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60+ thought-provoking and inspiring feature and short documentaries will screen in ‘Marvellous Melbourne’ at the third annual Melbourne Documentary Film Festival over 9 days beginning July …
In her first feature length documentary, “A Way to Forgiveness,” director Erin R. Dooley commences a personal pilgrimage across northern Spain following the dissolution of her …
Directed by Thomas Lallier, “Paris Tower 13” is an engrossing look at artistic expression and passion in the face of impending destruction. In the words of Vincent …
Making its New Zealand premiere Oct. 28th at the Arohanui Film Festival, “A Reason to Stay” tells the story of how one group of friends experienced Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
Ahead of its global release on June 20th – World Refugee Day, filmmaker Asher Emmanuel takes us inside his first feature-length documentary “Warehoused” about the lives and experiences of protracted refugees in Dadaab, Kenya, the …
Making its Australian premiere July 10th at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, “FIXED!” directed by Cat Mills and produced by Joella Cabalu is a 14 minute window into the activities of Repair Café Toronto, a …
The 2017 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is just a month and a half away and it’s going to be. . . BIG. 80+ documentaries are scheduled to screen over 8 days at four venues across …
An in-depth Q&A with dubbing mixer and recording engineer Alex Marcou on his career in sound.
Another amazing looking documentary set to come out of New Zealand later this year, “McLaren” from director Roger Donaldson (“Dante’s Peak” and “Species”). The feature-length film looks at the life, career, and legacy of racing …
Intimate, relevant, and humanizing, “Upstate Purgatory” from BAFTA-winning director Lee Phillips is a 19-minute window into the minds of four inmates at the Albany County Jail in upstate New York as they reflect on their …
“Le Ride” by Phil Keoghan (host of the award-winning television series “The Amazing Race”) takes viewers on an epic cycling adventure reliving the 1928 Tour de France course that wreaked havoc on some of Europe’s …
Documentaries on humanitarian crises have the ability to focus attention, influence hearts, and one hopes—help increase support and aid for the regions and lives of those personally affected by tragedy and conflict around the world. …
NOMINEES FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE “13th” – Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick, and Howard Barish (available on Netflix) “O.J.: Made in America” – Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow (available on WatchESPN, Amazon, and iTunes) “Life, Animated” …
Back in October, Documentary Drive featured a review of “Mind Landscape” directed by Chinese filmmaker Niu Zi. The 46 minute observational film, which follows respected photographer Yang Yankang through remote areas of Tibet documenting the …
