Doc About Ad Exec Ilon Specht Begins Streaming On TED YouTube Channel

'The Final Copy of Ilon Specht' poster

EXCLUSIVE: In the history of advertising, few if any taglines have rivaled the impact and enduring power of this one: “Because I’m worth it.” That phrase, deceptively simple yet embedded with cultural meaning, became indelibly […]

‘Independent Lens’ Announces Spring Doc Lineup With “Funky” Film

Leni Robredo (left) campaigns for president of the Philippines in 'And So It Begins'

EXCLUSIVE: The spring lineup for the Emmy-winning documentary showcase Independent Lens is looking funky, by design. WE WANT THE FUNK!, “a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music” directed by Stanley Nelson and co-directed […]

Breaking Silence’ Doc Acquired By Greenwich Entertainment

Janis Ian in 1975

EXCLUSIVE: As NBC prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, it’s interesting to recall the show’s second official musical guest – singer-songwriter Janis Ian. On October 11, 1975, she riveted the audience […]

Watch Trailer For ‘Coexistence, My Ass,’ Sundance Doc On Israel-Palestine

Director Amber Fares

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian-activist Noam Shuster Eliassi has been pursuing a quixotic task: to find humor and humanity in the context of what is often reduced to a four-word shorthand, “the Israeli Palestinian conflict.” But if anyone […]

Bizarre Kanye West Deposition Revealed In Upcoming A&E Doc

BET Awards 2022 - Show

Source: Leon Bennett / Getty A&E’s upcoming documentary, Interrogation Raw: Celebrity Under Oath, has previewed a bizarre Kanye West lawsuit deposition. Celebrity depositions are essential viewing for internet enthusiasts and meme culture, delivering some of […]

Brian Eno Doc Uses “Generative” Tech To Change Narrative Every Viewing

'Eno' director Gary Hustwit at the Deadline Portrait Studio during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2024 in Park City, Utah.

Eno is the world’s first generative feature film.  “I tell people, ‘The film is different every time,’” explains director Gary Hustwit (Helvetica, Rams). “And they always say, ‘What do you mean? I don’t understand!’ So […]

NYC Rent Crisis Doc ‘Slumlord Millionaire’ Acquired By PBS ‘VOCES’

'Slumlord Millionaire' poster

EXCLUSIVE: The PBS series VOCES has acquired U.S. broadcast and streaming rights to Slumlord Millionaire, the David vs. Goliath story of people fighting back against the skyrocketing cost of rent in New York City. The […]

Beverly Glenn-Copeland makes L.A. debut ahead of dementia doc

People sit in chairs at Level Ground Co.'s Re-Union: 10 Year Anniversary Soirée in downtown L.A.

“This took 30 years to write,” Beverly Glenn-Copeland says, laughing, remembering how his song “Prince Caspian’s Dream” came to him in small increments every 10 years starting in the 1990s. A room of fans and […]

Chris Pratt’s Army Chaplain Doc ‘Fighting Spirit’ Gets Vatican Boost

Chris Pratt

Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey is enjoying some unexpected awards season chatter, but earlier this year, the documentary couldn’t even secure a slot at Sundance — or any of the usual high-profile festivals. “I […]