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Documentary exploring former Pa. state Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell's grief and activism to debut on PBS this fall

Trailer for Jason Kelce documentary shows the Eagles center mulling retirement

Kelce documentary trailer

HBO's 'Telemarketers' docuseries investigates N.J. call center scam

Telemarketers HBO

Jason Kelce's upcoming Eagles season to be documented for Prime Video series

Jason Kelce prime

Filmmaker interviews one author from each state for documentary, including Pa.'s Carmen Maria Machado

carmen maria machado documentary

BlackStar Film Festival returns next month with 93 film screenings at three Philly theaters

BlackStar Film Festival

'Midnight Oil,' a documentary about the 2019 Southwest Philly oil refinery explosion, now streaming on YouTube

Midnight Oil Documentary

New HBO docuseries revisits 1990s serial killings of gay men from Philly and N.Y.

Last Call HBO

Joel Embiid starts media company, will release documentary on his life

Embiid media company

'The League,' sports doc produced by Questlove and Black Thought, chronicles the rise of Negro League baseball

The League Documentary

Interview: 'Everything But The Chip' director details making of 2001 Sixers documentary

Allen-Iverson-Sixers-2001

Documentary short follows Tarik Khan, the nurse practitioner who delivered COVID vaccines to Philadelphians

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The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival is back: here's what's playing and where

Independent Film Festival

New Lyme disease documentary aims to bring awareness to the tick-borne illness and spur research efforts

Lyme disease documentary

Netflix used man's photos in film, mistaking him for hitchhiker who killed N.J. attorney, lawsuit says

Netflix Lawsuit Hitchhiker

Screen 'Stephen Curry: Underrated' during Philadelphia Film Festival SpringFest

PFS SpringFest

4 documentaries on Irish history and culture to stream for St. Patrick's Day

Irish Documentaries

Questlove's Sly Stone documentary, a follow-up to 'Summer of Soul,' to be produced for Hulu

Questlove Sly Stone Documentary

How to use Kanopy, the streaming service that comes with your Free Library card

free library kanopy

Jazmine Sullivan, Taylor Swift songs added to shortlist for Oscar nominations

Oscars Taylor Swift Jazmine Sullivan

Lawsuit against Taylor Swift for 'Shake It Off' lyrics, recently dismissed, is subject of CNN documentary

Taylor Swift CNN Documentary

Former Eagle Michael Vick will explore the evolution of the Black quarterback in new docuseries

Black quarterbacks docuseries

Documentary on 1985 MOVE bombing wins Library of Congress award

Ramona Africa MOVE film

Peacock documentary 'I Love You, You Hate Me' promises to reveal dark side of Barney the Dinosaur

Barney documentary Peacock

'Welcome to Wrexham' trailer puts Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds in soccer spotlight

Welcome to Wrexham Trailer

Lancaster County movie theater, hotel cancel screenings of pro-Mastriano documentary

Peabody Award nominees include 'Philly D.A.,' the PBS docuseries on Larry Krasner

Ken Burns' 'Benjamin Franklin' documentary explores Founding Father's legacy in Philly

Benjamin Franklin documentary

Questlove, Black Thought, and Mick Jagger to produce James Brown docuseries for A&E

Questlove's 'Summer of Soul' soundtrack released on first anniversary of its premiere at Sundance

Docuseries 'Bug Out' explores unsolved Philadelphia Insectarium heist

Bug Out Trailer

Questlove-produced film premieres at Sundance, tells story of descendants of last-known slave ship in America

Questlove Descendant Film

Questlove's 'Summer of Soul' added to shortlist for Oscars

Barack Obama names Questlove's 'Summer of Soul' among his favorite movies of 2021

Barack Obama Summer of Soul

Documentary goes inside the infamous $400K GoFundMe scam that was hatched on a Philly roadside

GoFundMe Scam Hulu Documentary

Questlove sweeps Critics Choice documentary awards with 'Summer of Soul'

Will Smith releases trailer for YouTube docuseries 'The Best Shape of My Life'

Watch the trailer for the Four Seasons Total Landscaping documentary premiering this week

Four Seasons Total Landscaping documentary to mark anniversary of infamous Trump campaign briefing

Netflix 9/11 documentary series among new titles coming to streaming service in September

Netflix 9/11 documentary

You should watch: 'Untold: Malice at The Palace'

'30 Rock,' 'Pray Away' among new titles coming to Netflix this August

30 Rock Netflix August

Good Pitch Local connects Philly filmmakers, podcasters to community organizations

Good Pitch Local

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