documentary

'Caught by the Tides' turns discarded documentary scraps into a remarkable drama

12:17pm May 15, 2025

This documentary-drama hybrid is one of the best new movies our critic's seen this year. It draws on archival footage to tell a story of two lovers separating and reuniting over roughly two decades.

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He enticed amateur sleuths into the wilderness with buried treasure. It didn't go well

7:00am March 29, 2025

In 2010, a wealthy man announced that he'd hidden a box of gold and jewels somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. The Netflix docuseries Gold & Greed chronicles the ill-fated search for Fenn's Treasure.

Israel's culture minister calls a Palestinian-Israeli film's Oscar a 'sad moment'

11:04am March 03, 2025

The Oscar documentary win by the movie No Other Land is garnering very different reactions in Israel and the West Bank.

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Artist, scientist, polymath — a new documentary uncovers the real Leonardo da Vinci

5:00am November 18, 2024

We have a lot of labels for Leonardo da Vinci but a new documentary seeks to understand him as a person.

Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew, according to a new documentary

5:00am October 16, 2024

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific community is viewing it with caution.

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Arts

Legal Aid of North Carolina wins award for film on domestic violence

1:12pm May 24, 2024

by David Ford

"Beyond Fear," a new documentary produced by Legal Aid of NC, was created to shine a light on the realities of domestic violence. The film recently won a Silver Award for short-form documentary at the 45th Annual Telly Awards.

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Arts, Music & Culture

A new documentary and immersive event showcase Black contributions to Winston-Salem

8:40pm May 09, 2024

by David Ford

Through film and an immersive experience, the Winston-Salem African American Archive, in collaboration with the UNC School of the Arts, is raising awareness about the contributions made by the city's African American residents over many generations.

Arts, Music & Culture

RiverRun documentary celebrates the life and work of longtime NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu

11:29am April 18, 2024

by David Ford

Romanian-born filmmaker and UNCSA professor Julian Semilian pays homage to his friend and artistic mentor, longtime NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu, in his new documentary "Fish Have No Psychiatrists: A Day with Andrei Codrescu."

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Black baseball players struggled long after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier

5:00am June 17, 2022

After Jackie, a new History Channel documentary, tells the stories of three of the Black baseball players who followed Jackie Robinson into the major leagues.

New film ‘Still Here’ documents the high rate of Alzheimer’s in the Native American community

1:14pm November 18, 2021

by Eileen Rodriguez

A new film highlights a health disparity when it comes to Alzheimer's disease in the Native American community.