Film-Forward

Documentary

The Painter and the Thief

A semi-magical view of redemption, hyperrealistic yet juiced-up, like the artworks at the documentary’s center.

Spaceship Earth

A fascinating look at the eight men and women who spent two years living and working side by side while isolated from the outside world.

Rewind

In this absorbing, oft-harrowing documentary, director Sasha Joseph Neulinger revisits the most horrific years of his life.

Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint

The documentary makes a case for the painter’s genius and significance with an old-fashioned reverence, while taking modern potshots at the art world along the way.

Echoes of the Invisible | SXSW 2020

This sprawling, meditative documentary boasts strong visuals emphasizing the wonders of the planet.

Slay the Dragon

Ambitious in scope, the documentary tracks the historic, but by no means dead, practice of gerrymandering.

The Dog Doc

This reverent documentary centers on an unorthodox veterinary clinic and its staff of mavericks and miracle workers.

Higher Love, Bastards’ Road, Jasper Mall | Slamdance 2020

Three documentaries this year cut especially close to the bone, and are definitely worth seeing as they make their way onto the film festival circuit.

The Times of Bill Cunningham

Mark Bozek’s documentary seeks to keep Bill Cunningham’s flame alight in a fun, gossipy outing.