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Documentary of the Week

Documentary of the Week

By: WNYC
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 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.© WNYC Art Politics & Government Social Sciences
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  • 'Antidote' profiles a journalist on Russia's wanted list

    'Antidote' profiles a journalist on Russia's wanted list
    May 9 2025

    'Antidote' profiles the Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev, who's uncovered hundreds of Russian secret agents. Filmmaker James Jones follows Grozev after European authorities inform him that he's being targeted by assassins.
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    2 mins
  • 'River of Grass' explores the Everglades

    'River of Grass' explores the Everglades
    May 2 2025

    'River of Grass' profiles a range of figures who interact with the Everglades in the past and present, including a Miccosukee educator, a python hunter, and the pioneering environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Filmmaker Sasha Wortzel will attend the film's New York premiere at the Margaret Mead Film Festival at the American Museum of Natural History.
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    2 mins
  • 'Drop Dead City' covers New York in the '70s

    'Drop Dead City' covers New York in the '70s
    Apr 25 2025

    'Drop Dead City' is a deeply researched history of New York's financial crisis in the mid-70s. Filmmakers Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn interview a wide range of people who were involved at many levels.
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    2 mins
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