Nonfiction films, including Ava DuVernay’s ’13th' — highlighting systemic oppression of Black Americans — and the devastating family documentary, 'Tell Me Who I Am,’ are part of EW's guide of the best ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

David Attenborough in 'Life in Color'; Craig Foster in 'My Octopus Teacher'; Bomman (left) and Raghu in 'The Elephant Whisperers' There's an easy way to explore all Earth has to offer, thanks to ...

Documentaries can be many things. They can be diaries, profiles, calls to action, exposés, investigations, and everything in between. While many of us fall in love with film — either as viewers or ...

This month’s picks look at organ donors, twins conversing in their own language and California wildfires. By Ben Kenigsberg The proliferation of documentaries on streaming services makes it difficult ...

Documentaries are among the most compelling — and important — forms of filmmaking, and among the most crucial. It follows many of the same techniques as narrative work, but every bit of it is true. Of ...

“Ben’s Animals,” a documentary focused on autism, art and advocacy, will make its US premiere in New York City during International Autism Month. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Evan Beloff, the ...

Back in the day, nature documentaries used to feel like classroom field trips: voiceover, facts, rinse, repeat. But something shifted. Now, Netflix and other companies are building them like cinematic ...