Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014), directed by Chuck Workman and released in time to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Orson Welles, is not in the running for the definitive portrait of the artist. At a brisk, dense 90 minutes, however, it is an excellent introduction the life and […]
It didn’t make the final cut for the Oscar documentary shortlist but Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2001) is a beautiful and breathtaking work of non-fiction and one of the best films of 2011. The film is built around an exploration of the ancient Chauvet Cave, home to the oldest human artwork known to […]
Filmmaker Liz Garbus earned an Oscar nomination almost two decades ago for her first feature documentary. The Farm: Angola USA (1998), which she co-directed with Jonathan Stack, also won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary. Angola Prison in Louisiana is the biggest maximum security prison in the country. This is where the most […]
