Documentary Category

Documentary, Film Festival, Premiere

Unseen Films & Forgotten Cult Classics: Take a Look Inside East London Film Club ‘Deeper Into Movies’

Christopher Rogers’ new documentary unearths the roots and ethos behind Steven T Hanley’s cult East London film club 'Deeper Into Movies'.

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Documentary, Live Action

The Lines of Reality & Fiction Blur in Dominique Van Olm’s Sibling Short ‘Little Brother’

DN speaks with Dominique Van Olm about documenting her brother's first trip to Toronto in form-bending narrative sibling documentary, 'Little Brother'.

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Asides, Documentary, Music Video

High Diver

Music video and documentary collide in this fun tale of fearless high diver Dana Kunze from DH Jacobs and Dheff Films.

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Animation, Documentary

See How the Sign-Makers of Goodwin & Goodwin Do What They Do in Reuben + Jamie’s ‘Signs with Soul’

Reuben + Jamie talk to DN about the tricks of the trade behind their playful profile doc ‘Signs with Soul’ for master sign-makers Goodwin & Goodwin.

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Documentary, Premiere

Paul Nevison Exposes the Cold Cruelty of Ghana’s Modern Day Child Slavery in ‘Lake Volta’

Paul Nevison’s ‘Lake Volta’ provides a harrowing firsthand account of the experience of a young boy sold into slavery on the world’s largest man-made

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Documentary

Revel in the Pure Joy of Pushing Machines Beyond Their Limits & Getting Really Dirty in ‘Mudfest’

Filmmaker Mike Bove tells DN how he and co-director Mitch Buss captured the limit pushing spirit of the mud loving, mechanical tinkerers of Mudfest.

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Documentary, Music Video

Learning What Story To Tell: An Interview With Caroline Richards About The Parkinsons & Music Documentaries

Neil Fox speaks to Caroline Richards about her smart, moving and nostalgic in the right ways music documentary 'The Parkinsons: A Long Way To Nowhere'.

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Documentary, Music Video

Tommaso Cassinis & Hagan Go in Search of the Roots of Ghana’s Music Scene in Crudo Volta Doc ‘Yenkyi

DN speaks to Tommaso Cassinis about working with London music producer Hagan and Crudo Volta to explore Ghana's music scene in documentary 'Yenkyi Taxi'.

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Asides, Documentary

Sanderson to Brackettville

Parker Hill rides shotgun with Jason Lee in 'Sanderson to Brackettville' as he searches residual American landscapes for an authenticity rooted in the past.

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Asides, Documentary

Swindon – A Portrait of Youth

Robin Mason provides an engaging snapshot of opinions from 15-18-year-olds about growing up in the UK in doc short 'Swindon – A Portrait of Youth'.

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Documentary

Tristan Anderson Heads to Kickstarter to Finish His Michael Jackson Tribute Artists Doc ‘Moonwalkers’

Tristan Anderson speaks to DN about how and why he's turned to Kickstarter for his triple Michael Jackson impersonator documentary 'Moonwalkers'.

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Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action

Watch #FiveFilms4Freedom – A Global Digital LGBTQ+ Online Film Festival

The British Council and BFI Flare Festival continue their global, digital LGBTQ+ online film festival #FiveFilms4Freedom.

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