The uplifting documentary short AUTISM: THE SEQUEL revisits the five young adults who were originally featured in the HBO's 2007 Emmy®-winning “Autism: The Musical,” a poignant, heartwarming film that followed the subjects as children as they wrote and performed their own musical. The looming q...
In advance of the 2020 Presidential election, KILL CHAIN: THE CYBER WAR ON AMERICA'S ELECTIONS, debuting THURSDAY, MARCH 26 (9:00-10:35 p.m. ET/PT), takes a deep dive into the weaknesses of today's election technology, investigating the startling vulnerabilities in America's voting systems and the a...
AFTER TRUTH: DISINFORMATION AND THE COST OF FAKE NEWS, debuting THURSDAY, MARCH 19 (9:00-10:35 p.m. ET/PT), investigates the ongoing threat caused by the phenomenon of 'fake news' in the U.S., focusing on the real-life consequences that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have...
The Writers Guild of America Awards were handed out yesterday! Big winners for the night included Parasite and Jojo Rabbit in the film categories, and Succession and Barry for television....
Last night the Directors Guild of America Awards were given out. Taking the top prize was Sam Mendes for the film 1917....
Between 1968 and 1979, boxing superstar Muhammad Ali appeared on the Emmy® winning “Dick Cavett Show” no less than fourteen times. With natural charisma, quick wit and playful pugnacity, Ali was a perfect foil for the sophisticated broadcast host, and together they struck television gold. Whet...
Every year hundreds of children from pre-k through 12th grade participate in the Oakland MLK Oratorical Festival, a stirring public speaking competition where they perform poetry and speeches, both published and original, inspired by the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...
HBO Documentary Films has acquired North American television and streaming rights to the powerful and eye-opening documentary WELCOME TO CHECHYNA, from Academy Award nominated director David France (“How to Survive a Plague,” “The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson”). This searing documenta...
VERY RALPH, the first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, debuts TUESDAY, NOV. 12 (9:00-10:50 p.m.), exclusively on HBO. The feature-length film reveals the man behind the icon and the creation of one of the most successful brands in fashion history. VERY RALPH is directed and produce...
THE APOLLO, directed by Oscar® and Emmy® winner Roger Ross Williams, chronicles the legacy of New York City's landmark Apollo Theater, covering the rich history of the storied performance space over its 85 years. What began as a refuge for marginalized artists emerged as a hallowed hall of black e...
Last night the Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented!...
HBO Documentary Films, Show of Force, Roc Nation and Get Lifted Film Co. are currently in production on a new documentary series reexamining the Atlanta Child Murders of the late-'70s and early-'80s. It offers a never-before-seen look at the murder of at least 30 African American children and young ...
VERY RALPH, the first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, debuts TUESDAY, NOV. 12, exclusively on HBO. The feature-length film reveals the man behind the icon and the creation of one of the most successful brands in fashion history. VERY RALPH is directed and produced by award-winning...
The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today the Nominating Committee for the 2019-2020 Broadway season. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing....
HBO Documentary Films has acquired North American TV and streaming rights to Jenifer McShane's (“Mothers of Bedford”) documentary ERNIE & JOE. The feature-length film follows San Antonio, Texas police officers Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro, who are diverting people from jail and into mental healt...
Late one night in 1984, drag queen Lady Bunny and a few friends drunkenly wandered from the Pyramid Club in New York's East Village to Tompkins Square Park, staging an impromptu drag show in the band shell. This annual drag bacchanal, which would become known as Wigstock, signaled the end of summer ...
HBO Documentary Films is currently in production on a documentary series exploring the NXIVM organization, by Oscar®-nominated, Emmy®-winning directors Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer ('The Square,' 'Control Room,' 'Startup.com')....
With one in eight American children suffering a confirmed case of neglect or abuse by age 18, there are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S., a number that continues to grow each year....
Today, the Ms. Foundation for Women announced that they will honor award-winning filmmaker and writer dream hampton and Marvel's Vice President of Content & Character Development Sana Amanat at the 31st annual Gloria Awards: A Salute to Women of Vision, to be held on Wednesday, May 8th, in New York ...
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas will present its 9thAnnual Visionary Leadership Award to activist, author, and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, Rosanne Cash, at an Award Luncheon and Ceremony on February 26, 2019, at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale (155 Temple Street)....
IT'S A HARD TRUTH AIN'T IT will be available for streaming on HBO GO and HBO NOW on SATURDAY, FEB. 23 starting at 11:45 p.m. (ET), following the debut of HBO Films' O.G. earlier that evening, and will debut MONDAY, FEB. 25 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on the main HBO channel....
The Case Against Adnan Syed, four-part documentary series directed by Amy Berg, debuts March 10, exclusively on HBO....
The HBO Films drama O.G. debuts SATURDAY, FEB. 23 (10:00-11:50 p.m. ET/PT). Starring Jeffrey Wright (Emmy® winner for HBO's “Angels in America,” two-time Emmy® nominee for HBO's “Westworld”), the film is directed by Madeleine Sackler (Emmy® winner for HBO's “Dangerous Acts Starring the ...
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas will present its 9thAnnual Visionary Leadership Award to activist, author, and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, Rosanne Cash, at an Award Luncheon and Ceremony on February 26, 2019, at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale (155 Temple Street)....
Production has begun on the HBO Documentary Films presentation NATALIE WOOD: WHAT REMAINS BEHIND, a documentary about the legendary actress, it was announced today by HBO. The feature-length film will explore Wood's life and career through the unique perspective of her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagn...
