Documentary Films on The D-Word

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Suzanne Baily (2025)

Directed by Suzanne Baily

The greatest female film editors shine a light on the invisible art of film editing


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But I Love the Zine (2019)

Discovering Bay Area Zine Culture


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Steeped in Time (unreleased)

Directed by Linus Manchester


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Batas Militar (Martial Law) (1997)

Directed by Jeannette Ifurung


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Delikado (2022) (2022)

Directed by Karl Malakunas


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Call Her Ganda (2018)

Directed by PJ Raval


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Fretail (2026)

Directed by David C Jones & Isis Diaz

Everything is free at The Fretail Store. But its popularity may prove devastating for the owners.


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There Are Things To Do (2025)

Directed by Mike Syers

on PBS: A love story of Urvashi Vaid, an immigrant lesbian who shaped the modern day LGBTQ movement.


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El oro de Baitoa (2024)

Produced by Juan Alfonso Zapata


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The Joy of Curiosity https://thejoyofcuriosity.com (2025)

Directed by Kum-Kum Bhavnani

Rare, intimate portraits of 3 Buddhist monastics, driven by curiosity, sharing their spiritual lives


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Grit (2024)

A film about people who keep going


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Di Sarno- The story of Emilio's Ballato (2023)

A New York institution hidden in plain sight


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Unity and Hope: The Pride of the HBCU (2025)

Directed by Markus Essien


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American Masters Renegades, Brad Lomax (2024)

Directed by Markus Essien


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BENITA (2025)

Produced by Alan Berliner

An unplanned collaboration between two filmmakers that transcends mortality.


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The River (2025)

Directed by Jose Manuel Pichardo Jr.


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Mona Mur in Conversation (2025)

Directed by Dietmar Post

There was Marlene Dietrich and Nico. And there is Mona Mur, "Germany's Queen of Postpunk."


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Mighty Indeed (2025)

Produced by Vanessa Wells

Three women. Four decades. One melting continent.


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Chilapa Girl (2025)

Directed by Juana Lotero López

Yulieth is pursued by silent violences from which not even the jungle can shelter her.