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Our picks from Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2021
After a 16-month hiatus, the festival returned with a series of gloriously human stories. Here are our favourites.
'Most worshipped filmmakers are men – this is blinkered'
A chat with Mark Cousins
The director and critic has spent five years crafting an epic, 14-hour documentary, shining a light on cinema's forgotten women. Here, he tells us why.
The best documentaries you can watch now (for free)
You've got the time
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam has opened its archives, with over 300 films available to stream for free.
'I wasn't doing so great. I saw friends dying and falling apart'
An interview with Alex Winter
Best known for his role in the Bill & Ted films, Winter is now a respected filmmaker tackling technology, politics, culture and society.
Is the age of monogamy finally over?
Talking about adultery
In her new documentary, Bara Jichova Tyson probes the ever-changing relationship between infidelity, sex and marriage.
Enemy of the state: the inside story of Chelsea Manning
'We need people like her now'
A new documentary offers an intimate portrait of the whistleblower, following her release from a maximum security prison in 2017 to her recent re-incarceration.
What Netflix did next: fuzzy love & half-baked conspiracies
Are you still watching?
Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is worth our time anymore.
Politics, Palestine & PJ Harvey: the best docs to see in 2019
Catch them when you can
Luke Moody, Sheffield Doc/Fest's Director Of Film Programming, pulls together a list of sharp, smart and touching docs to look out for in the coming months.
Six of the best docs you might have missed this year
Fake news, race & radicalisation
From the dark world of digital scrubbing to the psychology of nature vs. nurture, we round up the best documentaries from 2018.
What to watch at Open City Documentary Festival 2018
Eight of the best
Oliver Wright, Head of Programming at the festival that celebrates "the art of non-fiction", picks his highlights from this year's programme.
Louis Theroux on the life lessons that made his career
Things I learned along the way
After 20 years as a documentary filmmaker, Louis Theroux reflects on his transformation from gonzo reporter to compassionate presence.
What films to catch at this year's Sheffield Doc/Fest
The Director of Film Programming at the acclaimed documentary festival picks out his highlights from the 2018 lineup.