Mike and Ken talk to award-winning documentary filmmakers about their art, their subjects, and their process.
"Wild Inside" with Penny Lane
The Wild Inside · Jul 22, 2026
"Being Eddie" with Angus Wall
Being Eddie (2025) · Jul 8, 2026
"Billy Joel: And So It Goes" with Jessica Levin
And So It Goes (2014) · Jun 11, 2026
"Time and Water" with Sara Dosa
Time and Water (2026) · Jun 9, 2026
"Rafa" with Zach Heinzerling
Rafadan Tayfa: Hayrimatör (2023) · Jun 4, 2026
"My Mom Jayne" with Mariska Hargitay
My Mom Jayne (2025) · May 26, 2026
“Everybody to Kenmure Street” with Felipe Bustos Sierra
Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026) · Apr 7, 2026
"Ask E. Jean" with Ivy Meeropol
Ask E. Jean (2026) · Mar 30, 2026
"Birds of War" with Janay Boulos & Abd Alkader Habak
Birds of War (2026) · Mar 4, 2026
“Children No More: Were and are Gone” with Hilla Medalia
Children No More: Were and Are Gone (2025) · Feb 23, 2026
"Perfectly a Strangeness" with Alison McAlpine
perfectly a strangeness (2024) · Feb 19, 2026
"The Devil is Busy" with Christalyn Hampton & Rose Arce
The Devil Is Busy (2024) · Feb 16, 2026
"Jane Elliott Against the World" with Judd Ehrlich
Jane Elliott Against the World (2026) · Feb 10, 2026
"Folktales" with Rachel Grady
Folktales (2025) · Jan 15, 2026
"The Alabama Solution" with Andrew Jarecki
The Alabama Solution (2025) · Jan 14, 2026
"Seeds" with Brittany Shyne
Seeds (2024) · Jan 12, 2026
“Coexistence, My Ass!” with Amber Fares
Coexistence, My Ass! (2026) · Jan 12, 2026
"Mistress Dispeller" with Elizabeth Lo
Mistress Dispeller (2021) · Jan 10, 2026
"Come See Me In the Good Light" with Ryan White
Come See Me in the Good Light (2025) · Jan 9, 2026
"Yanuni" with Richard Ladkani
Yanuni (2026) · Jan 5, 2026
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin” with David Borenstein
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) · Jan 3, 2026
"Cover-Up" with Mark Obenhaus
Cover-Up (2025) · Dec 31, 2025
"My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 — Last Air in Moscow" with Julia Loktev & Ksenia Mironova
My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow (2025) · Dec 24, 2025
"Holding Liat" with Brandon and Lance Kramer
Holding Liat (2025) · Dec 12, 2025
“The New Yorker at 100” with Marshall Curry
The New Yorker at 100 (2025) · Dec 8, 2025
"Masaka Kids: A Rhythm Within" with David Vieira Lopez & Moses Bwayo
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within (2025) · Dec 4, 2025
"The Stringer" with Bao Nguyen
The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo (2025) · Nov 30, 2025
“The Tale of Silyan” with Tamara Kotevska & Jean Dakar
The Tale of Silyan (2025) · Nov 28, 2025
"Cutting Through Rocks" with Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyni
Cutting Through Rocks (2025) · Nov 24, 2025
"Apocalypse in the Tropics" with Petra Costa
Apocalypse in the Tropics (2025) · Nov 19, 2025
"The American Revolution" with Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein
Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Final Chapter (2025) · Nov 15, 2025
Hot Springs Live 2025: "All the Empty Rooms" with Joshua Seftel
All the Empty Rooms (2025) · Nov 11, 2025
“Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5” with Raoul Peck
Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025) · Oct 15, 2025
"Predators" with David Osit
Predators (2025) · Sep 30, 2025
Classic: "Sugarcane" with Julian Brave Noisecat & Emily Kassie
Sugarcane (2024) · Aug 28, 2025
"Super/Man" with Peter Ettedgui & Ian Bonhôte
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) · Aug 18, 2025
"Patrice: The Movie" with Ted Passon
Patrice: The Movie (2024) · Aug 13, 2025
"I Am: Celine Dion" with Irene Taylor
I Am: Celine Dion (2024) · Aug 8, 2025
"It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley" with Amy Berg
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025) · Jul 28, 2025
