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The 2026 Oscar-nominated documentaries are sensitive and transformative

NPR·Davi Merchan·6 months ago
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The killing of Ajike "A.J." Owens is the subject of the The Perfect Neighbor , one of five Academy Award nominees for outstanding documentary feature this year. Netflix hide caption Netflix There is a prevalent sentiment among documentary filmmakers that most streamers and distributors are only interested in projects about the three C's — cults, crime and celebrities. But this year's five Oscar-nominated feature documentaries prove that, while that may be largely true, such a belief is only one side of the picture, and that even documentaries that fall into these categories can still bring an innovative, moving and impactful approach to nonfiction storytelling. Despite the challenging issues all these films explore — from terminal illness, to life in one of the deadliest prison systems in the United States and in a small Russian town in the midst of a war — these filmmakers tackle them with sensitivity, humanity and unexpected humor.…

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