Cinema

'Clinton Cash' exposes Hillary Clinton

Documentary 'Clinton Cash' examines Hillary Clinton's family's finances.

19 May 2016

Cinema

As Cannes honours Depardon, "Les Habitants" goes in search of The French

Renowned documentary maker and photographer Raymond Depardon becomes a man with a van for his latest venture, "Les Habitants", a feature-length road trip around France in search of The French

13 May 2016

Cinema

Doc shot onboard ISS offers breathtaking pix of Earth

‘A Beautiful Planet’ is a documentary that offers a fresh and breathtaking perspective of the Earth seen from the International Space Station

4 May 2016

Cinema

Best foot forward for Millepied in documentary 'Reset'

Benjamin Millepied's tenure at Paris' premier ballet company is the subject of a new documentary by French filmmakers Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai.

27 April 2016

Cinema

'Fire at Sea' award winning documentary on a contemporary reality

Gianfranco Rosi has been in Greece for the premiere of his latest documentary, 'Fuocoammare' (Fire at sea), which won the Golden Bear at this year's 66th Berlinale. The production won also the Prize o

15 April 2016

Cinema

'Houston, We Have a Problem!' - docu-fiction explores space race

The cold war, the space race, and NASA’s moon landing. They were all landmark events that defined an era. Docu-fiction “Houston, We Have a Problem!”

14 April 2016

Cinema

'Tomorrow': a message of hope for a better, greener and more sustainable future

‘Tomorrow’ is an inspiring documentary by French filmmakers Melanie Laurent and Cyril Dion.

8 April 2016

Cinema

'In Jackson Heights": our pick of the week

A look at Frederick Wiseman's bewitching documentary on a very cosmopolitan New York neighborhood.

1 April 2016

Cinema

'No Land's Song': when art triumphs over ignorance in Iran

An Iranian film maker follows his sister in her relentless quest to organise a public concert featuring female solo singers - which has been forbidden in Iran since the Islamic Revolution.

25 March 2016

Cinema

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival turns 18

The burgeoning refugee and humanitarian crisis took centre stage at the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival. Several pieces showed shocking

23 March 2016

Guatemala

Rosa overcomes her past to follow her dreams

8 March 2016

Cinema

Honour killings are premeditated murders, says director of A Girl in the River

More than 1000 men and women died in honour killings in Pakistan in 2015 according to the film A Girl in a River: The Price of Forgiveness. Many of

11 February 2016

Cinema

Amy tipped for Best Documentary award at Oscars

As the final countdown for the Oscars has already started, we take a closer look at the documentaries nominated this year for the Academy Awards

8 February 2016

Cinema

An intimate doc on the Egyptian Revolution

'I Am The People' chronicles the post-Arab Spring tensions in Egypt seen from the eyes of a farmer in the Nile valley.

5 February 2016

Cinema

Giacomo Agostini and Jack Findlay legendary bike riders in "Continental Circus" at The Institute Lumiere

The Institute Lumiere in Lyon was the venue for a preview of the film “Continental Circus”. It is a movie which captures risk, bravery and daring of

26 January 2016

World News

How Making a Murderer has been making people mad

SPOILER ALERT: this article contains details that may reveal the outcome of Making a Murderer. Eating and drinking have not been my only excesses

8 January 2016

Cinema

A marriage made in music; the extraordinary tale of Afghan rapper Sonita Alizadeh

Afghan rapper Sonita Alizadeh, 19, was 10 years old when her parents first tried to sell her into marriage. In 2014, she uploaded a music video

1 December 2015

Cinema

Kingdom of Shadows turns the camera on three individuals in the US - Mexico drug war

An unflinching look at the human cost of the US – Mexico drug war as seen through the eyes of three unlikely individuals, a nun, a US drug agent and

26 November 2015

Cinema

'Eyes that Burn' an intimate look at the impact of war and death

‘Eyes that Burn’ opens in 1986 as a young woman arrives at Roissy Airport to collect a military trunk that is being returned to her. The trunk

20 November 2015

Cinema

Caught by the Maasai at mid-on 'Warriors' play cricket

Hardly Lords on the first day of a test match, never mind ‘Warriors’ is a fascinating documentary which plots the progress of a group of Maasai who

19 November 2015