EXCLUSIVE: The Wire‘s Tray Chaney and his son Malachi are producing Reborn By the Storm, an indie documentary about the tornado that destroyed their Georgia family home. The Chaneys are executive producing the film, which documents the aftermath of the EF-2 tornado in May that ripped their home…

When the Oscar shortlists were published last week, the announcement brought joy to a select group of documentary filmmakers, and heartache to many more. The record-breaking tally of 201 qualifying nonfiction features was cut to a merciless 15 by the Academy's documentary branch, sending those…

EXCLUSIVE: Agnes Denes, a pioneer of ecological and land art known for work on a monumental scale, will be the focus of an upcoming documentary from director Alexandra Shiva and executive producer Ethan Hawke. The untitled project, from Shiva's Gidalya Pictures and Hawke's Under the Influence…

UPDATED with latest: The Emmys are history, and film awards season is taking shape — time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead. Check back often for updates. December 18: Black Reel Awards nominations 18: TikTok…

If you hand a business card to filmmaker Lynne Sachs, don't be surprised if she holds onto it – for a very long time. Over the course of several decades, Sachs has collected an enormous stack of them, numbering around 600. For her new documentary Every Contact Leaves a Trace, she decided to…

EXCLUSIVE: Sylvester Stewart Jr., son of famed funk artist Sly Stone, is teaming with Leslie Small to direct a doc exploring the music, mystique, and enduring cultural impact of one of America’s most transformative artists for Winter State Entertainment. As elusive as he was creatively talented…

The trailer for Melania, an upcoming documentary about Melania Trump, debuted on Wednesday, with the first lady posting it on her X account. “MELANIA, the film, exclusively in theaters worldwide on January 30th, 2026,” the first lady wrote. “Everyone wants to know, so here it is,” the first…