Documentary
Free Nelson Mandela shows how exposing injustice and building power is not the same as going viral

Free Nelson Mandela shows how exposing injustice and building power is not the same as going viral
Movements need culture. They need songs, symbols and stories that can travel further than speeches or leaflets
History-making hot air balloon pilot Bertrand Piccard: ‘AI has to be at the service of humankind’

History-making hot air balloon pilot Bertrand Piccard: ‘AI has to be at the service of humankind’
New documentary, The Balloonists, tells the story of the first pair to circumnavigate the globe non-stop in a hot-air balloon
Orwell 2+2=5 director Raoul Peck: ‘There will be another world after Trump’

Orwell 2+2=5 director Raoul Peck: ‘There will be another world after Trump’
Filmmaker Raoul Peck’s new documentary depicts an almost overwhelming cavalcade of horror
Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power
Everybody to Kenmure Street: Immigration protest film tells a remarkable story of people power
I was born intersex but it was kept secret from me my whole life. I still live with the trauma
I was born intersex but it was kept secret from me my whole life. I still live with the trauma
10 years on, David Bowie shows us how to move forward – even when confronting the end

10 years on, David Bowie shows us how to move forward – even when confronting the end
Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there’s a small ray of hope

Rhinos have become the face of extinction, but now there’s a small ray of hope
This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’

This couple tried to turn their street into a power station: ‘We had no idea what we were doing’
From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
Deaf President Now! and the greatest civil rights movement you’ve probably never heard of

Deaf President Now! and the greatest civil rights movement you’ve probably never heard of
Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him

Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him
No room for ‘bullshit’ in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary

No room for ‘bullshit’ in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary
Why the problems of this remote Kenyan community are the problems that face us all

Why the problems of this remote Kenyan community are the problems that face us all
Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’

Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper

Will Ferrell takes a crash course in trans advocacy in new Netflix doc Will & Harper
Jayda G went from environmental toxicology to the Grammys. Now she’s creating ‘science you can dance to’

Jayda G went from environmental toxicology to the Grammys. Now she’s creating ‘science you can dance to’
I watched all the documentaries about Lidl so you don’t have to

I watched all the documentaries about Lidl so you don’t have to
Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited

Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger – Scorsese’s tribute to duo who inspired him

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger – Scorsese’s tribute to duo who inspired him
‘We felt like absolute stars’: Behind the 1971 women’s football World Cup the world forgot

‘We felt like absolute stars’: Behind the 1971 women’s football World Cup the world forgot
Behind Oscar-tipped doc Four Daughters: A story of radicalisation, family and loss

Behind Oscar-tipped doc Four Daughters: A story of radicalisation, family and loss
Apoocalypse Now: Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 shames UK’s privatised water companies

Apoocalypse Now: Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 shames UK’s privatised water companies
Photojournalist Lanre Fehintola didn’t just record life on the edge – he became the story


