Cochrane has created something very affirming with The Language of Light. Tracking an artist's progression in this documentarian manner works wonders in seeing the motivation and often radical protest that goes into art.

This is the tension through which Jackass is at its most thematically resonant: the belief that their careers as stuntmen could end at any moment, one way or another.

Despite the Thylacine’s officially declared status as extinct, sightings and alleged evidence of surviving examples persist. Neil Waters, through his 'Thylacine Awareness Group of Australia', has been on a mission to prove to the world that the Thylacine survives. I spoke with Jonathon Buckland, who has directed the feature-length documentary Eyes Like Diamonds, all about Neil’s efforts.

Nteregu (a story to be sung) is not your typical documentary […]

I can appreciate Afternoons of Solitude’s honesty and Serra’s immersive style, but this film has left me with the horrific imagery of life draining from the eyes of multiple bulls.

Meeting the Buddha is less about “meeting” an external figure and more about encountering inner awareness.

With its community-focused theme and beautiful village visuals, The Golden Spurtle documentary makes this legacy proud. 

Pavements is perhaps as interesting as its subject, which is to say they’re both easy-listening encapsulations of a mentality to artistry that I hope never goes away. 

Trains takes us back in time to the height of the steam train era, warts and all.

Chain Reactions is a celebration of the 50 year anniversary of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Iron Winter highlights the hardships for Mongolian herders who will often spend months travelling through the frozen terrain to find areas for their horse herds to graze, while trying to protect them both from the weather and the wolves. 

The people of Palestine need more than words, what is depicted in From Ground Zero makes that abundantly clear.  

Dahomey is a compelling narrative that underscores the legacy of a colonial past onto the present while demonstrating hope for a future shaped by the Beninese people.

Unbreakable is a celebration of Dokic as both a player and a person, cementing herself as one of the greatest names in tennis and a true role model.

Super/Man is a remarkably grounded and thoughtful profile of a man whom we all believed could fly – and maybe we still do.

Like its idiosyncratic subject matter, DEVO is a poignantly hyperkinetic ninety-minute examination of rock music’s most misunderstood band.

It’d be easy to label Abiding Nowhere as tranquil and meditative, as it certainly is, but I still see so much of Ming-liang’s earlier passion present in the form of this late-stage mellowness.

I think whatever qualms I have towards Grand Theft Hamlet’s artificial attempts at a heart-to-heart are outweighed by how organically and hilariously human the majority of the film is.

Lyd, which recently played at Melbourne's Palestinian Film Festival, is a cinematic exploration of the city formerly known as Lyd, a place with a rich and tumultuous history that has been shaped by its many inhabitants and the broader geopolitical forces at play.

Philip Gnadt and Mickey Yamine’s 2016 film Gaza Surf Club tells the story of several Palestinians and their relationship with the sea. Each of them finds a form of liberation while surfing. We see their struggle to form a thriving surf club whilst living under Israeli occupation.