Tag: documentary
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Come See Me in the Good Light
Come See Me in the Good Light is a documentary about poet Andrea Gibson’s cancer diagnosis and their life with their partner Megan Falley as the couple dealt with life after the diagnosis.
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Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan looks at what Ed Sullivan did with his weekly Ed Sullivan show on CBS as a cultural phenomenon. He showcased the talents of Black performers when no one else would put them on television.
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My Mom Jayne is a beautiful documentary
My Mom Jayne is a tender, loving exploration by Mariska Hargitay into her famous mother Jayne Mansfield’s life and relationships. Jayne Mansfield died in a car accident when Mariska was only three. Jayne was 34.
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Sally, Sally Ride’s historic and iconic life
Sally, a biopic about astronaut Sally Ride, tells her story in the normal biopic documentary style using archival footage, photos, interviews, and some actor reenactments. It focuses on the part of her life that stayed hidden from the public until her death, namely the information that she was a lesbian.
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Call Her Alex, feminism rises to the top
Call Her Alex is a two part documentary telling Alexandra Cooper’s story from childhood through her rise to success at the head of the very popular podcast Call Her Daddy.
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They Shot the Piano Player review, an animated documentary
They Shot the Piano Player tells the story of what happened to musician Tenório Jr. It’s an animated documentary featuring the voice of Jeff Goldblum as writer Jeff Harris. Harris wrote about music, in particular how the Bossa Nova sound that came out of Brazil in the 1960s and 70s changed music.
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Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All
Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All is a documentary as unique as the Indigo Girls themselves. It uses lots of saved movies and photos belonging to the Indigo Girls as well as interviews and concert footage to tell the story of their career and growth as musicians and as people.
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Daughters review: pack some tissues for this one
Daughters, from directors Angela Patton and Natalie Rae, is a documentary covering several years of a story about incarcerated fathers and a program in a Washington D.C. jail that let them be together with their daughters for a dance.
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Simone Biles: Rising gets personal with the GOAT
Simone Biles: Rising from director Katie Walsh takes a look at the gymnastics icon. The documentary series explores her life, her training, her career, and her challenges. She is accepted as the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in her sport for good reason.