The race for the documentary feature Academy Award spotlights quality filmmaking, but also requires a whole lot of money and the support of international doc branch voters. This year’s crop of top ...

On Juneteenth 2025, TIME, the Oscar-nominated documentary that shook audiences to their core, found its continuation in a new film, TIME II: Unfinished Business. Directed by Sibil Richardson—known ...

Based on a six-year investigation and contraband cellphone footage that courageous incarcerated men supplied from inside one of America’s most dangerous and dysfunctional prison systems, filmmakers ...

For much of modern history, the U.S. has held the dubious distinction of incarcerating more people than any other democracy, the number peaking at a staggering 1.6 million people behind bars in 2009.

Documentaries serve as a flashlight in a dark room – casting light on subjects, people, things, that you may not be privy to. And when a documentary is done with journalistic integrity, it can be as ...