Documentary Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Documentary

Shadowy figure with hand on window, dressed in black cloak against ornate window frame.
Review

Starless Dreams

by Caroline Middleton

Hear the shocking stories of Iranian women coerced into crime.

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3
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Black and white image of a rock band performing on stage, with three members playing instruments.
Review

Gimme Danger

by Josh Slater-Williams

Jim Jarmusch lauds The Stooges, the greatest rock ​’n’ roll band that ever lived.

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3
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3
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A figure in a large red cloak riding a red horse over a mountainous landscape with small buildings below.
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Revolution: New Art for a New World

by Rebecca Speare-Cole

This nifty doc explains how creative riches were born out of political tumult.

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3
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A woman speaking into a microphone, wearing a burgundy outfit and head wrap.
Review

Generation Revolution

by Caroline Middleton

This urgent documentary presents modern protest and activism in its many guises.

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3
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3
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Two men conversing, one sitting on a crate and the other standing, in a wooden cabin interior.
Review

Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny

by David Jenkins

There’s an intimate, insightful and original documentary about Richard Linklater out… And this isn’t it.

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2
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2
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Elderly man with long grey beard wearing a red and black checked shirt and black hat, sitting in a cluttered workshop or shed.
Review

Peter and the Farm

by Matthew Eng

This warts and all doc casts a light on a truly compelling character: a raging, binge-drinking, eco-conscious farmer.

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3
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A man in a suit and baseball cap gestures with his arms outstretched against a cloudy sky.
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You’ve Been Trumped Too

by David Jenkins

Director Anthony Baxter takes an ineffectual swipe at potential world leader and heartless golf course builder, The Donald.

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2
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1
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Black and white image of a group of people, presumably performers, in front of a large "Rock City" sign.
Review

NG83 When We Were B Boys

by Poppy Doran

Ageing Nottingham-based breakdancers attempt to relive their glory days in this scrappy doc.

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2
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Person wearing a beige hat and patterned poncho, standing in a snowy landscape.
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Further Beyond

by David Jenkins

A spin-dried movie biopic that manages to be both playful and moving – another triumph for its brilliant directors.

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4
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Three Buddhist monks in orange robes standing in front of a city skyline with tall buildings and fountains.
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Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Werner Herzog explores how the internet has shaped the modern world in this information heavy doc.

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3
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