Tales of Cinema

Go behind the scenes of the artform with these documentary deep dives into classic and contemporary movies and movie-making.

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1000 Women in Horror

The nightmares that haunt our screen have long been sculpted by women, but many went unrecognised – an oversight this documentary takes a chainsaw to.

Dir. Donna Davies / 2025 / 96 mins / USA / English

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All I Had Was Nothingness

Four decades after the release of Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah, this contemporary reflection shines a light on the formidable documentary’s making and legacy.

Dir. Guillaume Ribot / 2025 / 95 mins / France / English, French, German, Polish, Hebrew

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Chain Reactions

The winner of Best Documentary on Cinema at Venice revs up and rips into perhaps the greatest slasher movie ever made: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Dir. Alexandre O. Philippe / 2024 / 103 mins / USA / English

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From Darkness to Light

The truth behind Jerry Lewis’s ill-fated and never-seen Holocaust comedy The Day the Clown Cried is finally revealed.

Dir. Eric Friedler, Michael Lurie / 2024 / 108 mins / USA, Germany / English

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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

In this heartfelt documentary, the Oscar-winning star of Children of a Lesser God reflects on a career of striving to change the system for Deaf performers.

Dir. Shoshannah Stern / 2025 / 98 mins / USA / English, American Sign