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News Articles: documentary film

The new documentary <em>Agent of Happiness</em> follows Bhutanese bureaucrats who survey people about their state of mind. From right: director Dorottya Zurbó, happiness agents Amber Kumar Gurung and Guna Raj Kuikel, and director Arun Bhattarai.

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  • Global Health

Are you happy? New film follows a Bhutan bureaucrat who asks 148 questions to find out

The new documentary Agent of Happiness explores Bhutan's efforts to measure its own "gross national happiness." The film follows one not-especially-happy agent who gathers the data.

February 04, 2024
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
Ibram X. Kendi speaks during the Netflix film <em>Stamped From the Beginning.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'Stamped From the Beginning' is a sharp look at the history of anti-Black racism

Professor Ibram X. Kendi's documentary kicks off with a provocative question: What is wrong with Black people?

November 20, 2023
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
Mohammad Saud (left) is one of two bird-saving brothers profiled in the documentary <em>All The Breathes. </em>Above, he and his employee and friend Salik Rehman tend to an injured kite.

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  • Global Health

Whatever happened to the brothers who save birds whose wings are cut by kite strings

Since their round of fame in the Oscar-nommed documentary All That Breathes, the brothers are gaining worldwide support — and an infusion of donations.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Kamala Thiagarajan
The Only Doctor documentary by filmaker Mathhew Hashiguchi

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  • Health Care

'The Only Doctor' in a rural Georgia town cares for many with her own resources

The Only Doctor is a documentary that takes a look at the experience of Dr. Karen Kinsell. She is the only doctor in a rural part of Georgia where 40% of the population lives below the poverty level.  

May 10, 2023
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  • Leah Fleming
An image of former President Trump is displayed during the third hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee Thursday.

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  • Politics

A British filmmaker gave Congress unreleased footage of Trump and his family

British documentarian Alex Holder confirmed on Tuesday that he had complied with a Jan. 6 committee subpoena for never-before-seen footage of the president in the leadup to the insurrection.

June 21, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
From left, Russell and Ron Mael, who record as Sparks, photographed in 1982 during the cover shoot for their album <em>Angst In My Pants</em>.

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  • Music Lists

50 Years Of Sparks: The World Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Them

The eclectic, prolific and beloved brother-brother pop duo is marking 50 years this year – but, somehow, you've never heard their music? Let's fix that.

June 18, 2021
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  • Bob Mondello
Carterland Film

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Georgia Today: 'Carterland' Documentary Revisits Jimmy Carter's Presidency

Jimmy Carter may be the only American president to have used the White House as a stepping stone. Turned out of office after one term, Carter went on to global esteem as a champion of public health, a geopolitical negotiator, and an advocate for democratic representation. His legislative record as president tells another story. Georgia-born brothers and filmmakers Will and Jim Pattiz, revive the debate over Carter’s White House legacy in their new film “Carterland.”

April 28, 2021
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Jess Mador ,
  • and 1 more
Martin Luther King Jr. in Sam Pollard's <em>MLK/FBI.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

'MLK/FBI' Humanizes A Civil Rights Icon's Legacy

Sam Pollard's documentary deftly examines the FBI's intense surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. in the final years of his life.

January 15, 2021
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  • Aisha Harris
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh with a poster of South Africa's Nelson Mandela, in a scene from the <em>Nasrin </em>documentary.

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  • World

'Nasrin' Documentary Spotlights Life And Work Of Jailed Iranian Human Rights Lawyer

A new film focuses on Nasrin Sotoudeh, a leading human rights lawyer whose health is declining in prison. "She is the closest thing that Iran has to Nelson Mandela," says analyst Karim Sadjadpour.

October 30, 2020
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By:
  • Deborah Amos
Rosine Mbakam (left) and her mother on the set of 'The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman,' which represents their intergenerational differences.

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  • Arts & Life

Whatever Happened To ... The Filmmaker Focusing On A New Face For African Women?

Rosine Mbakam was headed from Belgium to Cameroon, her homeland, to make a documentary. Then lockdown struck. So did inspiration for a new topic: How coronavirus is linked to the "virus" of racism.

September 08, 2020
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Maria Ressa, CEO of the Rappler news site, leaves a Philippine regional trial court after being convicted for cyber libel on June 15. Ressa, a veteran journalist and outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, is the focus of <em>A Thousand Cuts, </em>a documentary to be released virtually in the U.S. on Aug. 7.

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  • World

Philippine Journalist Maria Ressa: 'Journalism Is Activism'

The documentary A Thousand Cuts focuses on how Ressa and her Rappler news organization navigate Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's attacks on the press. It will be released in the U.S. Aug. 8.

August 06, 2020
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  • Rachel Martin,
  • Ashley Westerman ,
  • and 1 more

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