LIL NAS X: LONG LIVE MONTERO Documentary to Premiere on HBO
by Michael Major - January 04, 2024 LIL NAS X: LONG LIVE MONTERO captures the creative dynamo and mesmerizing star power of Lil Nas X, the groundbreaking, Grammy award-winning rapper, singer, and songwriter, as he prepares for and embarks on his first-ever headlining U.S. tour.... 
HBO to Premiere KATRINA BABIES Documentary
by Michael Major - August 03, 2022 Sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, an entire generation still grapples with the lifelong impact of having their childhood redefined by tragedy. New Orleans filmmaker Edward Buckles Jr., who was 13 years old during Katrina and its initial aftermath, spent seven years docume... 
Video: HBO Shares LOVE HAS WON: THE CULT OF MOTHER GOD Trailer
by Michael Major - November 08, 2023 Watch the video trailer for the HBO Original three-part documentary series LOVE HAS WON: THE CULT OF MOTHER GOD, directed by Hannah Olson (HBO’s “Baby God” and “The Last Cruise”). It chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as “Mother God,” a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who prom... 
HBO Documentary Films and the Gotham Film & Media Institute Now Accepting Submissions for Documentary Development Initiative
by Michael Major - August 01, 2023 In its first year, the program offered $50,000 grants, one-on-one mentorship, and group workshops to 10 emerging filmmakers from across the United States. Beyond the initial grant, HBO Documentary Films and The Gotham Film & Media Institute provided resources and mentorship to support the developmen... 
Video: Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey & More Featured in BEING MARY TYLER MOORE Documentary Trailer
by Michael Major - May 09, 2023 Lending their voices to the film are family members, colleagues and those whose lives Mary Tyler Moore impacted including directors Rob Reiner, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Jim Burrows, actors Ed Asner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lena Waithe, Phylicia Rashad, Bernadette Peters, and Joel Grey. Watch the video... 
Joe Biden's First Year in Office to Be Covered By HBO's YEAR ONE: A POLITICAL ODYSSEY Documentary
by Michael Major - October 07, 2022 HBO documentary YEAR ONE: A POLITICAL ODYSSEY, directed by Emmy®-winning filmmaker John Maggio (HBO’s “A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks) and executive produced by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist David Sanger (HBO’s “A Perfect Weapon” and the book by the same title).... 
HBO Producing THE CASE AGAINST ADNAN SYED Follow-Up Episode
by Michael Major - September 21, 2022 HBO Documentary Films is in production on a follow-up episode to the critically acclaimed, four-part documentary series THE CASE AGAINST ADNAN SYED, from Academy Award® nominated director Amy Berg. Featuring exclusive access to Adnan Syed leading up to and following his release from prison, the new ... 
A REVOLUTION ON CANVAS to Premiere on HBO in March
by Michael Major - February 22, 2024 Discover the upcoming HBO Original Documentary exploring the impact of art in society. In this political thriller and verité portrait documentary, Nodjoumi and Schauder dive into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 'treasonous' paintings by Sara's father, seminal Iranian moder... 
HBO Original THE JINX - PART TWO To Debut In 2024
by Michael Major - November 02, 2023 At the end of the original series, “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” viewers around the world were stunned to hear Robert Durst utter the words “Killed them all, of course.” Just hours earlier, based on evidence uncovered by the filmmakers, Durst had been arrested in a hotel lobby in ... 
HBO Documentary MASTER OF LIGHT to Debut in November
by Michael Major - October 26, 2022 George Anthony Morton is a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison for dealing drugs. While incarcerated, he nurtured his craft and unique artistic ability. Since his release, he is doing everything he can to defy society's unlevel playing field and tackle the white-dominant art worl... 
TIME BOMB Y2K Documentary to Debut on HBO This Month
by Michael Major - December 12, 2023 Entirely composed of archival material, the film features “the Millennium Bug Man,” Peter de Jager; the “Y2K Czar,” John Koskinen; early tech giants Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates; computer programmers; pop culture icons such as Busta Rhymes and Matt Damon; plus survivalists televangelists, ... 
SOUTH TO BLACK POWER Coming to HBO on November 28
by Michael Major - November 15, 2023 The HBO Original documentary SOUTH TO BLACK POWER, a This Machine production, directed by Peabody and Emmy®-winning filmmaker Sam Pollard (HBO’s “Hostages,” “Black Art: In the Absence of Light”) and Peabody winner Llewellyn M. Smith (“Poisoned Water”). Watch the new video trailer now!... 
