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A documentary examining the past, present, and future of soul food

— Austin Chronicle

You’ve likely heard suggestions for making greens without the pork fat or “fried” chicken in the oven. All well and good, but the connection of “soul food” to African Americans goes way beyond editing recipes, and a new film asks viewers to think deeply about why they eat what they eat.

— LA Times

Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi’s Israel/Palestine doc 5 Broken Cameras was named Outstanding Feature at the 6th annual Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking, with The Imposter, Bully and Detropia winning in other categories.

— Realscreen

Searching for Sugar Man, The Gatekeepers, 5 Broken Cameras, How to Survive a Plague and The Invisible War are the five Best Documentary Feature nominees for the 85th Academy Awards.

— Realscreen

Oscar nomination day can be a clarifying experience for viewers who, overwhelmed by the glut of December movie releases, suddenly have a guide to which movies they should actually see. My advice: Scroll way down that list to the documentaries and see The Invisible War.

— Slate

Children grow up on stories. For Macky Alston, a married gay man and director of Love Free or Die , a film about Eugene Robinson, the first gay Episcopal bishop, many of those stories came in church. His father was a Presbyterian minister.

— USA Today

Did soul food kill Jackie Hurt? His son, Plainfield filmmaker Byron Hurt, explores the health impact and cultural significance of traditional black southern cuisine in his documentary Soul Food Junkies, which will air Jan. 14 at 10 p.m. on PBS stations.

— Newark Star Ledger

Artbound caught up with Sergio Haro to discuss the premiere of Reportero on PBS's acclaimed POV documentary film series on January 7th

— kcet

Roberto Ruiz’s documentary Reportero follows the weekly Tijuana newspaper Semanario Zeta, one of the few news outlets to regularly report on the drug cartels and the politicians who are in league with them.

— Salt Lake Tribune

In celebration of the 25th season of PBS’ groundbreaking documentary series POV, Filmmaker is running a four-part conversation series between two non-fiction directors with close ties to the show.

— Filmmaker Magazine