8 Documentaries on Netflix That Can Be Called Masterpieces

Netflix is home to several great documentaries covering a wide range of subgenres, but only a few display the technical and artistic brilliance, journalistic rigor, and moving narratives necessary to ...
Volume One

Blugolds Featured in BBC, National Geographic Documentaries

Dr. Harry Jol, professor of geography, and a team of research students are featured in a National Geographic documentary that ...
The Bowdoin Orient

Film screening explores the untold history of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe

His documentary, “We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe,” screened in Mills Hall and was ...

The Right-Wing Myth of American Heritage

The United States isn’t exceptional because of our common culture; it’s exceptional because Americans have been able to ...
The Lantern

From Bologna to Columbus: Filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu brings Black European history to light with latest documentary

Acclaimed Italian filmmaker and activist Fred Kudjo Kuwornu will bring his thought-provoking film, “We Were Here: The Untold Story of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe,” to the Wexner Center for ...
Seattle Times

PBS documentary ‘From Rails to Trails’ tracks the movement’s history

The Burke-Gilman Trail is about 20 miles, but the road to becoming a Seattle transportation icon is vastly longer. “From Rails to Trails,” a new PBS documentary narrated by Edward Norton premiering ...
Deadline.com

Raoul Peck’s ‘Orwell: 2+2=5’, ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Lead Nominees For Critics Choice Documentary Awards

Raoul Peck’s Orwell: 2+2=5 has a leading seven nominations and Geeta Gandbhir’s The Perfect Neighbor has six to lead the way among the nominees for the 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, ...
The New York Times

Diane Keaton’s Only Documentary Was About the Afterlife

Keaton, who died on Saturday, was an actor, director and producer on multiple films and series. Her sole documentary, “Heaven,” explored popular ideas of the afterlife. By Alexis Soloski The actress ...
WSFA

‘A system in collapse’: HBO documentary about Alabama’s prisons debuts Friday

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama’s prison system is the subject of a new HBO documentary set to debut on Friday. The documentary, called “The Alabama Solution,” was directed and produced by ...
TheWrap

Amazon MGM’s Melania Trump Documentary to Be Released in Theaters in January

Amazon’s Melania Trump documentary is coming to theaters. “Melania” will be released exclusively in theaters on Jan. 30, 2026 in the U.S. and select territories overseas, Amazon MGM Studios announced ...
Penn Live

Saquon Barkley’s documentary: How to watch, what to know

PHILADELPHIA — The day has come for Eagles fans and the football world to get a behind-the-scenes look at Saquon Barkley. Barkley’s Amazon Prime documentary titled, “Saquon,” was released on Thursday ...
Cosmopolitan

The real reason Brooklyn isn't in the Victoria Beckham documentary

The Victoria Beckham documentary has finally landed on Netflix, offering a look into the life of the former pop star turned fashion mogul, including her marriage to David Beckham and their four ...