• Documentary of the Week

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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.
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Episodes
  • 'Sly Lives!' explores a musical legacy

    'Sly Lives!' explores a musical legacy
    Feb 14 2025

    'Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)' profiles the 1960s band Sly and the Family Stone and the pressures on its leader. Oscar winning filmmaker Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson ('Summer of Soul') interviews musicians who were part of the group and others who took inspiration from it.
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    2 mins
  • A painting escapes from prison

    A painting escapes from prison
    Feb 6 2025

    'Paint Me a Road Out of Here' tells the story of a painting that Faith Ringgold created for the women's house of detention at Rikers Island in 1971. Filmmaker Catherine Gund explores how the jail became a dangerous place for the painting's survival.
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    2 mins
  • 'The Fall of Diddy' explores accusations against Sean Combs

    'The Fall of Diddy' explores accusations against Sean Combs
    Jan 31 2025

    The four-part series 'The Fall of Diddy' explores multiple accusations against Sean Combs of violence and sexual abuse. The filmmakers interview an array of his former associates, some who are speaking on the record for the first time.

    In a statement sent to Variety, Combs’ lawyer called this documentary series “one-sided and prejudicial” and says the accusations against Combs are “pure fiction.” The case goes to trial in Manhattan in May.

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    2 mins

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