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Guerín Returns to San Sebastián With Vallbona Portrait Drawing Critical Praise

Guerín uses the film's platform to warn that surging nationalism threatens Vallbona's plural social fabric.

Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Basel Adra Says Israeli Forces Raided His West Bank Home After Settler Attack

TIFF Protests Flare as Reinstated Oct. 7 Documentary Gets One-Night Premiere

Early Reviews Hail Ross McElwee’s Remake as an Intimate Father–Son Portrait

‘Megadoc’ Trailer Debuts as Utopia Sets Sept. 19 Theatrical Release

At Venice, Lucrecia Martel’s First Documentary, 'Nuestra Tierra,' Confronts an Indigenous Leader’s 2009 Killing

Gianfranco Rosi’s Below the Clouds Bows in Venice to Strong Early Reviews

National Geographic Buys Werner Herzog’s ‘Ghost Elephants’ for 2026 Streaming After Venice Premiere

‘Megadoc’ Premieres at Venice as StudioCanal Secures International Rights

Hulu Greenlights Alex Gibney Documentary on Luigi Mangione

Rakesh Sharma Named IDSFFK Lifetime Achievement Awardee

East of Wall Debuts to Praise for Its Cinematic Cowgirl Portrait and Authentic Docu-Fiction Style

'My Undesirable Friends: Part I' Opens in New York, Spotlighting Russia’s Media Crackdown

Kossakovsky’s “Architecton” Debuts With Striking Stone Imagery

‘Folktales’ Follows Teens at Norway’s Arctic Folk School Ahead of August 1 Debut

‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’ Arrives on Netflix as Bolsonaro Faces Trial

Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal Recovers After Attack and Detention in West Bank

Albert Serra's 'Tardes de soledad' Debuts in Theaters, Offering a Poetic Look at Bullfighting

Documentary Premieres at Berlinale to Highlight Actor Held Hostage by Hamas

'Predators' Documentary Explores the Complex Legacy of 'To Catch a Predator'