Documentaries
Yes, Chef: This epic doco shows what fine dining really looks like
Fancy a four-hour sitting at one of the best restaurants in the world? This new documentary is the closest you’ll get to the real thing.
- Tom Ryan
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Led Zeppelin never wanted an official documentary – until now
The iconic band are finally telling their electric origin story, offering a peek behind the curtain, as director Bernard MacMahon reveals.
- Michael Dwyer
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Film festival defends screening of Ukraine war documentary branded Russian propaganda
Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia wrote to the chair of the Antenna Documentary Film Festival urging him to cancel screenings of the film Russians at War.
- Matthew Knott
It’s one of the most famous news photos ever. But who really took it?
A documentary screening at Sundance claims an iconic photograph from the Vietnam War has been attributed to the wrong person for more than 50 years.
- Lindsey Bahr
‘It was chaos’: Inside the trashy talk show that changed television
The Jerry Springer Show, originally dismissed as a joke, turned out to be a harbinger of what our world would become.
- Jacqueline Cutler
Amazon to release ‘behind the scenes’ Melania Trump documentary
The company says the film will give viewers an “unprecedented” look at Melania Trump and promises a “truly unique story.”
- Lindsey Bahr
Wait, Tony Armstrong ate what?
“I ate and loved it,” the television presenter declares of this culinary taboo, one of many in his invasive species documentary series Eat the Invaders.
- Louise Rugendyke
Documentary makers swoop on Luigi Mangione story
Two separate documentaries are in the works about the story of Luigi Mangione, accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson on a New York street.
- Kayla Olaya
Virtual reality bites: How Perth tech gave one movie producer ‘the most engrossing cinematic experience in years’
A Perth-based production company is pushing the boundaries of immersive storytelling with their patented world-first VR technology.
- Mark Naglazas
Is true crime a new path to justice?
Erik and Lyle Menendez might be freed, thanks in part to TV shows shining a light on their abuse by their father.
- Kerrie O'Brien
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