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Matthew Carey joined Deadline fulltime in 2020, after a long association as a freelancer, to specialize in coverage of the nonfiction film landscape. Matthew is a writer and producer whose work has appeared on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español. He has written extensively about documentary film for CNN and CNN.com, Documentary magazine, NBCNews.com and TheWrap.
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Academy Award-Nominated ‘To Kill A Tiger’ To Premiere On Netflix Oscar Sunday; Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Dev Patel, Mindy Kaling Praise Film
UPDATED with news that Ranjit will attend the Oscars as director Nisha Pahuja’s guest. It's a momentous weekend for To Kill a Tiger, the award-winning documentary directed by Nisha Pahuja.
The film about an Indian man's longshot fight for justice for his daughter debuts on Netflix on Sunday, the very…
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Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival Kicks Off With Fernando Trueba Tribute, Screening Of Director’s ‘They Shot The Piano Player’
The 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (TiDF) is underway in the historic Greek port city, after an opening night ceremony that honored Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba.
Trueba, the Oscar-winning director of Belle Époque, received the festival's honorary Golden Alexander…
‘Stray Bodies’ Trains Lens On Medical Tourism For Abortion, IVF, Euthanasia; Watch Trailer For Thessaloniki Doc Festival World Premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision that struck down Roe v. Wade and the Alabama Supreme Court's recent ruling that declared frozen embryos are people have triggered intense debate over bodily autonomy. If the state can prohibit access to abortion and potentially impede IVF treatments, is it…
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Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s ‘House With A Voice’ Explores Burrneshas – Balkan Women Who Take On Men’s Roles And Appearance
In parts of the Balkans, a remarkable tradition exists: women known as Burrneshas take on societal roles typically confined to men. They assume the physical appearance of men, adopt men's names or nicknames, and operate with a freedom and power denied women in patriarchal cultures.
The documentary Hou…
‘Resident Orca’: Watch Trailer For Documentary On Killer Whale Seized As Baby, Held Captive In Seaquarium For Over 50 Years
EXCLUSIVE: The Miami Film Festival will host the world premiere of Resident Orca, a documentary about dramatic efforts to free a killer whale that had been held in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium for over 50 years.
The film written, directed, and produced by Sarah Sharkey Pearce and Simon Schneider…
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Deadline’s Doc Talk Podcast: Oscar Winners Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin On ‘Photographer’ Docuseries And ‘Nyad’, And Carla Gutiérrez On Her Portrait Of Frida Kahlo
It's been a remarkable past year for Free Solo directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. At Telluride, they premiered their first narrative feature Nyad, a dramatization of the relentless pursuit of extreme athlete Diana Nyad to swim from Cuba to Florida without the safety of a shark cage. The…
“Meditative Thriller” ‘7 Beats Per Minute’ Takes Plunge With World Class Freediver Jessea Lu; Watch Trailer For SXSW World Premiere Doc
Freediver Jessea Lu can hold her breath for the entire time it would take an ordinary to read this article. And then some.
She can go without drawing breath for over six minutes at a time, part of what makes her a champion in the world of competitive freediving. It's a sport with inherent risk – in…
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Greenwich Entertainment Acquires N.A. Rights To ‘Uncropped,’ Documentary About Extraordinary Photographer James Hamilton
EXCLUSIVE: A young LL Cool J, a not so young Alfred Hitchcock. Photographer James Hamilton shot them all – Muhammad Ali, Jack Nicholson, Federico Fellini, Meryl Streep and more — capturing not only the famous but ordinary people in striking, candid moments.
Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North…
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Sonoma International Film Festival To Open With ‘Widow Clicquot,’ Host World Premiere Of ‘Extremely Unique Dynamic’
The champagne may be flowing at the kickoff for the 27th Annual Sonoma International Film Festival – for more reasons than one.
This year's event in California's wine country will open with the U.S. premiere of Widow Clicquot, directed by Thomas Napper, a narrative feature about the Grande Dame of…
Actress Ally Maki On Playing A Major Dramatic Role In Award-Winning ‘Seagrass’: “Page One, Hooked”
Actress Ally Maki has demonstrated her comedy chops on TV's Hacks, 10 Things I Hate About You, Wrecked, and as the voice of "Giggle McDimples" in the Pixar film Toy Story 4. But lately, her work has taken a dramatic turn – in the serio-comic Apple TV+ show The Big Door Prize, and especially in her new…
‘Bucha’ Producers Seek Major Streaming Deal For First Narrative Film Shot In Ukraine Since Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion
The makers of Bucha, the first narrative feature film shot in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country, are aiming for a major distribution deal for their gripping drama.
Director Stanislav Tiunov and writer-producer Oleksandr Schur unveiled a nearly finished rough cut…
Deadline’s Doc Talk Podcast Puts Pedal To The Metal With ‘Speed Sisters’ Director Amber Fares, Filmmaker Telling Unexpected Stories From Palestine & Israel
When director Amber Fares came out with her documentary Speed Sisters, about the Middle East's first all-women race car driving team, the New York Times praised it as "unconventional in form as well as content."
Many films about that part of the world have depicted Arab women cloaked in niqabs…
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