All articles tagged with #documentary
Ahead of the Aug. 28 release of her seventh album Good Grief, Sara Bareilles discusses processing grief from the deaths of close friends, her IVF journey, and a more collaborative, producer-light recording approach, alongside a documentary about the making of the album, plans for a fall tour, and a fan grief hotline.
Venice 2026 adds Naza, a new documentary by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor about Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza, shot at night on Tel Aviv rooftops; executive produced by Jonathan Glazer and produced by The Guardian and JW Films, it builds on revelations linked to No Other Land and Masafer Yatta.
Peacock has greenlit a three-part docuseries, Clap If You Care: The Wendy Williams Show (working title), set to air in 2027. Williams isn’t involved, but longtime executive producer Susanne Bass will executive produce the project, with EverWonder Studio and additional EPs; over 20 former staffers will share behind-the-scenes memories, celebrating the show’s cultural impact while exploring the costs of fame.
Venice Film Festival added Naza, a documentary by No Other Land directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, to its competition lineup. Shot at night on Tel Aviv rooftops, the film purports to reveal the systems behind Israel’s actions in Gaza, per its official synopsis. Produced by The Guardian and JW Films with Jonathan Glazer as executive producer, Naza is Venice’s sole documentary in competition and will screen Sept. 10 in Sala Grande with the directors and delegation in attendance; it marks Abraham and Szor’s Venice competition debut as the 83rd edition runs Sept. 2–12.
NAZA, a Guardian-produced Gaza documentary directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor (with producer Jim Wilson and executive producer Jonathan Glazer), will world-premiere in Venice’s Golden Lion competition as the festival’s sole documentary entry, drawing on investigative reporting from +972, Local Call, and the Guardian and following the Oscar-winning No Other Land.
The Venice Film Festival has added the competition documentary NAZA from No Other Land directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, produced with Guardian and JW Films and executive-produced by Jonathan Glazer, which examines 'systems' behind Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza; it will screen Sept. 10 in the Sala Grande with the directors, Guardian journalists and an official delegation in attendance.
A DNA test links Daniel Arguelles to Charles Manson as another son, making Sophia Maddox his granddaughter; the discovery is explored in Hulu’s My Grandfather Charles Manson, as Maddox (and her father) meet former followers and sift through Manson’s troubled upbringing to understand the man behind the crimes—without excusing them—while Maddox also pursues personal answers and even changes her surname.
Double Fine launches Amnesia Fortnight 2026, a livestreamed game jam in which Kickstarter backers vote on which of the studio's ideas become four prototypes and, ultimately, which one becomes a small final game; 2 Player Productions will film the process for a new documentary as the studio pursues its post-independence direction after layoffs earlier in the year.
Channel 4’s documentary The Great ADHD Myth? has sparked backlash, with ADHD UK filing Ofcom complaints and critics calling it unbalanced, while others praise it for provoking debate; the program questions whether ADHD is a medical condition and features an experiment with a 10-year-old, drawing mixed reactions and a Channel 4 defence of its remit.
National Geographic’s Lion follows a lion cub, Kio, over four years as he grows toward leadership, highlighting innovative drone cinematography by Kenyan pilot Anthony Njuguna and a collaborative production team that maintains a consistent look; the series premieres on Nat Geo Aug 19 and streams on Disney+ and Hulu the next day.
The trailer for Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger offers a behind-the-scenes look at the band’s dramatic 2025 reunion, including rehearsals, backstage moments and the first joint interviews with Liam and Noel in over 25 years. Directed by Steven Knight alongside Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, the film (produced by Magna Studios and Sony Music Vision) follows Oasis Live ’25 and debuts with a limited IMAX release on Sept. 11 before streaming on Disney+ internationally and Hulu/Disney+ in the U.S.; a Venice Film Festival world premiere is also planned.
A filmmaker uses AI to reconstruct Billy Joel for a 20-minute documentary based on a long-lost 1971 college-radio interview. Joel was not consulted; training data relied on photos owned by his early manager. The film, 1971: Billy Joel’s Lost Interview, will premiere at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame festival and provokes debate over celebrity likeness rights and AI’s role in shaping an artist’s legacy, with some festivals rejecting it and Joel’s publicist declining to comment.
A new Travis Barker documentary, Louder Than Fear, digs into the drummer’s life—from his Southern California roots and rise with Blink-182 to surviving a 2008 plane crash and a long road of addiction—charting Barker’s life over nine years (2017–2026) and illustrating how drumming became his oxygen and central force.
Lindsey Buckingham says he and Stevie Nicks are talking again and hints that next year could reveal a new project tied to a Fleetwood Mac history documentary by Frank Marshall, signaling a possible healing process and potential reunion plans without confirming a tour.
Lindsey Buckingham says he and Stevie Nicks are talking 'all the time' as Fleetwood Mac mends decades of drama, aided by an Apple TV documentary in the works; he teases potential future collaborations while noting the band’s peace and a remastered Buckingham Nicks release as part of the healing process.