Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat is a 2024 documentary about the coup to overthrow the first Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, the United States’ involvement in the Congo Crisis, and […]
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The Debuts
This hour-long documentary follows 6 comedians (including Amy Gledhill, Josh Jones and Sikisa) bringing their debut shows to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. Directed by stand-up and filmmaker Stuart Laws […]
Fairytale
In 2007 artist Ai WeiWei took 1,001 Chinese people to the small German town of Kessel as part of a bewildering art installation. This is the story of how he […]
Shatner in Space
Bill Shatner blasts off in this documentary about his most recent trip to space. Unsurprisingly this Amazon Studios production lionises Jeff Bezos for what we are assured is his environmentalism […]
Fantastic Fungi
Fungi are the most ubiquitous but among the least widely-understood life forms on our planet. Neither plant nor animal, they are in our bodies and beneath our feet, connecting forests […]
Maisie
At 88 David Raven, AKA Maisie Trollette, is the oldest performing drag artiste in the UK. Maisie has strutted the sequinned stages of the London and Brighton scenes since RuPaul […]
The ParaPod: A Very British Ghost Hunt
In the last couple of years we have seen films based on apps (Countdown, the Angry Birds movies, that M. Night Shyamalan one about the ageing filter), social media (Unfriended, […]
Summer of Soul
Just in time for the cancellation of Van Morrison, a music documentary arrives to snatch the title of Greatest Concert Movie from Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz. So could everyone […]
Cowspiracy
Documentarian Kip Andersen takes on not just animal agriculture but the environmental charities which are happy to give it a free pass in the debate over how we can reduce […]
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
This 2015 documentary celebrates Aardman’s 43rd anniversary – presumably aiming for its 40th but delayed by the claymation process. A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman is as delightful […]
Screen Goblin 