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Documentary

Architecton

Director Victor Kossakovsky has created an austere spectacle of sight and sound that must be viewed on the biggest screen with the finest sound system available.

Folktales

Dog-lovers—and perhaps even the dog-agnostic—will be moved by this quietly powerful coming-of-age documentary.

Monk in Pieces

The innovative choreographer, dancer, singer, and filmmaker clearly knows not just how to laugh, but how to get the last laugh.

Life After

Elizabeth Bouvia and her demand for the right to die is at the center of Reid Davenport’s angry, unapologetically polemical documentary.

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror; Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore; Everything Moves | Provincetown International Film Festival 2025

These documentaries stood out: one on a cult classic, another on a pioneering Oscar winner, and a third on an acclaimed local artist.

Videoheaven

The only way to “visit” video stores now is through their depictions on film and TV, because that’s the only place they still exist.

Natchez, An Eye for an Eye | Tribeca Festival 2025

Year after year, documentaries have tended to showcase the strongest works at Tribeca. Once again, this was true.

Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell’s Swimsuit Issue

A profile of the trailblazing editor behind the blockbuster issue that helped launch the supermodel craze.

Boy George & Culture Club; Billy Idol Should Be Dead; Depeche Mode: M | Tribeca Festival 2025

Three films brought the British Invasion of the 1980s roaring back to life.