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Read reviews of the latest documentaries to be released in UK cinemas or on DVD, in association with 6DegreesFilm.

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Tell Them Who You Are An intimate and witty portrait of legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler
 by Kerry McLeod
The 10th District Court: Moments of Trial Award-winning photographer and filmmaker Raymond Depardon's latest film
 by Kerry McLeod
The Cave of the Yellow Dog The second feature from the director of The Story of the Weeping Camel.
 by Kerry McLeod
A Lion in the House A compelling look at the experiences of five children undergoing treatment for cancer.
 by Jaya Jiwatram
Profils Paysans 2: Le Quotidien (Profiles of Farmers 2: Daily Life) The second film on French farmers from award-winning photographer Raymond Depardon
 by Rosie Saunders
Sisters in Law Kim Longinotto's latest award-winning film, set in a women's court in Cameroon.
 by Jaya Jiwatram
Black Gold Receiving its UK premiere at this year's London Film Festival, this highly recommended doc unveils the exploitation behind our daily cup...
 by Kerry McLeod
The Bridge A challenging documentary exploring the world's number one suicide location: San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
 by Rosie Saunders
37 Uses for a Dead Sheep Ben Hopkins' semi-comic portrait of the Pamir Kirghiz tribe, and their journey from the remote Pamir mountains to modern-day Turkey.
 by Kerry McLeod
Deep Water Deep Water presents the incredible and tragic story of Donald Crowhurst a competitor in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Sailing Race: the challenge to complete a solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe.
 by Kerry McLeod
Paris is Burning A thought- provoking and invigorating journey into the world of the famous drag queens of New York in the early nineties.
 by Purnima Raghunath
My Name is Albert Ayler Portrait of an Artist as a free jazz saxophonist
 by Philip Moore
War Feels Like War A compelling account of the brutalities of 21st Century war, told through the eyes of independent journalists in Iraq in the first days of the conflict. by Philip Moore
Hacking Democracy An engaging work of investigative reporting that asks: if a safe vote cannot be counted on, then can democracy be counted on? by Duncan McDowall
Žižek! Part bumbling clown and part mad professor, Žižek has been dubbed the 'Elvis of cultural theory', and this documentary certainly proves the zany philosopher has a whole lotta something going on. by Clare Stronge
Rain In My Heart Acclaimed filmmaker Paul Watson's ruthlessly honest and exceptionally intimate film about end-stage alcoholism.
 by Christiaan Harden
The Making of a Film Idol In 2003, two men launched Film Idol, a nationwide talent search for a gangster flick. This film takes us from the project's ill conceived beginnings right through to its end: a mess of incompetence, lies and poor management.
 by David Paul Nixon
Taking Liberties Taking Liberties is Britain’s answer to Farenheit 9/11 according to its promoters, and there’s a lot of merit in this comparison. But don’t expect to see a loud bearded man chasing after the bad guys. For this is an essentially and brilliantly British film – and an important one to watch. by Jenny Saunders
The War on Democracy Described by John Pilger as probably the most positive film he has ever made, The War on Democracy provides both a timely exposé of Washington’s disregard for democracy in post-war Latin America and an affectionate portrait of the continent’s nascent social movements.
by Christiaan Harden
The Ghosts of Cité Soleil Set in the slums of Haiti’s capital Port au Prince, the film is an intimate tale of two brothers, gang leaders and rivals, told on an epic scale during the lead up to, and aftermath of, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s departure in 2004.   
by Kerry McLeod
I For India A chronicle of immigration in sixties Britain, seen through two Super 8 cameras
by Maite Alvarez
Running Stumbled Twenty-nine years after filmmaker John Maringouin was whisked away from the father who apparently tried to kill him in utero, the son returns to New Orleans for a family reunion of the most dysfunctional kind.
by Claire Fowler
Manufacturing Dissent Provocative and thoughtful, Manufacturing Dissent provides a measured and welcomed alternative to the myriad of right-wing anti-Moore polemics. by Christiaan Harden
Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines Ever wondered where the air you’re breathing on the plane actually comes from? Directed and produced by ex-commercial pilot Tristan Loraine, this film will give you a genuine fear of flying.
 by Christiaan Harden
In the Shadow of the Moon Space, an historical era and the warm small of nostalgia: something of a magic formula for documentary.
