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  HBO documentary on the life and death of conflict photographer Tim Hetherington premieres next month

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 28, 2013 02:54 pm + 5 comments

  Conflict photographers have the opportunity to create powerful and enduring images that can live on Continue reading…

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  Watch this: film-versus-digital documentary 'Side by Side' now streaming on Netflix

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 24, 2013 12:54 am + 25 comments

  If you’re even a little interested in the debate about the respective merits of film and digital Continue reading…

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  'Room 237' explores 'The Shining' and the conspiracy theories it spawned

  By Amar Toor on February 10, 2013 05:29 pm + 32 comments

  IFC Midnight this week released a new trailer for Room 237 — the forthcoming documentary about Continue reading…

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  'Silicon Valley' documentary debuts tonight at 9PM ET on PBS, watch a 16-minute preview now

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 5, 2013 07:21 pm + 16 comments

  The latest episode of PBS' documentary series American Experience is airing tonight, and it should Continue reading…

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  'The Creeping Garden' trailer celebrates slime mold and the weird science it inspires

  By Adi Robertson on January 28, 2013 03:49 pm + 9 comments

  Even without any background, slime mold is beautiful and hypnotic in its strangeness, but a closer Continue reading…

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  The Pirate Bay documentary 'TPB AFK' will be released for free on February 8th

  By Sam Byford on January 23, 2013 12:00 am + 23 comments

  TPB AFK, the documentary exploring the people behind notorious torrent site The Pirate Bay, now has Continue reading…

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  Kickstarter touts success of documentaries as it passes $100 million in film pledges

  By Adi Robertson on January 3, 2013 03:24 pm + 13 comments

  Kickstarter has announced that a total of $102.7 million has been pledged towards independent film Continue reading…

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  'American Experience' documentary to tell the tale of Silicon Valley's origins

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 27, 2012 03:55 pm + 14 comments

  Silicon Valley may make you think of a sea of startups trying to make it big in the shadows of Continue reading…

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  The allure and challenge of making movies about Wikileaks

  By Adi Robertson on December 20, 2012 02:30 pm + 3 comments

  The saga of Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, and WikiLeaks has attracted documentarians and dramatic Continue reading…

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  Watch this: 16 minutes on a 1982 'Ms. Pac-Man' assembly line

  By Adi Robertson on December 18, 2012 02:48 pm + 27 comments

  In the early 1980s, unrealized TV show Wired In was meant to cover the rise of gaming and computer Continue reading…