Video: Watch Trailer for Jeremy O. Harris Documentary SLAVE PLAY. NOT A MOVIE. A PLAY.
by Josh Sharpe - June 04, 2024 The trailer for the HBO Original documentary Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play, directed by Jeremy O. Harris, has just been released. It will debut Thursday, June 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. The documentary will have its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festi... 
SLAVE PLAY: NOT A MOVIE: A PLAY to Make Its World Premiere at Tribeca Festival
by Josh Sharpe - April 19, 2024 A new documentary about a workshop of Jeremy O. Harris' provocative play will be premiering this summer at the Tribeca Festival in New York. The film, titled Slave Play. Not A Movie. A Play, is described as a playful and illuminating self-portrait of writer Jeremy O. Harris as he workshops and mines... 
HBO Acquires GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT Documentary Film
by Michael Major - August 29, 2023 From directors and producers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson (“American Promise,” “Stateless”), producer Tommy Oliver (HBO’s “40 Years A Prisoner,” “Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss”), and executive producers Taraji P. Henson and Codie Elaine Oliver, the film premiered in January at the Sundance Film ... 
HBO Announces WE MET IN VIRTUAL REALITY Documentary
by Michael Major - July 11, 2022 Filmed entirely inside the world of virtual reality (VR), this documentary roots itself in several unique communities within VR Chat, a virtual reality platform. Through observational scenes captured in real-time, in true documentary style, the film reveals the growing power and intimacy of several ... 
HBO Announces MIND OVER MURDER Original Documentary Series Premiere
by Michael Major - June 01, 2022 MIND OVER MURDER chronicles the bizarre and psychologically complex story of six individuals who were convicted for the 1985 murder of a beloved 68- year-old grandmother, Helen Wilson, in Beatrice, Nebraska. Despite five of the individuals originally confessing to the crime, they were exonerated by ... 
Video: Watch Trailer for HBO Original Documentary FAYE
by Josh Sharpe - June 27, 2024 The HBO Original documentary FAYE, produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau, debuts Saturday, July 13 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Watch the trailer! ... 
THE SYNANON FIX Docu-Series Sets April Debut on HBO
by Michael Major - March 20, 2024 Explore the intriguing world of THE SYNANON FIX. Get an in-depth look at the controversial Synanon organization and its impact. Told through first person accounts of former members, THE SYNANON FIX explores the rise and fall of the controversial treatment center Synanon, which grew from a groundbrea... 
TRUTH VS. ALEX JONES Coming to HBO This Month
by Michael Major - March 12, 2024 Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, THE TRUTH VS. ALEX JONES chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars. Watch the video trailer now!... 
TELEMARKETERS Docu-Series Coming to Max in August
by Michael Major - July 26, 2023 HBO Original three-part docuseries TELEMARKETERS, directed by Adam Bhala Lough and Sam Lipman-Stern and executive produced by Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Dani Bernfeld, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, and Jody Hill. TELEMARKETERS chronicles the darkly comedic, unexpected 20-year journey of two unl... 
HBO Announces HOSTAGES Original Documentary Series
by Michael Major - September 07, 2022 HBO Documentary Films’ Original four-part documentary series HOSTAGES, a Show of Force Production, will debut WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) with two episodes airing back-to-back, followed by the final two episodes airing back-to-back on Thursday, September 29 at the same time on HB... 
MURDER IN BOSTON: ROOTS, RAMPAGE, AND RECKONING Coming to Max In December
by Michael Major - November 06, 2023 The HBO Original three-part documentary series MURDER IN BOSTON: ROOTS, RAMPAGE, AND RECKONING, produced and directed by Jason Hehir (“The Last Dance,” HBO’s “Andre The Giant” ), and produced in association with The Boston Globe. The documentary series will debut on HBO and will be available to stre... 
100 FOOT WAVE Returns For Its Second Season in April
by Michael Major - March 27, 2023 The second season of the Emmy-winning HBO Original six-part docuseries 100 FOOT WAVE, directed and executive produced by award-winning filmmaker Chris Smith (HBO’s “Branson”) and executive produced by Emmy, Golden Globe, and Tony winner Joe Lewis (“Fleabag”), will return in April. Watch the video tr... 
Video: Watch Trailer for HBO Documentary STEVIE VAN ZANDT: DISCIPLE
by Josh Sharpe - June 06, 2024 The HBO Original documentary STEVIE VAN ZANDT: DISCIPLE, directed by Bill Teck, debuts SATURDAY, JUNE 22 (8:00 p.m.–10:25 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. The documentary will have its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival. Watch the trailer! ... |
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