documentary
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Todd Gray, whose 27-foot-long photo sculpture “Octavia’s Gaze” graces the hallway near the building’s south entrance, chats with Wim Wenders, who is making a documentary about architect Peter Zumthor’s controversial new $724 million concrete behemoth.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The Oscar winner plays an innocent death-row inmate in a drama inspired by a documentary and co-starring Tessa Thompson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
This so-called documentary, which follows five couples who have been trying and failing to conceive, is more of a reality-TV drama, really.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
She was the subject of a 2024 Netflix documentary, fittingly called “Martha,” which Stewart herself wasn’t entirely a big fan of.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
A film crew from Ireland came to Alabama to make a short documentary about the death penalty that would feature Walter's case and the cases of two other Alabama death row prisoners.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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