan or...
If you enjoyed “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo,” here are 9 other Netflix shows you should watch
Source: Buzzfeed Minimalism: A Documentary About The Important Things - Can you really become happier with fewer things? If you've ever asked yourself that question, don't miss this documentary that follows people who decided to seriously apply minimalism to their...
“Honeyland” is a visually poetic, environmentally conscious documentary
Source: Variety The opening frames of “Honeyland” are so rustically sumptuous that you wonder, for a second, if they’ve somehow been art directed. Elegantly dressed in a vivid ochre blouse and emerald headscarf, captured in long shot as she nimbly wends her way...
Amazon acquires Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “One Child Nation”
Source: Variety Amazon has acquired the global rights to “One Child Nation,” a documentary about China’s policy of forcibly restricting family size that debuted to great acclaim at this year's Sundance Film Festival. The deal is said to be in the high-six figures....
Netflix debuts trailer for David Attenborough’s new nature documentary during Super Bowl
Source: Adweek Netflix returned to the Super Bowl this year, airing a 30-second spot during the game’s third quarter for "Our Planet," its upcoming nature series. The streaming service claimed it was the first time a nature documentary series had an ad spot in the...
“One Child Nation”, “Honeyland” win top documentary prizes at Sundance Film Festival
"One Child Nation" and "Honeyland" were awarded the two top documentary prizes at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The awards were announced last night at the festival's annual awards ceremony, which was hosted by filmmaker and actress Marianna Palka at the Basin...
Ken Burns’ “Country Music” gets a premiere date
Source: Pitchfork Ken Burns’ new eight-part, 16-hour documentary about country music has received a premiere date. The first episode of "Country Music" will premiere on PBS on Sunday, September 15. The next three episodes will air from Monday, September 16 through...
Controversial documentary “Jihadists” presents the unfiltered views of hard-line fundamentalists
Source: Los Angeles Times What might your attempted indoctrination look like if you were kidnapped by radical Islamists? Or your television viewing habits after Sharia law took over your town? “Jihadists” from French filmmaker François Margolin and Mauritanian Muslim...
“Abducted in Plain Sight” has to be seen to be believed
Source: Rolling Stone True crime documentary, "Abducted in Plain Sight," which recently became available on Netflix, initially seems to be a nightmarish but otherwise unremarkable suburban kidnapping story. Set in the 1970s, Robert and Mary Ann Broberg and their...
