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    “Soundtrack for a Coup D’etat,” “Hangdog,” “Murdering the Devil” and “The House From…”

    "Soundtrack for a Coup D'etat" is a fascinating and highly entertaining study of the unexpected relationship between some famous Jazz musicians and the C.I.A.-backed 1960 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It opens at the Film Forum Friday, October 25 and will also be screened at the upcoming DOC NYC festival. A Q&A with director...

    “My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock” at the Quad, 10/25

    Mark Cousins, director of the landmark series "The Story of Film: An Odyssey," lets the master of suspense tell his own story in the new documentary "My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock." It opens at the Quad in Manhattan this Friday, October 25. Go here for showtimes and ticket information. In the title credits the film is said to be "written and voiced by Alfred Hitchcock."...
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    Bread & Oysters: “Mother of All Lies” at Alamo Drafthouse Liberty & “Holding Back The Tide” at DCTV Firehouse Sept. 6

    Two must-see documentaries open in New York City this Friday, September 6. "Mother of All Lies" is a beautiful and powerfully moving Moroccan film...

    “#Untruth: The Psychology Of Trumpism” streams Sept. 3

    A follow-up to the 2020 documentary "#Unfit: The Psychology Of Donald Trump," "#Untruth: The Psychology Of Trumpism" continues to examine the authoritarian strategy and...

    “Modernism, Inc.” opens at IFC NYC July 19

    "Modernism, Inc." is a new documentary about legendary American designer and architect Eliot Noyes. You don’t have to be a fan of mid-century modernism,...

    “Scala” at the Metrograph NYC July 19

    “Scala” tells the story of a beloved London repertory movie theater with tremendous affection and humor by the people who worked there and the...

    “Made in England: The Films of Michael Powell and Emiric Pressberger” opens July 12 at The Quad in NYC

    Anytime Martin Scorsese talks film I’m glued to the screen. If you’ve seen his own documentaries “A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American...

    Two Docs about Coal: “King Coal” on PBS POV and “The Devil Put the Coal in the Ground” (Streaming July 9)

    Two documentaries about the coal industry’s ruthless exploitation of workers and natural resources in the Appalachian mountains are required viewing for anyone who cares...

    More Tribeca 2024 Documentaries

    “Emergent City” documents the struggle of longtime residents of the Sunset Park neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York to stop the Jamestown investment group from...

    TRIBECA 2024 Documentaries: Introducing the Hagiography Index

    There are so many documentaries which profile a single person–an artist, musician, writer, politician–or group of allied people that I find it useful to...

    “Shelf Life” at Tribeca 2024

    When Americans think of cheese it is usually cheese burgers or those horrible cellulose “cheesy poofs” beloved by Cartman in “South Park.” Orange, mild...