"Heightened Scrutiny" with Sam Feder & Amy Scholder
Heightened Scrutiny (2025) · Jul 17, 2025
"Nobu" with Matt Tyrnauer
NOBU (2018) · Jul 10, 2025
"Prime Minister" with Michelle Walshe & Lindsay Utz
Prime Minister (2025) · Jun 27, 2025
"Sally" with Cristina Costantini
Sally (2025) · Jun 18, 2025
Anatomy of a Scene from "Will & Harper" with Josh Greenbaum
Will & Harper (2024) · Jun 10, 2025
Anatomy of a Scene from "Martha" with R.J. Cutler
Martha (2024) · Jun 5, 2025
“Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band" with Thom Zimny
"CHAOS: The Manson Murders" with Errol Morris
Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025) · May 27, 2025
"Deaf President Now!" with Nyle DiMarco & Davis Guggenheim
Deaf President Now! (2025) · May 15, 2025
"Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary" with Garret Price
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024) · May 13, 2025
Classic: "20 Days in Mariupol” with Mstyslav Chernov (from July 2023)
20 Days in Mariupol (2023) · Apr 17, 2025
"The Perfect Neighbor" with Geeta Gandbhir
The Perfect Neighbor (2025) · Mar 27, 2025
"The Dating Game" with Violet Du Feng & Joanna Natasegara
The Dating Game (2025) · Mar 18, 2025
"Gen_" with Gianluca Matarrese & Dr. Maurizio Bini
GEN_ (2025) · Mar 6, 2025
"Incident" with Bill Morrison & Jamie Kalven
The Incident (2025) · Feb 16, 2025
"Instruments of a Beating Heart" with Ema Ryan Yamazaki
Instruments of a Beating Heart (2024) · Feb 13, 2025
"I Am Ready Warden" with Smriti Mundhra & Maya Gnyp
I Am Ready, Warden (2024) · Feb 11, 2025
"Death by Numbers" with Kim A. Snyder and Sam Fuentes
Death by Numbers (2024) · Feb 11, 2025
"2000 Meters to Andriivka" with Mstyslav Chernov
2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025) · Feb 4, 2025
"Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat" with Johan Grimonprez
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) · Jan 10, 2025
"The Bibi Files" with Alexis Bloom
The Bibi Files (2024) · Jan 9, 2025
"Will & Harper" with Josh Greenbaum
Will & Harper (2024) · Jan 8, 2025
"The Only Girl in the Orchestra" with Molly O’Brien
The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023) · Jan 6, 2025
"Frida" with Carla Gutiérrez
Frida (2024) · Dec 30, 2024
"No Other Land" with Basel Adra & Yuval Abraham
No Other Land (2024) · Dec 9, 2024
"Elton John: Never Too Late" with RJ Cutler
Elton John: Never Too Late (2024) · Dec 7, 2024
"Separated" with Errol Morris & Jacob Soboroff
Separated (2024) · Dec 4, 2024
Anatomy of a Scene from "Porcelain War" with Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev
Porcelain War (2024) · Dec 3, 2024
"Black Box Diaries" with Shiori Ito
Black Box Diaries (2024) · Nov 25, 2024
"Night is Not Eternal" with Nanfu Wang
Night Is Not Eternal (2024) · Nov 22, 2024
"The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" with Benjamin Ree
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024) · Nov 19, 2024
"Skywalkers" with Jeff Zimbalist
Skywalkers: A Love Story (2024) · Nov 12, 2024
"Martha" with RJ Cutler
Martha (2024) · Oct 31, 2024
"Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid" with Matt Tyrnauer
Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (2024) · Oct 22, 2024
"Last of the Sea Women" with Sue Kim
The Last of the Sea Women (2024) · Oct 15, 2024
"Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" with Mary Robertson & Emma Schwartz
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) · Aug 24, 2024
Anatomy of a Scene from "The Greatest Night in Pop" with Bao Nguyen
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) · Aug 23, 2024
"Jim Henson Idea Man" with Ron Howard
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) · Aug 15, 2024
"Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa" with Lucy Walker
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (2024) · Aug 1, 2024
