documentary
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Previously, he was an aide to civil rights icon John Lewis, and before entering politics, he ran a documentary film production firm, focusing particularly on corruption.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
While the former Theranos CEO is serving time in a Texas federal prison, Evans is active on X and fielding burning questions inspired by the documentary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The hit movie of the fall is…a three-hour documentary about investor fraud?
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
The remarks came in a second excerpt released by ITV from the forthcoming documentary Dear Henry: Our Fight For Justice.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
“It’s a book about two high school athletes, actually. It was a documentary first, in the nineties. Then they expanded on it for the book.”
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
In many adventure documentaries, the audience expects the main characters to confront the possibility they might die, but they’re the stars telling the story, so of course that won’t happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The eligibility guidelines for the DGA’s top prize, directorial achievement in theatrical feature film, states that “re-releases, animated films, and documentaries are not eligible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
That’s the wonderful thing about documentaries: They might deal in reality, but the genre uses nonfictional perspective to highlight the difference between fact and truth.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
BBC Scotland launched as a channel in 2019, broadcasting a variety of Scottish programming including news, sport, documentaries and entertainment.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
She hugs me, resting her chin on my shoulder the same way she would relax on my chest whenever she was about to watch one of her historical documentaries.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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