documentary
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“Otero is the new face of the Cuban transition,” said Ernesto Fundora, a Cuban filmmaker who directed “We Are Connected,” a documentary about Otero.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
“These people are walking into a scene that they don’t know is a scene. We’re not miking them. We planted mics and hid some cameras, and a producer is like, ‘We’re shooting a documentary.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The news leg of the award series, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, honours the best in US news and documentary programming over the past 12 months.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
This includes not only Hollywood and foreign-language features but newsreels, shorts, animation, documentary and experimental work as well as television programming.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
“Lechuzas don’t hide in barns at night. Owls are nocturnal predators. You should know that. You’ve seen every animal documentary on the Nature Channel.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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