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‘Small Axe,’ ‘Welcome To Chechnya’ Among Final 2021 Peabody Awards Winners

June 24, 2021 2:13 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

The Peabody Awards ended its four days of virtual announcements crowning Steve McQueen's "Small Axe" as its final entertainment category winner. It was joined by acclaimed documentaries "Welcome to Chechnya" a...

‘Time,’ ‘Collective’ Make 2021 Best Documentary Oscars Shortlist

Gregory Ellwood

February 9, 2021 5:59 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

283 films were submitted for the Academy Award's Documentary Feature Oscar and now just 15 remain. AMPAS revealed the shortlist for both the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short with the former category ...

The 20 Best Documentaries Of 2020

Jessica Kiang

December 18, 2020 11:21 am

Features, News

"If only I had time," I remember sighing at some point in late 2019, probably in a pub or a restaurant among a cluster of friends separated by <1 ft of space, lipstick doubtless boozily smeared across my ma...

‘Crip Camp’ Earns Five IDA Documentary Awards Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

November 24, 2020 3:26 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Despite a lack of theatrical distribution, 2020 has been another banner year for documentaries. It's no surprise then that a number of acclaimed Oscar contenders didn't make the cut for the prestigious IDA Doc...

‘Welcome To Chechnya’: David France’s Doc Is Difficult To Watch But Impossible To Ignore

Warren Cantrell

June 30, 2020 12:58 pm

News, Reviews

When the embrace of one’s true self becomes a protest, and when protest is treated by the state as tantamount to treason, small acts of humanity can carry the weight of the world. Director David France wades i...

‘Welcome To Chechnya’ Trailer: Award-Winning Doc Confronts Ongoing Anti-LGBTQ Practices In Russia

Charles Barfield

May 20, 2020 11:04 am

News, Trailers

Though members of the LGBTQ community struggle to find acceptance all over the world, even in places such as the US, where there is seemingly overwhelming support, the fight for acceptance is perhaps most dang...

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