Late in Jesse Short Bull and David France’s new documentary Free Leonard Peltier, Native activist Nick Tilsen sings the praises of Leonard Peltier’s sense of humor but expresses a note of concern.

Birding is having something of a pop-culture moment. Uzo Aduba’s “world’s greatest detective,” from this summer’s Netflix hit The Residence, was a birder, as is Mark Ruffalo’s FBI agent character in ...

This year’s Oscar-nominated short documentaries weave their way through lives of hardship and empowerment, illuminating the ways we tackle life’s complexities. There are fixes for what’s broken, ...

The year's Oscar-nominated documentary shorts include: "Island in Between" (D: S. Leon Chiang, Taiwan/U.S.), "Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó" (D: Sean Wang, U.S.), "The ABCs of Book Banning" (D: Sheila Nevins, U.S.

A Turkish soldier who became a military torture expert is the subject of The Devil’s Apprentice (2002, 54 min.), a German film by Wilfried Huismann. In Spanish, Turkish, and Flemish with subtitles.

A talented Ames filmmaker has won an award from the Des Moines Arts Festival. Director Eric Smidt, who has a string of successful documentaries, won Best Documentary Short at the Interrobang Film ...

Jesse Short Bull and David France's documentary tells Peltier's story all the way through President Joe Biden's commutation. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic Late in Jesse Short Bull and ...