Whether it’s catfishing clueless rich guys, catching sex predators on YouTube, or assisting a woman in conceiving a child, questions of legality often have little to do with morality.
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The Existential Crisis of Free Leonard Peltier
The film was made to agitate for the release of the wrongly imprisoned Indigenous activist. Despite last-minute edits after his clemency, it still shows some cracks.
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Zodiac Killer Project Is a Parody of the True Crime Genre
The documentary is an incisive critique of how cliché-bound the genre has become, encouraging viewers to ask more from it.
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The Story of the Godfather of Asian-American Media, Told by His Son
“The best film I could make was one that only I could tell as his son,” Tadashi Nakamura told Hyperallergic about legendary director Robert Nakamura.
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Not-to-Miss Documentaries at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Several nonfiction works playing at the festival are timely, whether in their current subject matter or relevant reflections on the past.
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Behind the Scenes of Amazon Workers’ Fight for a Union
Brett Story’s Union demonstrates how the tedium of labor organizing can sometimes catalyze electric triumphs.
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Sundance Documentaries Pay Tribute to Female Trailblazers
This year’s Sundance Film Festival offered an array of documentaries spanning cultural vantages and historic eras, about women who span the globe.
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This Is Not How You Make a Doc About AI
Two Sundance films ask all the wrong questions about artificial intelligence technology and its attendant issues.
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At Sundance, Hundreds of Film Workers Unite for Palestine
Sky Hopinka, Susan Sarandon, and Ken Loach are among the signatories of a letter urging festival participants to raise awareness of Israel’s attacks on Palestinians.
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Artist Docs Take Center Stage at Sundance 2024
Brian Eno, Christopher Reeve, and Frida Kahlo are among the subjects of the many artist documentaries at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
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A Tale of Two Indigenous Fishermen in Mumbai
Against the Tide examines Mumbai’s Koli community’s drift between tradition and progress.
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The Women Who Dominated This Year’s Sundance
At this year’s Sundance International Film Festival, more than half the feature-length movies were made by directors who identify as women.