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We’re delighted to welcome Mark Armstrong (@markarms.bsky.social) as @niemanstoryboard.org’s new editor. Mark founded the Longreads website and co-founded Ursa Story Company. He’s now eager to grow Storyboard’s audience and build our narrative nonfiction community. nieman.harvard.edu/mark-armstro...
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The Librarians review – the heroic women battling against book bans and censorship
Kim A Snyder’s documentary highlights the defenders of young readers’ rights to see their lives in print facing rightwing attacks
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Why Documentaries Are So Important - TVovermind
When we think of documentary movies, we typically think of true crime, nature, politics, space explorations, and everything in between. Movies that explore reality date all the way back to the earlies...
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Birdie the Piglet’s Daring Escape and Remarkable Recovery
On the 6th of May 2025, a piglet named Birdie was found on the side of a highway in Oklahoma, US, having bravely leapt from a truck transporting pigs, and was subsequently rescued by Misfits Of Oz…
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David Misch: The Serial Predator Exposed by a 32-Year-Old Fingerprint
On a sunny Saturday morning in November 1988, nine-year-old 'miracle baby' Michaela Garecht and her best friend rode their scooters just four blocks to a Hayward, California market to buy candy. Minutes later, Michaela fell victim to a cold, calculated trap when a predator deliberately moved her scooter beside his car, snatching her in broad daylight before speeding away. For 32 years, her grieving mother fought relentlessly through dead-end leads, false confessions, and tragic police blunders that wasted the crucial first 48 hours—unaware that a damaged 10% partial fingerprint left on the scooter held the key. Step inside this harrowing true crime investigation to discover how modern digital imaging finally unmasked incarcerated serial predator David Emery Misch, bringing a bittersweet measure of justice to one of California's most haunting missing child cases
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The Voicemail Murder: A Mother's Fight for Shequon Farquharson
In May 2003, 24-year-old former athlete Shequon Farquharson was shot in the back and left dying on a Toronto curb after a counterfeit money deal went horribly wrong. In a haunting twist, the terrifying final minutes of his life—including the voices of his killers and his desperate pleas—were accidentally recorded on his phone's voicemail. Despite having the audio evidence and knowing suspects live within the neighborhood, investigators encountered a wall of fear and silence that left the case cold. Step inside this deeply emotional true crime documentary as one grieving mother forms 'U-Move' to fight systemic silence, battle community violence, and demand justice for her son before his story is forgotten.
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Before Robert Pattinson's Primetime, Stream This Must-Watch Documentary On Paramount+
Robert Pattinson plays To Catch A Predator host Chris Hansen in the anticipated new film Primetime. Before that hits, check out this must-watch documentary.
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The Voicemail Murder: A Mother's Fight for Shequon Farquharson
In May 2003, 24-year-old former athlete Shequon Farquharson was shot in the back and left dying on a Toronto curb after a counterfeit money deal went horribly wrong. In a haunting twist, the terrifying final minutes of his life—including the voices of his killers and his desperate pleas—were accidentally recorded on his phone's voicemail. Despite having the audio evidence and knowing suspects live within the neighborhood, investigators encountered a wall of fear and silence that left the case cold. Step inside this deeply emotional true crime documentary as one grieving mother forms 'U-Move' to fight systemic silence, battle community violence, and demand justice for her son before his story is forgotten.
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The Fake Texts: The Murder and Vanishing of 19-Year-Old Jenny Nickel
On a June evening in 2005, 19-year-old rock musician Jenny Nickel packed a camping bag, kissed her mother goodbye on Bolton Avenue, and vanished into the North Yorkshire countryside without a trace. Weeks later, strange text messages began arriving on her father's and friends' phones claiming she had moved to Scotland with a new boyfriend—messages that police soon realized were cold, calculated fakes designed to stall an investigation. Step inside this harrowing true crime case as ground-breaking forensic linguistics, car rental mileage tracking, and woodland DNA breakthroughs exposed a married 47-year-old neighbor, David Hodgson, leading to a historic conviction without a body and paving the way for Helen's Law.
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LOVECRAFT: WHEN THE STARS ARE RIGHT - CROWDFUNDER TRAILER
To donate to the crowdfunder, please visit: https://www.greenlit.com/project/lovecraftdocumentary Thank you!
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The 25 Best Documentaries of All Time, Ranked
From 'Grey Gardens' to 'The Gleaners and I,' 'Gimme Shelter' to 'Grizzly Man' and beyond, THR critics pick their favorite non-fiction films of all time.
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Mother of the Year: The Cold Murder Plot of Tracy Richter
In December 2001, Tracy Ann Richter made national headlines as a courageous mother who shot and killed an intruder in her Early, Iowa home to protect her children while her husband was away. For years, she paraded across True Crime television shows as a lioness defending her cubs—claiming the dead man, 20-year-old Dustin Wehde, was a hitman hired by her wealthy ex-husband. But beneath the heroic narrative lay a terrifying trail of manipulated lovers, extorted dentists, stolen credit cards, and a staged pink notebook designed to destroy anyone who opposed her. Step inside this jaw-dropping 10-year cold case investigation as forensic ballistics, neck mark analysis, and a decade of relentless detective work unmasked one of the most calculating sociopaths in American history.
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Montréal 1976: Olympic Legacy | Shows | CBC Gem
6 vignettes about how the modern Olympics took shape 50 years ago in Montreal
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