The Beach Boys’ new documentary highlights the band’s six-decade long legacy, but misses an opportunity to highlight some key moments.
Indigenous media makers are successfully gaining more control over their storytelling. Here Dallas Goldtooth and Jana Schmieding as Nelson Renville and Reagan Wells in the sitcom, ‘Rutherford Falls.’
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Indigenous media have rapidly expanded over the last 30 years with Indigenous media makers gaining greater control of their narratives.
The Artdocfest president Vitaliy Manski (back left) and the jury (L-R): Polish historian and journalist Adam Michnik, Latvian theatre director Viesturs Kairišs and Russian actress Chulpan Khamatova.
ArtDocFest Riga
Artdocfest 2024 was a showcase for films that show the reality of the war in Ukraine, and the spread of Russian politics to neighbouring countries.
Ethan Hawke plays a minister in ‘First Reformed,’ (2017) a film that prompts viewers to rethink what they assume they already know, from politics to religion to the climate crisis.
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‘Somebody has to do something’: Top feature film and documentary picks from scholars examining climate change and cinema offer courage to hold contradictory truths and pursue climate solutions.
‘The Elephant Whisperers’ dramatizes the emotional bond between an orphaned elephant, Raghu, and the couple who care for him.
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A focus on financial compensation for subjects of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ overshadowed the need to examine storytelling conventions and creative practices in contemporary documentary filmmaking.
Pete Doherty performing in 2017.
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David Beckham says he felt prepared for the nation’s wrath because of how he says he was treated by his father. It’s a familiar story in sport, but evidence shows controlling behaviour doesn’t work.
At Home With The Furys was released on Netflix in August 2023.
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What makes a great climate leader and why are we not seeing more of them? I’ve been searching for good examples of climate leaders. This is the subject of our new documentary, Climate Changers.
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, it is important to reflect on the use of war footage in media and the ethical questions around the use of footage depicting human death.
The Strokes in a still from the documentary.
Meet Me In the Bathroom/Colin Lane
The oral history showcases how the indie music scene became a way for many New Yorkers to channel their grief after 9/11.
The Duke and Duchess have revealed a host of previously unseen photographs for the documentary.
Courtesy of Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
An expert in contemporary British monarchy analyses the first three episodes of Harry + Meghan, the headline-grabbing Netflix show from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.