Documentaries

Hulu docuseries follows Bon Jovi from New Jersey beginnings to current crisis

New Hope Film Festival to show Malcolm Kenyatta documentary

Kenyatta Documentary

Bernard Hopkins, Tim Witherspoon featured in new boxing documentary 'In the Company of Kings'

Penn Relays documentary explores history, cultural significance of annual track meet at Franklin Field

Penn Relays Documentary

New documentary about Phoenixville's Firebird Festival to play at Colonial Theatre

Firebird Festival documentary

Tierra Whack's pseudo-documentary 'Cypher' to stream on Hulu later this month

New HBO documentary follows Philly high schoolers as they record an album

Stand Up & Shout documentary

In 'Bad Things in Philadelphia,' the film shows how programs for youth could ease the city's gun violence crisis

Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia

'Kelce' is Prime Video's most-watched documentary in US

Rittenhouse Square stabbing docuseries uses Sean Schellenger's death to explore criminal justice in Philly

Sean Schellenger docuseries

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

Murders That Matter

Trailer for Jason Kelce documentary shows the Eagles center mulling retirement

Kelce documentary trailer

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

Jason Kelce prime

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

Telemarketers HBO

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

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

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

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

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

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