Documentary of the Week
WNYC
Every week, WNYC tells you about the best documentaries as they become available on screens of any size. Our hosts are Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen, co-founders of the Pure Nonfiction podcast and the DOC NYC festival, the largest non-fiction film festival in the U.S. WNYC Studios is the producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, Freakonomics Radio, 2 Dope Queens, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media and many more.
Location:
New York, NY
Networks:
WNYC
Description:
Every week, WNYC tells you about the best documentaries as they become available on screens of any size. Our hosts are Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen, co-founders of the Pure Nonfiction podcast and the DOC NYC festival, the largest non-fiction film festival in the U.S. WNYC Studios is the producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, Freakonomics Radio, 2 Dope Queens, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media and many more.
Language:
English
New documentary "Roberta" profiles the soul singer
Duration:00:02:00
Performing for inmates at Angola Prison
Duration:00:01:43
Remembering Linsanity in "38 at the Garden"
Duration:00:01:41
"Bad Axe" profiles a restaurant during COVID
Duration:00:01:45
"Turn Every Page" Explores a Literary Relationship
Duration:00:01:49
Revisiting the Feminist Classic "Joyce at 34"
Duration:00:01:48
Pursuing the Green New Deal in "To the End"
Duration:00:01:53
"2nd Chance" profiles the inventor of a bullet resistant vest
Duration:00:01:49
"Descendant" investigates the legacy of a slave ship
Duration:00:01:55
Meet the elder Robert Downey in "Sr."
Duration:00:01:54
Celebrating filmmaker Jonas Mekas at the DOC NYC festival
Duration:00:01:52
Remembering Sally Schmitt in "The Best Chef in the World"
Duration:00:01:55
"Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues" profiles the jazz great
Duration:00:02:05
"An Act of Worship" listens to American Muslims
Duration:00:01:57
Pursuing major league dreams in "The Last Out"
Duration:00:01:50
Facing mortality in "Last Flight Home"
Duration:00:01:44
European Jews fleeing to America in "The U.S. and the Holocaust"
Duration:00:01:59
Disney confronts Disney in "The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales"
Duration:00:01:57
"Moonage Daydream" explores the artistry of David Bowie
Duration:00:01:44
"We Met in Virtual Reality" explores socializing by avatar
Duration:00:01:51