Sabaya
By Kent Turner August 5, 2021
Women, armed only with cell phones, infiltrate a refugee camp in northern Syria to rescue other Yazidi women and girls held captive in this riveting documentary.
Women, armed only with cell phones, infiltrate a refugee camp in northern Syria to rescue other Yazidi women and girls held captive in this riveting documentary.
In this part found-footage documentary and part YouTube react video, a filmmaker tests students to see if observing the same image produces similar emotions among viewers.
For those who have difficulty holding two or more contradictory ideas at the same time, your head is about to explode watching this labyrinthine documentary.
This solemn, powerful documentary reflects on the ramifications of the “ex-gay” movement, which continues on.
A documentary about the convergence of skateboarding and hip-hop in the New York City of the late 1980s–early ’90’s.
Val Kilmer has, in his own words, saved everything. The extent to which he has documented his life both on set and offstage is staggering, and these video snippets are the strongest assets in this documentary portrait.
Can a work of art so closely tied to a particular tragedy transcend its era to speak to future generations? This beautiful and moving documentary resoundingly says, “Yes.”
A wonderful introduction into the world of the legendary choreographer, but it’s more of an appetizer than a full meal.
It’s a lot to ask a filmmaker to take a 97-minute snapshot of a country. Yet the result here is purposeful and often mesmerizing.