documentary
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The Queen spoke about memorable moments in her own reading for BBC documentary The Book That Changed My Life, and about the life-changing power of literacy and books.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
It all speaks to the power of a well-timed movie, since much of the reporting in “NAZA” has already been published by the Guardian, a co-producer of the documentary, and corroborated by other news outlets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The private life of disgraced Silicon Valley startup founder Elizabeth Holmes will soon be aired to the public in a startling new documentary filmed in the 34 days before she went to prison.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Scottish government announced an independent national review of maternity care a month after the documentary heard calls from families, NHS staff and experts for urgent action to improve safety.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
While filming the documentary about outsourcing, the TV crew and I spent an evening at the Indian-owned “24/7 Customer” call center in Bangalore.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
If a lot of this sounds familiar, that’s because it all unfolded in the New York tabloids and has been widely reported in sports books, magazines and documentaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes are unwitting film fest stars as documentaries about problematic tech titans have dominated news coming out of prestigious film festivals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
"We have received hundreds of entries from all over Latin America, and can't wait to support and showcase features, documentaries, animation, and shorts from these incredible filmmakers," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Social media and shortform video have pushed everything from music to documentaries into a race to truncate their lengths and make everything bite-size, in order to bend to the current of algorithm-centric audiences.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
There are Olympic-style documentaries showing photos and videos of each of tonight’s players.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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