documentary
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The Stones Throw documentary showed how you’ve influenced some of the biggest acts in hip-hop — Ye, Tyler, the Creator and so on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
He would lead the crowd into the vibe the band created, and then…“When he turned the microphone to the audience,” said Lionel Richie in Questlove’s recent documentary, “they knew exactly what to sing.”
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
It was 1964 and she had been selected by teachers at her east London primary school to appear in a documentary called 7 Up.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“I’m starting to see the conversation and interest shifting,” said Roher, whose documentary will be released on streaming platform Netflix next week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
“She was amazing. I don’t know how she knew what she knew. Maybe she overheard us earlier? She checked on me and introduced me to this guy named Levi. He’s a documentary filmmaker.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
But it was announced earlier this year that Asif Kapadia, best known for his documentaries on Amy Winehouse and Diego Maradona, would direct the final chapter.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Selected by a special panel of filmmakers and critics, the films on this list span over 100 years of cinema and include comedies, horror flicks, dramas, documentaries, and beyond.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
The biggest news to come out of two film festivals this week stemmed from documentaries about tech moguls gone bad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Related documentaries at Venice include "Citizen Osama", about a photojournalist in Gaza, and "Road to Jericho", about the Israeli-occupied West Bank from Israeli director Amos Gitai.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
I recognized some of the Olympic fencers I’d seen in documentaries and videos we’d watched during practice.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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