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It’s perfect timing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

What is the fine line between altruism and narcissism, and what happens when “higher-calling” religious beliefs blur those demarcations? That vague space is not exactly what celebrated doc filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine are trying to resolve in their compelling new documentary “The Mission.” Honestly, their story is more subtle and nuanced; a fairer and balanced look at the ideas of self-sacrifice, an empathetic examination of a tragedy, and yet a sobering probing of good intentions and the paths that lead us astray.

Taking its title from a quote with which Miep Gies, the woman who helped hide Anne Frank and her family in Amsterdam during WWII, often ended her speeches later in life, “A Small Light” is the latest engaging, richly detailed biographical drama from National Geographic. Co-creators Joan Rater and Tony Phelan (“Grey’s Anatomy”) find a deeply humanist angle to this well-known piece of history by telling the story of Frank and her family through those who aided them.

Most people have learned the story of Anne Frank. In many schools, her story is taught in history classes and her diaries are read as classic works.

Married in 2013, while Oscar-winning filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin both had been making and shooting films before they met (Chin, “Reel Rock 7,” Vasarhelyi, “Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love“), the power of their collaborative work was instantaneous. 2015’s breathtaking high stakes “Meru” was one of the most harrowing mountain climbing docs ever made up until that point, and they managed to somehow even one-up it with their Oscar-winning doc, the vertiginous and death-defying “Free Solo.” READ MORE: SXSW 2023 Preview: 25 Must-See Film & TV Projects To Watch Since then, the duo has turned their love for the outdoors, the environment and landscape, and their innate curiosity about the natural world into some riveting documentaries, many of them fueled by the same ticking-clock adrenaline of “Meru” and “Free Solo” (see 2021’s Thai Cave rescue doc, “The Rescue”).

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely and Jimmy Chin won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, a BAFTA, and seven Emmy awards for their 2018 film “Free Solo,” about rock climber Alex Honnold. Now the pair are back with a new National Geographic documentary, “Wild Life.” Fresh off its surprise screening at the Telluride Film Festival last September, the doc gets another one at SXSW this weekend before hitting theaters and streaming this Spring.

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely and Jimmy Chin won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, a BAFTA, and seven Emmy awards for their 2018 film “Free Solo,” about rock climber Alex Honnold. Now the pair are back with a new National Geographic documentary, “Wild Life.” Fresh off its surprise screening at the Telluride Film Festival last September, the doc gets another one at SXSW this weekend before hitting theaters and streaming this Spring.

Some cinematic questions remain eternal. What’s in the briefcase in “Pulp Fiction“? What did Bob whisper in Charlotte’s ear at the end of “Lost In Translation“? And was there enough room on that floating door for Rose and Jack to survive in “Titanic“? As the film approaches its February 10 theatrical rerelease, James Cameron looks to put that mystery to bed in a new National Geographic special, “Titantic: 25 Years Later With James Cameron.” READ MORE: ‘Titanic’ 25th Anniversary Re-Release Trailer: James Cameron’s Oscar-Winning Epic Returns To Cinema In February EW has a breakdown of four different scenarios Cameron uses to recreate his film’s tragic scene and speculate if Jack indeed had a chance to avoid his chilly fate.

Following the slap, his resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and his ten-year ban from appearing at the Academy Awards ceremony, the post-smack aftermath for Will Smith continues. While there were concerns that studios would instantly look at what projects they had in development with Smith and jettison them, some are doing exactly that and some are taking a more cautious approach.

“Free Solo” thrilled the audiences and picked up a handful of awards along the way. Now, directors E.

As its short declarative title implies, Janet Tobias and John Hoffman’s documentary “Fauci” is single-minded in its pursuit of exploring and humanizing the now (in)famous director of the National Institutes of Health. Wisely avoiding the uncritical coronation of Fauci that rippled through the media in the past year, Tobias and Hoffman, instead, present a complex and humane figure entrenched in his chosen medical field, who was nevertheless embroiled in the heightened political discourse around COVID-19.

“Free Solo” thrilled the audiences and picked up a handful of awards along the way. Now, directors E.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is an American physician-scientist and immunologist serving as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)and has advised seven Presidents on HIV/AIDS and many other domestic and global health issues.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is an American physician-scientist and immunologist serving as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)and has advised seven Presidents on HIV/AIDS and many other domestic and global health issues.

the pandemic. “I believe especially right now after Covid — where there’s so much confusion and unhappiness and chaos — that a dog can bring you back to your calmness, to your confidence, to your joy,” Millan, 51, told The Post. “Especially when some people have lost their homes, have lost jobs, have lost family members. It’s a lot of loss.

On ‘World Bee Day’ superstar, Angelina Jolie does a photoshoot with photographer Dan Winter’s for National Geographic. Hard to comprehend though Angelina’s face and lower face portions were covered in bees.

premiered on Dec. 2, that delves into the inner workings of global underworld markets such as the illicit tiger trade, illegal guns, cocaine and steroids.Van Zeller said the scariest moment happened while they were filming in Peru.“We were suddenly told in the middle that locals had spotted us and [were] possibly coming after us to harm us,” she said. “So we had to run out of that valley.

fentanyl smuggling in Mexico, scamming in Jamaica and counterfeit money in Peru. The Portuguese-born van Zeller, 44, is a Peabody Award-winning investigative journalist and correspondent for National Geographic and Fusion. Her previous documentaries include  “This (Illegal) American Life,” “Soccer’s Lost Boys” and “El Chapo: CEO of Crime.”Van Zeller answered some questions for The Post about “Trafficked.” I’ve been covering the underworld and these black markets for over 15 years.

November 8th, 2018 feels like several lifetimes ago. 85 lifetimes, if you want to put a precise number on it.

YouTube site notes.Brennan Phillips, a biological oceanography Ph.D. student at the University of Rhode Island, said in the video, “The idea of there being large animals like sharks hanging out and living inside the caldera of the volcano conflicts with what we know about Kavachi, which is that it erupts.”Dr.

The third installment of National Geographic’s “Genius” anthology series, subtitled “Aretha” for its subject Aretha Franklin, has been delayed due to the novel coronavirus halting production.