documentary
Welcome to FOOD HEROES, First We Feast’s new documentary series that highlights the extraordinary individuals and trailblazing organizations using food as a catalyst for social change. By revolutionizing food culture in their own communities, these ‘heroes’ are inspiring positive change on a national level. In places like North Philadelphia, Down North Pizzeria lives by the […]
Could we be witnessing what will ultimately become LeBron James’ version of The Last Dance? John Ireland, the radio play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers, revealed on the Awful Announcing Podcast that The Last Dance executive producer Andy Thompson has been filming James and the Lakers with the notion that the footage could be used for […]
Black Ice, Uninterrupted’s latest documentary that dives into the lives of Black players in hockey, is now available on Crave after premiering last night on TSN. The documentary, directed by Hubert Davis, takes a deeper look into Black hockey players’ experiences in their respective leagues and lives. Some athletes featured in the documentary include Akim Aliu, […]
UK filmmaker Nathan Miller has been keeping tabs on local Black music scenes for a few years now and in the process has given us some of the most vital and thorough documentaries in recent years. His 2015 breakout doc, LDN, dug deep into our own capital and put him on the map; since then, he […]
Newly released on Crave, Kings of Coke takes a deep dive into Montreal’s deep criminal roots via a film noir-style documentary that covers decades of the Irish Mob’s involvement in the city’s cocaine trade. Once labelled the “bank robbery capital of North America,” Montreal has long been notorious for its large criminal underworld that ripples across […]
Deadline reports Apple will produce a documentary centered around Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry. Underrated was acquired by Apple Original Films from A24 through its first-look deal with Curry’s multimedia company Unanimous Media. Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler will also serve as a producer under his Proximity Media banner. Peter Nicks (Homeroom) has been tapped to direct. The documentary will look back […]
The Game is opening up about the fact that he’s never gotten a Dr. Dre beat. Even though Dre is credited as an executive producer on Game’s debut studio album The Documentary, the rapper said on Uproxx’s Fresh Pair (at the 21:40 mark above) that the involvement of the Aftermath Entertainment founder was limited to oversight. “He definitely oversaw the […]
Questlove, whose universally acclaimed directorial debut Summer of Soul won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature earlier this year, is set to executive produce a new film on the life of the late J Dilla. The Hollywood Reporter first revealed news of the project, which is based on Dan Charnas’ book Dilla Time: The Life […]
LeBron James and Drake are among those being sued for $10 million over the “intellectual property rights” of a hockey documentary titled Black Ice. The New York Post reports former NBA executive director Billy Hunter has filed a lawsuit, which also names LeBron’s business partner Maverick Carter and Future among the defendants, and is seeking shared profits from the […]
On a new episode of the House of Aces podcast The Debut Live, The Game broke down how his iconic 2004 track “How We Do” came together. The song appeared on Game’s debut album The Documentary, and as he told host Carl Lamarre, the cut came together pretty effortlessly after he mumbled some lines from it […]
