Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size.

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Title Date published
Pursuing major league dreams in "The Last Out" 2022-10-14
Facing mortality in "Last Flight Home" 2022-10-07
European Jews fleeing to America in "The U.S. and the Holocaust" 2022-09-30
Disney confronts Disney in "The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales" 2022-09-23
"Moonage Daydream" explores the artistry of David Bowie 2022-09-16
"We Met in Virtual Reality" explores socializing by avatar 2022-09-09
"Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons" reveals the retailer's dark side 2022-09-02
"The Last Movie Stars" Profiles Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward 2022-08-19
Seeking justice in "Free Chol Soo Lee" 2022-08-12
"Mija" profiles two women in Chicano pop music 2022-08-05
"Mind Over Murder" explores memory 2022-07-29
Michael Pollan trips out in "How to Change Your Mind" 2022-07-15
"Dreaming Walls" Explores the Chelsea Hotel 2022-07-08
"The Martha Mitchell Effect" Revisits Watergate 2022-07-01
"Who Killed Vincent Chin?" on the 40th anniversary of tragedy 2022-06-17
"The Janes" revisits the days of illegal abortions 2022-06-10
"Joe Papp in Five Acts" profiles a theatrical pioneer 2022-06-03
Rolling Stone's Ben Fong-Torres tells his story 2022-05-20
No pain, no gain in "Couples Therapy" 2022-05-13
"Sheryl" explores the highs and lows of a hit maker 2022-05-06
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