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Normal

By David Jenkins

This short documentary essay critiques enforced gender roles in Italy, but is very snobby in doing so.

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Honeyland

By Lillian Crawford

An artful study of culture, poverty and ecology which focuses on an unlikely Macedonian bee keeper.

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For Sama

By David Jenkins

This tough but vital documentary depicts the savage bombardment of Aleppo from a female perspective.

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Seahorse

By Hannah Strong

A transgender man’s pregnancy is the subject of Jeanie Finlay’s tender, essential documentary.

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Inna de Yard

By Thomas Hobbs

A group of pioneering reggae musicians hark back to the good old days in this middling music documentary.

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Memory: The Origins of Alien

By Anton Bitel

This documentary reveals how HP Lovecraft, Francis Bacon and Alejandro Jodorowsky inspired Ridley Scott’s sci-fi opus.

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Stones Have Laws

By David Jenkins

This tricksy documentary hybrid charts the traditions and transitions of a remote Surinamese tribe.

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Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

By Ed Gibbs

Documentarian Nick Broomfield shows his romantic side with this touching portrait of Leonard Cohen and his muse.

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The Edge

By Adam Woodward

England’s Test cricket side of 2009-2013 comes under the microscope in this candid documentary.

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Varda by Agnès

By Aimee Knight

The late doyenne of French cinema offers a personal guide through her treasured oeuvre.

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The Brink

By David Jenkins

Stephen K Bannon builds a right wing populist movement in this intriguing portrait of a self-styled political scoundrel.

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Ibiza: The Silent Movie

By Adam Woodward

Julien Temple explores the enduring appeal of this clubbing mecca to surprisingly unstimulating effect.

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Apollo 11

By Phil Concannon

Half a century on from mankind’s giant leap, this documentary brings the mission back to life in stunning clarity.

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Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows

By Adam Woodward

One of the most radical female artists of the 20th century finally gets her dues in this lively docu-profile.

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Prophecy

By David Jenkins

The birth of a painting – from the building of the frame to its final sale – is the subject of this intriguing doc.

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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

By David Jenkins

On the road with Bob Dylan’s ramshackle rock circus in this kaleidoscopic concert chronicle.

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Diego Maradona

By Adam Woodward

Senna director Asif Kapadia delves into the controversial life and career of Argentina’s soccer messiah.

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