Attempts to reduce the barrier of entry to content by intentionally producing it in a way that makes it seem low-quality have persisted since the inception of online media. Early examples of this ...

The year 1960 is referred to as "The Year of Africa" — when 16 newly independent African countries took their seats at the United Nations. It was the culmination of a political earthquake as leaders ...

Documentaries and historical dramas offer those who witnessed major events firsthand the opportunity to see familiar times through new perspectives, enriched by archival materials that weren’t ...

At the 2025 edition of CPH:DOX, extreme political tension in the U.S. and parts of Europe cast a cloud of uncertainty over the Copenhagen-based documentary film festival. While nonfiction films that ...

Watermelon Pictures has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the political documentary “Sudan, Remember Us,” Variety can exclusively announce. The deal follows the film’s premiere at Venice Film ...

Jane Rosenthal is taking the pulse of the nonfiction feature space — and it doesn’t look good. The mega-producer and Tribeca co-founder told Variety during a recent interview that she is “worried” ...

Ongoing coverage of the Trump administration, political polarization in America, elections and federal agencies, plus political documentaries including FRONTLINE’s landmark series “The Choice.” ...

More than 140 University of Michigan students and Ann Arbor community members gathered at the Michigan Theater Sunday afternoon for the viewing of “A Savage Art: The Life & Cartoons of Pat Oliphant,” ...

Watermelon Pictures has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the political documentary "Sudan, Remember Us," Variety can exclusively announce. The deal follows the film's premiere at Venice Film ...

"Fewer places are buying hard-hitting documentaries," the Tribeca co-founder and mega-producer said. When asked how the “business” of documentary films are going — citing how the Tribeca Festival is ...