Documentary of the Week

Documentary of the Week

Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size.

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Collecting records and reviving dreams in 'Flipside'

Collecting records and reviving dreams in 'Flipside'

Filmmaker Chris Wilcha tells a personal story of reckoning with youthful dreams in middle age as he tries to save an old record store in 'Flipside.' The film weaves together the perspectives of many o...

31 Touko 20241min

'Queen of the Deuce' profiles the grandmother who ran porn theaters

'Queen of the Deuce' profiles the grandmother who ran porn theaters

'Queen of the Deuce' profiles Chelly Wilson, a Greek Jewish immigrant grandmother who ran multiple adult film theaters around New York City's 42nd Street. Filmmaker Valerie Kontakos evokes the 1970s e...

24 Touko 20241min

'A Time to Stir' looks at Columbia University in 1968

'A Time to Stir' looks at Columbia University in 1968

'A Time to Stir' is a 10-part oral history film focusing on the Columbia University student strike of 1968. Filmmaker Paul Cronin interviewed hundreds of participants to bring multiple fresh perspecti...

10 Touko 20242min

Is 'The Contestant' the most bizarre documentary of the year?

Is 'The Contestant' the most bizarre documentary of the year?

'The Contestant' explores the early days of reality TV in Japan when a man named Nasubi spent over a year naked in isolation living off prizes from magazine sweepstakes while 30 million viewers tuned ...

3 Touko 20241min

'Uncropped' profiles photographer James Hamilton

'Uncropped' profiles photographer James Hamilton

'Uncropped' profiles the the photographer James Hamilton who has an eclectic career spanning street scenes, celebrity portraits, war coverage and more. Filmmaker D.W. Young crafts the documentary as a...

26 Huhti 20241min

'Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story' profiles a Chinatown hero

'Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story' profiles a Chinatown hero

'Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story' profiles the New York photographer who dedicated himself to covering the Asian American community for five decades. Filmmaker Jennifer Takaki chronicles the...

19 Huhti 20241min

'Kim's Video' is film history as a heist movie

'Kim's Video' is film history as a heist movie

Filmmakers Ashley Sabin and David Redmon explore the mystery of what happened to the famous collection of VHS tapes and DVDs from New York's beloved rental store Kim's Video that closed in 2008. The d...

5 Huhti 20241min

Exploring the career of Paul Simon

Exploring the career of Paul Simon

'In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon' explores six decades of the musician's career while following him in the studio for the making of his recent album, 'Seven Psalms.' Filmmaker Alex Gibney ...

29 Maalis 20242min

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