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Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size.

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.1 • 15 Ratings

Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size.

    'A Time to Stir' looks at Columbia University in 1968

    'A Time to Stir' looks at Columbia University in 1968

    'A Time to Stir' is a 10-part oral history film focusing on the Columbia University student strike of 1968.

    • 2 min
    Is 'The Contestant' the most bizarre documentary of the year?

    Is 'The Contestant' the most bizarre documentary of the year?

    'The Contestant' explores the early days of reality TV in Japan when a man named Nasubi spent over a year naked in isolation living off prizes from magazine sweepstakes while 30 million viewers tuned in to watch.

    • 1 min
    'Uncropped' profiles photographer James Hamilton

    'Uncropped' profiles photographer James Hamilton

    'Uncropped' profiles the the photographer James Hamilton who has an eclectic career spanning street scenes, celebrity portraits, war coverage and more.

    • 1 min
    'Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story' profiles a Chinatown hero

    'Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story' profiles a Chinatown hero

    'Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story' profiles the New York photographer who dedicated himself to covering the Asian American community for five decades.

    • 1 min
    'Kim's Video' is film history as a heist movie

    'Kim's Video' is film history as a heist movie

    Filmmakers Ashley Sabin and David Redmon explore the mystery of what happened to the famous collection of VHS tapes and DVDs from New York's beloved rental store Kim's Video that closed in 2008.

    • 1 min
    Exploring the career of Paul Simon

    Exploring the career of Paul Simon

    'In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon' explores six decades of the musician's career while following him in the studio for the making of his recent album 'Seven Psalms.'

    • 2 min

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