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“You Can See Everything” is already a box office sensation, with a $15 million opening weekend (based on Sunday estimates). That’s the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film.

Directed by Nadia Hallgren, the 80 minute film features interviews, rehearsal footage and fan submitted videos

Young Thug and his record label YSL faced the longest trial in Georgia’s history. Now, Netflix is making a documentary to spotlight the chaos and drama in the case.

Elon Musk is a very familiar figure to Ars readers, given his massive influence (for better and worse) on the technology sector over the last 20 years. Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney’s latest biographical documentary—simply titled Musk—covers a lot of well-known ground and challenges the carefully crafted public image of Musk as a visionary tech titan.

São Paulo, October 8, 2026– Netflix has begun filming a documentary feature about Marta, following her as she prepares for her last FIFA World Cup with the Brazilian National Team, in 2027, in Brazil. At 40, and with 25 years dedicated to football, she is living another chapter of a career that transformed women’s sports.

Elon Musk has called the documentarian Alex Gibney many names on X in the last few months: “crackpot,” “douchebag to his core,” “an idiot,” and someone for whom “dogsh*t is worth more respect.” That’s because Gibney made a four-hour documentary about him, “Musk,” which arrives in U.S. theaters October 9. 

I’ve spent the past four years making a film about Luis Valdez, which meant living inside 60 years of his work. Most people know him as the father of Chicano theater, the man behind Zoot Suit and La Bamba. What I didn’t appreciate until I was deep in the research is that he’s been part…

Extended run … A scene from NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. Photograph: The GuardianExtended run … A scene from NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. Photograph: The Guardian

Xia Meng, a researcher at China Media Group’s research institute and vice-president of the China Documentary Society, delivers a speech titled “Technology and Ethics in the AI Era” during the 5th Chinese Documentary Film Festival. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Share – WeChat Cover of the film Shenyang: China’s happiest city?, A documentary featuring life in Shenyang, Liaoning province. CHINA DAILY