The New York Times – Music:
A wunderkind conductor attempts to keep young Venezuelan musicians working despite political strife at home in this film from Ted Braun.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘La Mami’ Review: Tough Love
The New York Times – Film:
This documentary about the den mother of dancers at a Mexico City cabaret is vérité at its best.
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‘Meat the Future’ Review: The Growth of a ‘Clean Meat’ Start-Up
The New York Times – Film:
In her new film, the documentarian Liz Marshall depicts the rise of Upside Foods, a company that produces meat from animal cells.
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‘Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off’ Review: Shred Until Shredded
The New York Times – Sports:
This new documentary about the pro skateboarder Tony Hawk explores his compulsion to continue skating at all costs.
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Tony Hawk Discusses His Broken Leg
The New York Times – Sports:
A documentary chronicles the challenges of Hawk’s skating career. He sat down to discuss the devastating leg injury that made promoting it (and walking) a challenge.
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‘How to Survive a Pandemic’ Review: Racing for a Shot
The New York Times – Film:
The director David France’s new documentary, about the global effort to develop and disseminate vaccines for the coronavirus, inspires striking candor from some of its subjects.
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Using Film to Tell a Personal History of America and Race
The New York Times – Film:
With “Who We Are,” the lecturer Jeffery Robinson and the directors Emily and Sarah Kunstler follow in the tradition of documentaries that excavate our past.
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‘Babi Yar: Context’ Review: Unearthing Footage of a Nazi Massacre
The New York Times – Film:
Sergei Loznitsa’s new documentary, about the mass murder of Ukrainian Jews in 1941, arrives in theaters with a grim context of its own.
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‘Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King’ Review: Coins and Misdemeanors
The New York Times – Film:
In this sensationalist Netflix documentary, aggrieved users of a defunct cryptocurrency exchange grow convinced that the company’s head absconded with their money.