Documentary
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California Film Institute’s DocPitch and Black Public Media’s PitchBLACK Announce 2025 Award Winners
California Film Institute DocPitch 2025 award winners California Film Institute’s DocPitch 2025 has selected five documentary projects currently in development or post-production as the winners of a total of $100,000 in funding. Black Public Media (BPM) selected a documentary about caregiving with comedy and two science fiction immersive projects for a total of $225,000 in production and development funding at the 2025 PitchBLACK Awards.
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‘SALLY’ Trailer – Sundance Winning Documentary Chronicles Life of Sally Ride, First American Woman to Travel to Space
NASA Astronaut Sally Ride posing with her space helmet during her time in training as a mission specialist for NASA’s STS-7 spaceflight. (Credit: NASA) National Geographic revealed the official trailer for SALLY, a documentary film on the life of Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space from Emmy-winning director Cristina Costantini (“Science Fair, Karol G). The film also reveals the story of Ride’s private relationship with Tam O’Shaughnessy, her partner of 27 years.
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Daughters, ‘Will & Harper’, Black Box Diaries Among 85th Peabody Awards Documentary Winners
Will & Harper by Josh Greenbaum (Netflix) The Peabody announced the winners of the 85th Peabody Awards the winners selected to represent the most captivating and inspiring stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2024.
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‘I, Poppy’ and ‘Agatha’s Almanac’ Take Top Hot Docs 2025 Jury Awards
I, Poppy by Vivek Chaudhary I, Poppy directed by Vivek Chaudhary has won the Best International Feature Documentary award along with the $10,000 cash prize at the 2025 Hot Docs documentary film festival. Agatha’s Almanac directed by Amalie Atkins walked away with Best Canadian Feature Documentary award along with $10,000 cash prize.
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Rachel Elizabeth Seed’s Spirit Award Winner “A Photographic Memory” Opens in Theaters | Trailer
Sheila Turner Seed and Rachel Elizabeth Seed in A Photographic Memory. Photograph of Sheila and Rachel by Brian Seed. Film still by Drew Gardner. Courtesy of Capariva Films and Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber Filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed turns the camera on herself in her personal genre-bending film A Photographic Memory, documenting her attempt to get to know her mother, Sheila Turner Seed. Sheila Turner Seed, a vibrant and pioneering journalist, photographer and filmmaker, died suddenly and tragically when Rachel was just 18 months old.
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‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ Trailer – Lyrical Film Exploring Singer’s One-Man Show Debuts on Apple TV+
Bono in Bono: Stories of Surrender (AppleTV+) Apple Original Films debuted the official trailer for Bono: Stories of Surrender, the film based on singer Bono’s celebrated memoir, “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story,” and the accompanying book/theatre tour.
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Snapshot – Jeff Daniels’ Television Event Opens in US Theaters + Jussie Smollett’s ‘The Lost Holliday’ Debuts on Prime
Jeff Daniels’ documentary Television Event sets US theatrical release date
Television Event (Film Forum)
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Snapshot – Martín Rejtman’s ‘Riders’ Makes NY Premiere, ‘Usher: Rendezvous in Paris’ Concert Film Debuts on BET+, and more
Riders (courtesy Cinema Tropical) U.S. Premiere of Martín Rejtman’s ‘Riders’ documentary re-launches “Lost & Found” screening series in New York City
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Stephen Chung’s ‘It’s All Gonna Break’ Documentary Capturing Broken Social Scene’s Indie Legacy Heads to Theaters | Trailer
It’s All Gonna Break by Stephen Chung (screenshot / Cargo) The documentary It’s All Gonna Break offers an intimate portrayal of the rise of Broken Social Scene, the influential Canadian indie-rock collective. Through rare archival footage and candid interviews, the film captures the band’s evolution from Toronto’s underground music scene to international acclaim.
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Snapshot – George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to Present AFI Life Achievement Award to Francis Ford Coppola, Release Dates for Jess Plus None, Midnight in Phoenix and more
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to present the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award to Francis Ford Coppola
Steven Spielberg, Geroge Lucas at the American Film Institute 44th Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to John Williams (Jean Nelson | dp)
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‘Pee-Wee as Himself’ Trailer – Paul Reubens Tells All, Comes Out as Gay in Revealing HBO Documentary
Paul Reubens in Pee-wee as Himself (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.) Paul Reubens, the man behind the iconic character Pee-wee Herman, gets personal and tells his life story, all in his owns words, in the two-part documentary Pee-Wee as Himself. In the documentary, Reubens comes out posthumously as gay in the interviews taped before his death in 2023.