Aug 21st, 2008 · In China, homosexuality was regarded as a crime not so long ago. Now, lesbians are reaching out to Chinese society. Some are distributing roses at shopping malls. Others are making documentaries. They are making progress, but it's not an easy process, activists say.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Documentarian Rory Kennedy, who's won acclaim and awards for her documentaries American Hollow and The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, turns her lens on legendary White House correspondent Helen Thomas. David Bianculli has a review.
Apr 22nd, 2008 · The Walt Disney Co. announced the launch of a new film division Monday Disneynature specifically created to produce nature documentaries in wide theatrical release. Nature films have enjoyed limited success among niche audiences over the years, but Disney executives are betting on finding a wider market.
Apr 5th, 2008 · Maysoon Pachachi, daughter of Adnan Pachachi and founder of the Independent Film & Television College in Baghdad, talks with NPR's Susan Stamberg about some of the documentaries her students have put together about life in that besieged city.
Mar 14th, 2008 · Jamie Johnson, whose family founded Johnson & Johnson, came from a world with an inviolable rule: Don't talk about money. But he's using his background to make documentaries about the rich, including The One Percent.
Jan 8th, 2008 · Ray Farkas, a pioneering radio and TV producer, died over the weekend after a long battle with Parkinson's disease and colon cancer. He had an eclectic and influential career, first for NBC's Huntley Brinkley Report and later making documentaries. Alex Chadwick remembers his friend.
Jun 26th, 2007 · Michael Moore is known for causing corporations and public officials some discomfort in documentaries such as Roger and Me and Fahrenheit 9/11. In his latest picture, Sicko, he casts a critical look at the U.S. health care system.
May 26th, 2007 · Virginia filmmaker Tom Davenport is best known for his movie adaptations of Brothers Grimm fairy tales -- set in Appalachia. Now he spends much of his time making sure people see the work of other filmmakers. His Folkstreams.net is an online archive for documentaries on a range of folk culture, virtually all of them impossible to find anywhere else.