It is an extraordinary time in the expansion of documentary filmmaking when narrative nonfiction programming has reached rock-star status. It seems
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Since American Experience debuted in October 1988, a guiding principle of the PBS series has been a belief that history matters. History can help us
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The holidays are a time for bingeing on turkey and trimmings and — if Netflix gets its way —a new true-crime documentary series. The 10-part Making a
The Art of the Real series was launched in 2014, under the auspices of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, with the objective of focusing more
With the recent explosion of non-fiction series, what opportunities do they represent for documentary filmmakers? Do these programs signal the latest