"Hollywoodgate" with Ibrahim Nash’at & Shane Boris
Hollywoodgate (2024) · Jul 9, 2024
"Albert Brooks: Defending My Life" with Rob Reiner
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023) · May 27, 2024
Classic: "Navalny" with Daniel Roher (from September 2022)
Navalny (2022) · May 2, 2024
"The Greatest Night in Pop" with Bao Nguyen
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) · Apr 11, 2024
"Girls State" with Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss
Girls State (2024) · Apr 4, 2024
"Anxious Nation" with Laura Morton & Vanessa Roth
Anxious Nation (2022) · Mar 26, 2024
"Reality Winner" with Sonia Kennebeck
Reality Winner (2021) · Mar 19, 2024
"Daughters" with Angela Patton & Natalie Rae
Daughters (2024) · Feb 29, 2024
"To Kill a Tiger" with Nisha Pahuja
To Kill a Tiger (2023) · Feb 25, 2024
"Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó (Grandma & Grandma)" with Sean Wang
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (2024) · Feb 22, 2024
"The Last Repair Shop" with Kris Bowers & Ben Proudfoot
The Last Repair Shop (2024) · Feb 21, 2024
“Island in Between” with S. Leo Chiang & Jean Tsien
Island in Between (2023) · Feb 20, 2024
"The Barber of Little Rock" with John Hoffman
The Barber of Little Rock (2023) · Feb 15, 2024
"The ABCs of Book Banning" with Trish Adlesic
The ABCs of Book Banning (2024) · Feb 13, 2024
"Porcelain War" with Slava Leontyev & Brendan Bellomo
Porcelain War (2024) · Feb 8, 2024
"Union" with Brett Story, Stephen Maing & Chris Smalls
Union (2024) · Feb 1, 2024
"Sugarcane" with Julian Brave Noisecat & Emily Kassie
Sugarcane (2024) · Jan 29, 2024
”Four Daughters” with Kaouther Ben Hania
Four Daughters (2023) · Jan 14, 2024
”Stamped from the Beginning” with Roger Ross Williams
Stamped from the Beginning (2023) · Jan 13, 2024
”32 Sounds” with Sam Green
32 Sounds (2023) · Jan 9, 2024
”Apolonia, Apolonia” with Lea Glob
Apolonia, Apolonia (2023) · Jan 4, 2024
”Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy” with Susan Margolin & Simon Kilmurry
Midnight Cowboy (1969) · Jan 2, 2024
”Art for Everybody” with Miranda Yousef
Art for Everybody (2023) · Dec 28, 2023
”Little Richard: I am Everything” with Lisa Cortés
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) · Dec 14, 2023
”American Symphony” with Matthew Heineman
American Symphony (2023) · Dec 12, 2023
”Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” with Anna Hints
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023) · Dec 7, 2023
”Anselm” with Wim Wenders
Anselm (2023) · Dec 5, 2023
”Beyond Utopia” with Madeleine Gavin
Beyond Utopia (2023) · Nov 27, 2023
”A Town Called Victoria” with Li Lu
A Town Called Victoria (2023) · Nov 9, 2023
”Invisible Beauty” with Bethann Hardison & Frédéric Tcheng
Invisible Beauty (2023) · Sep 19, 2023
”Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” with Davis Guggenheim
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) · Aug 22, 2023
”Being Mary Tyler Moore” with James Adolphus
Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) · Aug 15, 2023
”Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” with Lana Wilson
Pretty Baby (1978) · Aug 11, 2023
”Bobi Wine: The People’s President” with Moses Bwayo & Christopher Sharp
Bobi Wine: The People's President (2023) · Aug 3, 2023
”The Accused: Damned or Devoted?” with Mohammed (”Mo”) Ali Naqvi
The Accused: Damned or Devoted? (2020) · Jul 28, 2023
”20 Days in Mariupol” with Mstyslav Chernov
20 Days in Mariupol (2023) · Jul 17, 2023
”The Deepest Breath” with Laura McGann
The Deepest Breath (2023) · Jul 14, 2023
”Every Body” with Julie Cohen
Every Body (2023) · Jul 6, 2023
”Pamela, a love story” with Ryan White
Pamela, A Love Story (2023) · Jun 26, 2023
”The Murdaugh Murders” with Julia Willoughby Nason & Michael Gasparro
The Murdaugh Murders (2023) · Jun 22, 2023
”Judy Blume Forever” with Davina Pardo & Leah Wolchok
