Documentary of the Month
‘EARTHRISE’: A First Glimpse of Our Magnificent Earth as Seen from the Moon
By Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Mr. Vaughan-Lee is a documentary filmmaker. On Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Fla. The astronaut crew — Frank Borman, Bill…
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UNCOVER: Escaping NXIVM
Sarah Edmondson is a high-level member of a self-help group called NXIVM, but an invitation to join a secret women’s group called DOS leads her to do something she later regrets. (Source:…
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Tame Impala: The Undeniable Brilliance of Kevin Parker
In just under a decade, Tame Impala has gone from an adored psychedelic project to…
Holding on to the Farm
By Lewis Bennett Mr. Bennett is a documentary filmmaker. Oct. 9, 2018 To make this…
‘EARTHRISE’: A First Glimpse of Our Magnificent Earth as Seen from the Moon
By Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Mr. Vaughan-Lee is a documentary filmmaker. On Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8…
The Sound and The Story: Matt Pike and Jeff Matz of the band High on Fire
“I always knew music would be what I did for a living,” says Pike. This…
Trump’s Road to the White House
An investigation of how Donald Trump defied expectations to win the presidency — and what…