documentary

“Maya Angelou – And Still I Rise”: The caged bird sings!

January 20, 2017 By Michael Berkowitz

Directors Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack have given us a captivating documentary about the extraordinary writer, actress, singer, poet and activist Maya Angelou.

100,000 Poets for Change celebrated in Oakland

October 11, 2016 By Marilyn Bechtel

Poetry, music and film came together as artists and community gathered to join a celebration of artists around the world who are working for peace, economic and social justice.

Leith: weaponized Aryans on film in North Dakota

November 16, 2015 By Ed Rampell

Neo-Nazis insinuate their way into the tiny town of Leith, pitting the hardcore reactionaries against the population of ordinary townsfolk and their allies.

Michael Moore’s latest: “Where to Invade Next”

October 16, 2015 By Bill Meyer

It's been six long years since the humorist provocateur Michael Moore has made a film.

Frederick Wiseman’s tour de force “In Jackson Heights”

October 1, 2015 By Ed Rampell

An absorbing, documentary look at the multi-cultural community in Queens, New York City, where 167 languages are spoken.