Judy Blume Forever (2023) · Jun 20, 2023
”Victim/Suspect” with Nancy Schwartzman & Rae de Leon
Victim/Suspect (2023) · Jun 19, 2023
”Wild Life” with Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin
Wild Life (2023) · Jun 13, 2023
”Joonam” with Sierra Urich
Joonam (2023) · May 30, 2023
”The First Step” with Brandon Kramer & Lance Kramer
The First Step (2023) · Apr 11, 2023
”The Disappearance of Shere Hite” with Nicole Newnham
The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023) · Mar 30, 2023
”Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV” with Amanda Kim
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023) · Mar 23, 2023
”How Do You Measure a Year?” with Jay Rosenblatt
How Do You Measure a Year? (2021) · Feb 28, 2023
”Stranger at the Gate” with Joshua Seftel
Stranger at the Gate (2022) · Feb 24, 2023
”The Elephant Whisperers” with Kartiki Gonsalves & Doug Blush
The Elephant Whisperers (2022) · Feb 21, 2023
”A Still Small Voice” with Luke Lorentzen
A Still Small Voice (2023) · Feb 14, 2023
”The Eternal Memory” with Maite Alberdi
The Eternal Memory (2023) · Feb 7, 2023
”Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project” with Michèle Stephenson & Joe Brewster
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023) · Jan 31, 2023
”King Coal” with Elaine McMillion Sheldon
King Coal (2023) · Jan 26, 2023
”Children of the Mist” with Diem Ha Le
Children of the Mist (2022) · Jan 18, 2023
”Hidden Letters” with Violet Du Feng
Hidden Letters (2024) · Jan 13, 2023
”House Made of Splinters” with Simon Lereng Wilmont
A House Made of Splinters (2023) · Jan 10, 2023
”What We Leave Behind” with Iliana Sosa
What We Leave Behind (2020) · Dec 15, 2022
”Retrograde” with Matthew Heineman
Retrograde (2023) · Dec 13, 2022
”I Didn’t See You There” with Reid Davenport
I Didn't See You There (2022) · Dec 8, 2022
”Bad Axe” with David Siev
Bad Axe (2022) · Nov 29, 2022
”Good Night Oppy” with Ryan White
Good Night Oppy (2022) · Nov 22, 2022
”All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” with Laura Poitras
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) · Nov 18, 2022
”In Her Hands” with Tamana Ayazi & Marcel Mettelsiefen
In Her Hands (2022) · Nov 15, 2022
”Is that Black Enough for You?” with Elvis Mitchell
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022) · Nov 10, 2022
”All that Breathes” with Shaunak Sen
All That Breathes (2022) · Nov 8, 2022
”Last Flight Home” with Ondi Timoner
Last Flight Home (2022) · Nov 3, 2022
”Descendant” with Margaret Brown
Descendant (2022) · Oct 25, 2022
”The Janes” with Tia Lessin & Emma Pildes
The Janes (2022) · Oct 17, 2022
”Blind Ambition” with Rob Coe & Warwick Ross
Blind Ambition (2022) · Oct 14, 2022
”Nothing Compares” with Kathryn Ferguson
Nothing Compares (2022) · Sep 30, 2022
”Navalny” with Daniel Roher
Navalny (2022) · Sep 28, 2022
”Moonage Daydream” with Brett Morgen
Moonage Daydream (2022) · Sep 27, 2022
”Three Minutes: A Lengthening” with Bianca Stigter
Three Minutes: A Lengthening (2022) · Aug 26, 2022
”The Territory” with Alex Pritz
The Territory (2022) · Aug 24, 2022
”When Claude Got Shot” with Brad Lichtenstein
When Claude Got Shot (2021) · Aug 20, 2022
”Controlling Britney Spears” with Samantha Stark & Liz Day
Controlling Britney Spears (2021) · Aug 18, 2022
”We Feed People” with Sara Bernstein
We Feed People (2022) · Aug 16, 2022
”Lucy And Desi” with Robert A. Martinez
Lucy and Desi (2022) · Aug 14, 2022
”Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches” with Julie Marchesi and Seun Babalola
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches (2022) · Aug 12, 2022
”The Tinder Swindler” with Felicity Morris
The Tinder Swindler (2022) · Aug 1, 2022
”Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” with Dayna Goldfine & Dan Geller
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022) · Jul 26, 2022
”The Martha Mitchell Effect” with Anne Alvergue & Debra McClutchy
