#documentary

#documentary

In the wake of a slew of artist cancellations, Kennedy Center leadership says it wants to book "performers who aren't political." Apparently, that ethos doesn't extend to its film programming, as the Washington, DC venue is set to host the premiere of a new Melania Trump documentary on January 29th. The film, simply titled Melania, will be released in theaters worldwide by Amazon MGM on January 30th, 2026, reportedly as part of a $40 million licensing deal.

There's a theory that the world spun off its axis with the passing of David Bowie, 10 days into January 2016. It was also two days after his final, death-infused album Blackstar appeared from nowhere. As an artistic statement it was prophetic and impeccably theatrical. A feature-length documentary now shines a black light on that album's recording, which some call Bowie's creative resurrection.

50 Blue Moon Ethan Hawke plays with campy brilliance and criminal combover the lyricist Lorenz Hart as he spirals into vinegary jilted despair after his split from Richard Rodgers in this latest collaboration with Richard Linklater. Read the full review. 49 Happyend Dysfunctional Happyend Teen romance and paranoid surveillance collide to dysfunctional effect in Neo Sora's beguiling debut feature set in an oppressive near-future Japan. Read the full review.

The first is The Thinking Game (free on YouTube) - a five-year portrait of Demis Hassabis, co-founder of DeepMind. On one level, it's a fascinating account of how a small group of researchers pushed the limits of artificial intelligence and produced genuine breakthroughs. Beneath the surface, the film is really about long-term thinking. AI can feel like it appeared out of nowhere sometime around 2022. This documentary shows how misleading that impression is.

We begin with the American Samoa national soccer team's worst ever day at the office: a world record 31-0 drubbing at the hands of Australia in 2001, still the worst loss in international soccer history. Goalkeeper Nicky Salapu is the only player that remains from that fateful day, and despite his upbeat persona, the scars remain. The cloud of defeat still follows the team everywhere.

When discussing the intersection of brand and messaging, it's only natural to make the association between brand communication and control. It is the responsibility of brand marketers, copywriters, etc. to define and communicate brand message, select the appropriate channels, and shape the narrative of brand communications to fit and drive desired outcomes. Following this line of thinking, then, should make it simple to delineate between means and mediums of communication that best serve the mandates of brand marketers.

Turning her camera to the streets and taking us into artists' studios, the film-maker captures the vibrant creative scene of the city. The turmoil of the protests against the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, along with the draconian laws that followed, hangs heavy over every frame. In the midst of political turbulence, art emerges as a powerful, transformative tool of collective resistance.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

Five years in the making, "Pole to Pole with Will Smith" follows the Oscar-winning actor's journey through the planet's most extreme environments from the South Pole to the North Pole. The 57-year-old celebrity travels across all seven continents, taking him from the icefields of Antarctica to the jungles of the Amazon, the mountains of the Himalayas, the deserts of Africa, the islands of the Pacific and the icebergs of the Arctic.

There's a new documentary about Diddy in the wake of his recent criminal trial, in which he was sentenced to 50 months in prison after being found guilty of procuring sex workers. The documentary, titled Sean Combs: The Reckoning, has gotten a lot of buzz due to the fact that it was executive produced by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, who has had a longstanding public beef with Diddy.

The Sundance Film Festival has unveiled its 2026 lineup, which includes the world premiere of a Courtney Love documentary titled Antiheroine. Co-directed by Edward Lovelace and James Hall, the feature film promises to reveal the now-sober Love's "unfiltered and unapologetic" story as she sits on the precipice of releasing new music for the first time in over a decade.

National Geographic's newest documentary "The Tale of Silyan" explores the heartwarming story of a down on his luck farmer's unlikely bond with an injured stork. While chatting with On The Red Carpet, director Tamara Kotevska revealed the meaning behind the title, "'The Tale of Silyan' is a very popular tale in Macedonia. It's (as) popular as Snow White, you know. And uh, we grew up with this tale. This is the first story I heard from my farming grandparents."

Bucharest's iconic Club Guesthouse celebrates 15 years with a new documentary, If These Walls Could Talk, a film that traces the venue's evolution from a hidden house party on Traian 42 to one of Europe's most respected hubs for deep, hypnotic and long-form electronic music. The documentary blends intimate interviews with Cap, Herodot, Edward, Priku and architect Corvin Cristian with rare archive footage capturing the club's quiet rise.

these home movies shot on her husband's phone, originally for family consumption have since been turned into a documentary premiering in British cinemas this December. Prime Minister, the movie, is the latest step in Ardern's campaign for politicians to be allowed to reclaim their humanity, which broadly means the public accepting that they are grappling with the same private pressures as the rest of us (and no doubt similarly making a hash of it at times).

We hope this film can be broadcast out to the Vietnamese American community, many of whom, just like our family, lost everything,

Over Thanksgiving, Disney+ will serve up a delicious treat for Beatles fans: a newly restored and remastered version of The Beatles Anthology documentary film will be released with the addition of a new ninth episode. Marking its streaming debut, the film will debut on Disney+ over three nights: episode 1-3 will launch on November 26th, followed by episodes 4-6 on the 27th, and episodes 7-9 on the 28th.

Jeremy Renner is denying director Yi Zhou's claims that they reached a resolution after she made multiple allegations against him. Earlier this month, Zhou, 37, who collaborated on a documentary earlier this year with Renner, 54, accused the actor of sending her a string of unsolicited pornographic images of himself in June. She alleged that when she confronted Renner about this, he threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on her. Renner later denied those allegations,

which is why, after she took her own life at the height of the COVID lockdowns in 2021, her grieving family turned to the master documentarian to finish her last film. It was an impossible task since, as Berliner put it, "I could never duplicate the mystery and beauty that Benita always brought to her work." So instead of completing a final act, Berliner chose to craft a collaboration, a magical cinematic conversation of sorts, between himself and his mentee.

Ryan White's stirring "Come See Me in the Good Light," which follows poet and activist Andrea Gibson and their wife Megan Falley after Gibson is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer, led all films with six nominations, including Outstanding Nonfiction Feature, Direction, and Unforgettable Honors for Gibson and Falley. (Just yesterday, White was announced as one of our IndieWire Honors honorees for this year.)