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Ramin Bahrani’s first documentary feature profiles Richard Davis, the irrepressible inventor of a modern bulletproof vest.

This documentary illuminates America’s ever-shifting approach to conflicts abroad and how politics at home can even lead to inaction.

Jeff Malmberg’s film traces the back story of the animated animal that made cinema history and became a global symbol of wholesome, helium-pitched happiness.

The one-acts that make up Andrew Bujalski’s film percolate with sly humor, decency, curiosity and sheer nerve.

Frederick Wiseman set aside the documentaries he’s known for to work on “A Couple,” a solo drama putting Leo Tolstoy’s much-burdened wife at its center.

This documentary follows one Afghan general, Sami Sadat, to tell an emotional story.

Two strangers reflect on their lives as they embark on a cross-country drive to join a study involving life after death.

Most films set adjacent to studios and galleries lampoon unfathomable pretension, but Martine Syms takes a more nuanced approached in her look at art schools.

Despite the insider access, a documentary about the president’s first year in office is short on intriguing tidbits.

Set in postwar Germany, this film dramatizes the true story of a group of Jewish survivors who sought revenge through an astonishing undercover operation.