Film-Forward

Documentary

Coward. Bully. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

The sometimes eye-opening, jaw-dropping stories that the interviewees divulge bring Cohn—and the documentary—so vividly to life.

Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth

An intimate documentary centering on a 30-year-old transgender man who makes the fateful decision to carry his own baby to term.

Tribeca 2020 Documentaries | Jacinta; Landfall; Through the Night

Each year, the Tribeca Film Festival draws attention to vital social issues, and 2020 is no different, though the event was cancelled.

2040

A much more hopeful take on your traditional environmental documentary.

Two Gods | Hot Docs Online

Regret, longing, and overcoming are what drive the somber aura of this deeply personal slice-of-life documentary set in working-class Newark, New Jersey.

On the Record

A painful but necessary watch, the film revolves around the many women who have accused rap mogul Russell Simmons of rape.

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.