By Gregory Crofton Pierre Crom is a French photographer who seems to like being in control of things. He sips his coffee carefully and speaks deliberately when interviewed about his work. But war photography, a field he chose once he…
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL Full Doc
Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov and his colleagues risk their lives to document Russia’s siege of Mariupol in this FRONTLINE/AP documentary. The Guardian calls it “a brave, visceral, merciless masterpiece.” The New York Times says, “Essential. A relentless and truly important…
JFK Assassination: A Witness Remembers
A witness to the murder of President John F. Kennedy, Pierce Allman, recounts the booming gun, the first lady’s screams and a conversation with Lee Harvey Oswald. (Source: LA Times)
Director Daniel Roher on his Oscar Winner ‘Navalny’
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Total Grunge: Love and Depression Glow in Beautiful ‘How to Save a Dead Friend’
By Gregory Crofton Marusya Syroechkovskaya first picked up a camera as a teen to capture her disaffected life in Butovo, Russia, just south of Moscow. As a 16-year-old she wanted to die on a daily basis. She smoked Pall Malls…
Operation InfeKtion: How Russia Perfected the Art of War
Russia’s meddling in the United States’ elections is not a hoax. It’s the culmination of Moscow’s decades-long campaign to tear the West apart. “Operation InfeKtion” reveals the ways in which one of the Soviets’ central tactics — the promulgation of…