Film-Forward

Documentary

Belly of the Beast

An urgent wake-up call and yet another brutal reminder that we are not that far past the era of Jim Crow.

Totally Under Control

Produced in complete secrecy, this is a detailed exploration of the Covid-19 pandemic’s early months, and the Trump administration’s failed response to the crisis.

Naughty Books

A documentary about the erotic romance publishing industry that feels a bit like riding a time machine back to a world that no longer exists.

Dick Johnson Is Dead

A director films her still-alive father’s death multiple times in a variety of ways, with his blessing and active participation.

Softie

This documentary works on multiple levels: as an insider’s look at a political campaign, an underdog story, a domestic drama, and even something of a thriller.

Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles

What chef Yotam Ottolenghi gives viewers is basically prestige food porn, but one could say the court at Versailles invented that concept almost 350 years ago.

MLK/FBI | New York Film Festival 2020

A sharply detailed account of how the Federal Bureau of Investigation used its resources to target civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

My Name Is Pedro

A real-life, modern-day To Sir, with Love.

Space Dogs

The documentary essay follows stray dogs—the descendants of the first dog to orbit the earth—on their meandering, wayward journeys through the streets of Moscow.