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Crimean War: A Historical Documentary

The Crimean War (1853–1856) pitted the Russian Empire against an alliance of Britain, France, the Ottoman Empire, and later ...
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Williamsburg resident Philip Forgit decided to do a documentary about it.
“War does not determine who is right—only who is left,” someone once said. War reshapes lives, leaving stories of courage, loss, and survival. Filmmakers have made countless great war movies — but ...
TIFF 2025: "Free Solo" directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely and Jimmy Chin's latest examines photojournalist Lynsey Addario.
Filmmaker Artem Ryzhykov becomes an active participant in this grim portrait of the ongoing war in A Simple Soldier.
A Rising Fury follows a Ukrainian couple in love, tracing the roots of Russia’s war from the 2013 Kyiv uprising to Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. To me, Ukraine is the Nightwatch of democracy.
War, Apocalypse and Peace in Aceh"—the remarkable story of how one of Southeast Asia's longest and deadliest conflicts came to an end. Followed by Q & A with Dr. Dino Patti Djalal ...
EATON RAPIDS, Mich. (WLNS) — The VFW National Home hosted a Veterans workshop and a free screening of the documentary “Brothers After War,” a film that follows the lives of soldiers during the war in ...
My wife and I decided to again watch the Ken Burns epic masterpiece series “The Civil War.” We saw it when it came out in 1990. We were so impressed with it back then and even more so now but for a ...
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has named Portuguese filmmaker, curator, and academic Susana de Sousa ...
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Matt Ogens is revealing details of his new project, days after winning a News and Documentary Emmy for his feature film Madu. Ogens recently wrapped principal ...
EXCLUSIVE: Less than a week after the Paramount-Skydance merger went through, Paramount+ has released a trailer and premiere date for its latest documentary – and some big names are attached.