The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022) · Jul 18, 2022
”Fire of Love” with Sara Dosa
Fire of Love (2022) · Jul 11, 2022
”Sub Eleven Seconds” with Bafic
Sub Eleven Seconds (2022) · Jun 27, 2022
”Holy Cowboys” with Varun Chopra
Holy Cowboys (2022) · Jun 25, 2022
”Beba” with Rebeca Huntt
Beba (2022) · Jun 24, 2022
”The Feeling of Being Close to You” with Ash Goh Hua
The Feeling of Being Close to You (2022) · Jun 23, 2022
”Bitterbrush” with Emelie Mahdavian
Bitterbrush (2022) · Jun 14, 2022
”Handbook” with Pavel Mozhar
Handbook (2021) · Jun 13, 2022
”Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” with Rory Kennedy
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022) · Jun 1, 2022
”Sirens” with Rita Baghdadi
Sirens (2022) · May 13, 2022
”Exposing Muybridge” with Marc Shaffer
Exposing Muybridge (2021) · May 9, 2022
”The Queen of Basketball” with Ben Proudfoot
The Queen of Basketball (2021) · Mar 10, 2022
”When We Were Bullies” with Jay Rosenblatt
When We Were Bullies (2021) · Mar 2, 2022
”The Automat” with Lisa Hurwitz
The Automat (2021) · Feb 18, 2022
”Bring Your Own Brigade” with Lucy Walker
Bring Your Own Brigade (2021) · Feb 7, 2022
”Ailey” with Jamila Wignot
Ailey (2021) · Jan 31, 2022
”Ascension” with Jessica Kingdon
Ascension (2021) · Jan 28, 2022
”In the Same Breath” with Nanfu Wang
In the Same Breath (2021) · Jan 27, 2022
”Lead Me Home” with Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk
Lead Me Home (2021) · Jan 26, 2022
”Audible” with Matt Ogens
Audible (2021) · Jan 26, 2022
”Julia” with Betsy West and Julie Cohen
Julia (2021) · Jan 24, 2022
”Sophie & the Baron” with Alexandria Jackson
Sophie and the Baron (2021) · Jan 23, 2022
”Three Songs for Benazir” with Gulistan and Elizabeth Mirzaei & Omar Mullick
Three Songs for Benazir (2021) · Jan 21, 2022
”Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry” with R.J. Cutler
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021) · Jan 20, 2022
”Messwood” with Brad Lichtenstein & Emily Kuester
Messwood (2021) · Jan 14, 2022
”Radiograph of a Family” with Firouzeh Khosrovani
Radiograph of a Family (2020) · Jan 10, 2022
”Boulevard” with Jeffrey Schwarz
Sunset Boulevard (1950) · Jan 3, 2022
”The Caviar Connection” with Benoît Bringer
The Caviar Connection (2021) · Dec 29, 2021
”Fiddler‘s Journey to the Big Screen” with Daniel Raim
Fiddler on the Roof (1971) · Dec 22, 2021
”President” with Camilla Nielsson
President (2023) · Dec 20, 2021
Anatomy of a Scene: ”Try Harder!”
Try Harder! (2021) · Dec 16, 2021
”The Rescue” with Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin
The Rescue (2021) · Dec 10, 2021
”My Name is Pauli Murray” with Julie Cohen & Betsy West
My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021) · Dec 8, 2021
”Try Harder!” with Debbie Lum
Try Harder! (2021) · Nov 30, 2021
”Flee” with Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Flee (2021) · Nov 29, 2021
”Procession” with Robert Greene
Procession (2021) · Nov 24, 2021
”The First Wave” with Matthew Heineman
The First Wave (2021) · Nov 23, 2021
”A Cop Movie” with Alonso Ruizpalacios
A Cop Movie (2021) · Nov 22, 2021
”Faya Dayi” with Jessica Beshir
Faya Dayi (2021) · Nov 18, 2021
”Simple as Water” with Megan Mylan
Simple as Water (2021) · Nov 15, 2021
”Storm Lake” with Beth Levison
Storm Lake (2021) · Nov 9, 2021
”Attica” with Stanley Nelson
Attica (2021) · Nov 1, 2021
”Rebel Hearts” with Pedro Kos
Rebel Hearts (2021) · Oct 21, 2021
”The Bee Gees” with Mark Monroe
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020) · Oct 12, 2021
”Dick Johnson is Dead” with Kirsten (KJ) Johnson
Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020) · Oct 4, 2021
”The Social Dilemma” with Jeff Orlowski
The Social Dilemma (2020) · Sep 9, 2021
”Boys State” with Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss
Boys State (2020) · Aug 24, 2021