 by Kerry McLeod
Sicko Michael Moore has done it again with his attack on the American healthcare system. Yet Sicko is ever so slightly subtler than his previous work, and better for it.
 by Kerry McLeod
In Prison My Whole Life The personal is the political once again in this powerful film about America’s most well known death row inmate Mumia Abu Jamal. by Phil Moore
Karaoke Soul A moving look at the private lives of pub karaoke singers. by Liam Tullberg
Jesus Camp An abrasive insight into the lives of Evangelical Christians in the States.
 by Zoë Morgan Chiswick
The Unforeseen A poetically realised documentary about the battle over Barton Springs, a natural treasure enjoyed by the residents of a Texan city and the threat to it from property developers.
 by Phil Moore
Helvetica Like the font, this is a very elegant and confident film offering a peep into the passionate and slightly obsessed world of design and typography.
 by Monika Baker
Our Daily Bread Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s extraordinary documentary is both a formally bold and politically subtle film about contemporary Europe’s vast agricultural/industrial achievement. by Phil Moore
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens A raw, compelling, and most of all inspiring film, which turns the lens 180 degrees around, to look at the life of celebrated the American photographer.
 by Michael Clarke
We Are Together Music takes centre stage in this poignant story about the orphans of Agape children’s home in South Africa.
by Ellie Bramley
A Great Master Recaptured This film gives us an informative look into the culture of Beijing opera and Mei LanFang whose emotive and exquisite hand movements that Brecht called his “finger-acting” earned him a place as one of the most famous Beijing opera artists in modern history. by Ellie Bramley
Tovarisch: I Am Not Dead A fascinating human story about an enigmatic man that deserves its place amongst similar documentaries about the Second World War. by Leung Wing-Fai
Winter Soldier In a recent Observer article, Nick Fraser of BBC’s Storyville discusses whether documentary truly has the power to effect change in the world. This is a fairly tall order for film, but if any could address current attitudes towards war, then it is perhaps Winter Soldier... by Claire Fowler
The English Surgeon Neuro-surgery will always be a very risky business. But, when you’re operating in the Ukraine with make-shift tools from a local market and a cordless Bosch drill, the risks are ‘100 times as great’...
 by Christiaan Harden
Garbage Warrior A powerful and emotive film about what starts out as a one-man mission: the Garbage Warrior builds up a following of misfits and gains notoriety, coming up against hurdle after hurdle in his plight to build sustainable and self-sufficient housing and ultimately help save the planet. by Ellie Bramley
Man on Wire A documentary that feels like a heist-thriller, retelling the story of Frenchman Philippe Petit's clandestine high-wire act  on the World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974.
 by Duncan McDowall
Her Name is Sabine Her Name Is Sabine is French actress Sandrine Bonnaire’s beautiful portrait of her younger sister Sabine who, at 28, was institutionalized for five years. by Meghan Horvath
My Winnipeg Standing confidently in a genre of its own, My Winnipeg sweeps us on a whirlwind journey into the core of Guy Maddin’s frenetic creative genius.
by Rita Ribas
Blindsight by Juliette Goursat
CSNY: Déjà Vu This document of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s 2006 ‘Freedom of Speech Tour’ isn’t your average Rockumentary; there are no wild parties and the only drugs being dabbled in are of the prescription variety (the band having an average age of 62 at the time)... by Jamie Heatly
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains Almost fifty years after Primary by Richard Leacock, Jonathan Demme handholds a camera to follow a political man in campaign in the pure tradition of “direct cinema”.
by Juliette Goursat
Of Time and the City Terence Davies’ long-awaited return to our screens comes with an epic portrait of his home city, Liverpool, told through his own story, from his birth in post-war austerity to the present day as the city celebrates its status as European capital of culture. by Christine Lee
Tyson As one of the most notorious boxers in history, Mike Tyson has been judged both for his genius and for his madness in the ring. Director James Toback’s non-apologetic insight gives us Mike Tyson, an irreverently witty and ferocious talent. by Zoë Morgan Chiswick
Waltz with Bashir Waltz with Bashir tells the story of director Ari Folman’s quest to find out what really happened in the 1982 Israel-Lebanon war. A mesmirising exploration of war, guilt, memory, witness, psycho-analysis and comradeship.
by Emily Robinson

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