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For decades, cinema has given us sexy women in bikinis stalked by sharks. Now Netflix and Ocean Ramsey want us to think women in bikinis can save sharks.
Cancellation of screenings of the documentaries ‘Russians at War’ (TIFF) and ‘Rule of Stone’ (RIDM) means that provocative and timely films are silenced.
This remarkable documentary was filmed at a high school in Karabash, a heavily polluted town in central southern Russia.
Directed by Kriv Stenders, using reenactments, archival footage and contemporary interviews, the film portrays Bjelke-Petersen as a complex and polarising figure.
Rather than perpetuate the simplified myth of Lennon as a lone revolutionary figure, the film spotlights Ono’s equally influential role.
A broadcaster can’t blame someone else when a mistake appears in a film.
The evocative film charts Shen’s and his wife’s experience of life under the Mao regime – as well as communism’s influence on his work.
This is a film about how we tell stories through dance.
A new documentary contains a new theory about the identity of the elusive creator of bitcoin.
Behind the expertly folded linens and immaculate tables lies something more – and a new Netflix documentary promises insights into Martha Stewart’s extraordinary life.
The film restores the agency of the objects at the heart of the Dahomey restitution case by transforming them into a living culture.
This audio visual masterpiece brilliantly captures the history of British reggae music.
In the 1990s, Alannah Hill, Collette Dinnigan and Akira Isogawa brought flair and an Australian sensibility to the global fashion market.
Will & Harper is a touching road movie documentary which, at its core, is a celebration of friendship.
Australia’s Winx won 33 top-class races in a row. No other racehorse’s record comes close.
Onyeka Onwenu, Nigerian musician, political activist and documentary maker, died on 30 July 2024.
A new documentary pokes fun at the regime and it’s leader, but are there risks to laughing at North Korea?
The Beach Boys’ new documentary highlights the band’s six-decade long legacy, but misses an opportunity to highlight some key moments.
Indigenous media have rapidly expanded over the last 30 years with Indigenous media makers gaining greater control of their narratives.
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