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Award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson will be honored at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

A documentary about Sharon Jones is up for Image Awards. It chronicles her cancer battle and pursuit of a music career.

A New York high school named for James Baldwin uses his work in its curriculum. It inspires the students' activism.

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Bobbito Garcia, an original member of the Rock Steady Crew and street baller, was on “NewsOne Now” to discuss his and co-director Kevin Couliau’s new documentary, “Doin’ It In the Park,” on inner city basketball’s impact on culture. SEE ALSO: Basketball Player Fakes Own Kidnapping To Escape School “We wanted to create a love letter for […]

Community Heroes: an in-depth series on the lives and impact of people giving back to our global communities. Pete Chatmon Base Of Operations: New York Why he is a Community Hero: Pete Chatmon’s lifelong goal to become a storyteller via the medium of film is now shared via his Double 7 Images media and marketing […]

BERLIN — A documentary premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival aims to offer new insight into the life of reggae legend Bob Marley, against a backdrop of dozens of his songs. Director Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland,” ”One Day in September”) said Sunday he hopes “to bring to people around the world […]